Providing support to local communities to develop solutions tailored to suit their landscape and circumstances can be a powerful catalyst for achieving successful control of blackberry, lifting agricultural productivity and protecting significant environmental values.
Lyn Coulston
Chairperson, Victorian Blackberry Taskforce
VBT RESOURCES COLLECTION
MANUALS & TOOLKITS:
Blackberry Control Manual
Management and control options for blackberry (Rubus spp.) in Australia.
Best Practice Blackberry Control
Best Practice Blackberry Control :
Options for Blackberry Control – Chemical/ Physical
Visual Assessment of Density Sheet
Visual Assessment of Density Sheet :
An excellent assessment tool to assist in assessing blackberry infestations – Blackberry Control Manual, p62.
Weed Control Using Goats
ARTICLES:
How do we achieve effective biological control of invasive European Blackberry?
How do we achieve effective biological control of invasive European Blackberry?
Dr Robin Adair, Australis Biological & Dr Rae Kwong, Biocontrol Scientist, DEECA
First published in Australian Berry Journal, Edition 16, Spring 2023
CASE STUDIES:
The Quarry Project
VBT Case Study: The Quarry Project
Case Study: The Quarry Project – Beech Forest
(no multimedia – view Video Case Study,‘The Quarry Project – Beech Forest’)
Tackling Blackberry
Six Successful & Compelling Case Studies
(no multimedia – view Video Case Studies below)
Tackling Blackberry 02
Case Study: Whittlesea & Surrounds Blackberry Action Group
(no multimedia – view Video Case Study,‘Community Tackling Action’)
Tackling Blackberry 03
Six Successful & Compelling Case Studies
(no multimedia – view Video Case Studies below)
Tackling Blackberry 04
Community Blackberry Action Start-Up Kit
VICTORIAN BLACKBERRY STRATEGY 2020-2025
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES IN INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT
BRINGING SCIENCE & COMMUNITY TOGETHER
IS BLACKBERRY DECREASING THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY?
VBT Blackberry Weed Management –
Agricultural Productivity Tool
Lost productivity and poor environmental outcomes lead to lower land values.
The VBT can help you work out how much it will cost to bring land back into production on your property.
The VBT’s Agricultural Productivity Tool is a calculator that will assist you in determining the value of your property.
Contact us and request your free copy of the Agricultural Productivity Tool now.
VBT PROGRESS REPORTS
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2022-23
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2021-22
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2020-21
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2019-20
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2018-19
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2017-18
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2016-17
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2015-16
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2014-15
Progress Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2013-14
Annual Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2012-13
Annual Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2011-12
Annual Report (extended version): VBT 2011-12
Annual Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2010-11
Annual Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2008-09
Annual Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2007-08
Annual Report: Victorian Blackberry Taskforce 2005-07
VBT VIDEOS
VBT Video Case Studies
THE QUARRY PROJECT – BEECH FOREST
‘The unfolding … it’s the kind of site that keeps giving. Every time you move through and remove blackberry, it unfolds. It is remarkable. Whole new parts of the site will open up that we haven’t been in.’ Beech Forest Case Study 2024
BLACKBERRY CONTROL SUPPORTING REGENERATION
‘The fires were horrendous. The blackberry have been worse this year because there is no competition. Once you let them go they are very hard to control.’ Cudgewa Case Study 2021
‘You need to do it year in, year out. You can’t skip a year.’ Cudgewa Case Study 2021
IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT
‘I love the landscape, the topography, the vegetation, the stream and the wildlife.’ James Aston, landholder in Nariel, discusses how to eliminate blackberry and improve biodiversity, habitat and productivity.’ Nareil Case Study 2021
”I like to see the environment as it should be, not infested with feral weeds like blackberry. I want the place looking a lot better when I leave it, than when I got here.’ Cudgewa Case Study 2021
Eden Park, around 50 Km northwest of Melbourne, has a rolling landscape of mixed agricultural land and remnant native vegetation. – 2019
Whittlesea And Surrounds Blackberry Action Group – 2018
Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group – 2017
Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group – 2017
Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group – 2017
COMMUNITIES MANAGING BLACKBERRIES
Barkers Creek Blackberry & Gorse Action Group – 2017
Barkers Creek Blackberry & Gorse Action Group – 2017
NORTH EAST BLACKBERRY ACTION GROUP
North East Blackberry Action Group – 2017
BLACKBERRY MANAGEMENT – MAKING A PLAN
North East Blackberry Action Group – 2017
North East Blackberry Action Group – 2017
BLACKBERRY MANAGEMENT – FOLLOW UP
North East Blackberry Action Group – 2017
ASSET BUILDING & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
North East Blackberry Action Group – 2017
PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE BLACKBERRY CONTROL
Karyn Healy & Wayne McClinchie
MITTA TO MURRAY BLACKBERRY ACTION GROUP
North East CMA Vide
VBT Blackberry Control Videos
WOODNOOK PROJECT – DIXONS CREEK
The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce has teamed up with some unusual partners to tackle the increasing prevalence of blackberry along a section of Dixons Creek – goats. This video highlights the considerable progress being made to date.
BLACKBERRY-LINKING BIOLOGY TO CONTROL
Blackberry is a Weed of National Significance. It has been a problem in Australia for over 150 years. Dr Robin Adair looks at the biology and reproduction of blackberry, and links these processes to effective methods of blackberry control.
VBT CALCULATOR – USING THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MODEL
If you have blackberry then you have a problem. The VBT online calculator can help you work out how much it will cost to bring your land back into production and the benefits that come with it. In this video, Michael Redfern, a certified property valuer, takes you through the process of using the online calculator.
Dr Robin Adair – ‘Blackberry Rust Fungus is a safe and approved biocontrol agent for wild blackberry.’
VBT Community Service Television Announcements
Community Service Announcement Television – 11 / 2023
Community Service Announcement Television – 10 / 2021
‘Improve diversity of plants and animals in our landscape – control blackberry’
Community Service Announcement Television – 09 / 2018
‘Control Blackberry Using Proven Techniques’
Community Service Announcement Television – 08 / 2017
‘Many Ways To Control Blackberries’
Community Service Announcement Television – 07 / 2017
‘Tackle Your Blackberries & Improve Production’
Community Service Announcement Television – 06 / 2017
Community Service Announcement Television – 05 / 2016
Community Service Announcement Television – 04 / 2016
Community Service Announcement Television – 03 / 2015
‘Blackberries, let’s take action together 02’
Community Service Announcement Television – 02 / 2015
‘Blackberries, they are a community issue’
Community Service Announcement Television – 01 / 2015
Contacts
Contact the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce:
Victorian Blackberry Taskforce PO Box 536 Wodonga 3689
vbt@vicblackberrytaskforce.com.au
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