Our Community Partnership 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 activities including mapping the location and extent of blackberry infestations and working closely with landholders to help them reduce the weed. •We supported two […]

‘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 […]

WANT TO GET THE LATEST ON BLACKBERRY WEED CONTROL? The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce has a number of upcoming events planned. Head along and get the latest on blackberry management. August 15 – Blackberry Control Demonstration event, Location - Fish Creek, co-hosted with the South Gippsland Landcare Network. September 18 - Invasive Species Forum, Location - [...]

The Victorian Blackberry Strategy seeks to reduce the growing threat and impact of blackberry, a Weed of National Significance, on our agricultural industries and environmental assets. By taking a landscape-scale approach to blackberry management, community-led action is proving to be effective in achieving long-term and sustainable success. This approach recognises that integrated and coordinated action is needed […]

The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce and Swifts Creek Landcare Group co-hosted a blackberry control demonstration event at the Tambo Valley Gun Club near Swifts Creek. Twenty people attended the event on the 30th April, where presenters focussed on  ‘Best Practice Blackberry Control Techniques’, including the use of new technology and drone applications (see main image). A […]

The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce and the North East Blackberry Action Group co-hosted a Blackberry Control Demonstration event at the Walwa Resort on the 30th March. It was an opportunity for 20 landholders from the Upper Murray region to discuss and observe ‘Best Practice Blackberry Control’ techniques and the latest in new technology. Demonstrations included physical, chemical […]