In the wake of the 2009 Black Saturday fires, blackberry has reinfested large tracts of the Whittlesea region. Since 2017, Whittlesea Council has been working with the Whittlesea and Surrounds Blackberry Action Group (W&SBAG) to tackle blackberry problems in the region. In doing so, it has...
Hepburn Shire Council & the VBT invite you to a Biodiversity Workshop - Demonstrating Effective Blackberry Control Techniques. Get the latest information on mechanical and chemical blackberry control, well planned control programs and resources. Check out the drone demonstrations. All Hepburn Shire residents and landholders welcome. Saturday 2nd...
WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT WEEDS - WELLINGTON BLACKBERRY TASKFORCE The Wellington Blackberry Taskforce's Community Information Day will be held at the Bundalaguah Hall on Thursday 21 February 2019. Meet at the Bundalaguah Hall at 10 am and hear the latest from blackberry and weed experts. ...
Our 2017-2018 Community Partnerships Program continues to support community-led action groups across the state to reduce blackberry in their local area. The program funds groups to employ project officers to help drive their activities, which include mapping the location and extent of local blackberry infestations and...
The VBT and the Whittlesea and Surrounds Blackberry Action Group held a successful field day at Eden Park on 6 October. Land managers from Whittlesea and further afield watched a demonstration of a mulcher in operation on the canes of blackberry sprayed last year. While these...
Whittlesea Invasive Species Forum 2018 A number of presentations from the Forum are now available on the VBT website in the resources collection – including Greg Baxter’s presentation, DEER IN AUSTRALIA....
The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce (VBT) is committed to working with communities and partner agencies to reduce the growth and spread of blackberry in Victoria. View our latest video Case Study: Blackberry: 'Community Taking Action' - Whittlesea And Surrounds Blackberry Action Group ...
COMMUNITY TAKING ACTION - Whittlesea And Surrounds Blackberry Action Group is the latest VBT Video Case Study to be added to the our online video collection. The case study featured here demonstrates the determination of communities and individual landholders to find a way of tackling blackberry to...
Four landholders, who have engaged in the North East Blackberry Action Group (NEBAG) program for several years and adjoin an 80-acre patch of forest at Walwa, are involved in a cooperative public land management pilot program. Read about the project in the latest issue of the...