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THE QUARRY PROJECT

Melbourne-based academics Joseph Noster and Millie Cattlin were looking for a damaged site that needed caretaking and rehabilitation. In 2015 they found The Quarry – a sandstone quarry in Beech Forest that had been operating since the 1800s. Prior to it being a quarry, First Nations Gadubanud people had a long history in the area, […]

WOODNOOK PROJECT

October 31, 2022
in case studies, community partnership program
VBT

Early this year the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce (VBT) provided funding support to the Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group’s Woodnook Project. The project will combine the use of a relocatable fence, goats and chemicals to control blackberry along a section of Dixons Creek. The VBT has already provided funding for the purchase of fencing materials and […]

NEW BLACKBERRY VIDEOS

July 29, 2021
in blackberry control plan, blackberry control techniques, case studies
VBT

‘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.’ Terry O’Keefe – Walwa landholder, discusses his approach to blackberry management and improved productivity. Terry is one of four landholders who […]

CONTROL SITE OBSERVATIONS

October 13, 2020
in blackberry management, case studies, non-chemical control
VBT

The non-chemical demonstration site is located in North East Victoria, near the township of Towong. The property is a certified organic dairy farm. MANAGING BLACKBERRY: NON-CHEMICAL CONTROL Non-Chemical Control Demonstration Site: Results OBSERVATIONS AND SECOND TREATMENT Observations and a second treatment of the product, which is accredited for use by organic growers, were conducted [...]