Resources | Victorian Blackberry Taskforce

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
Victorian Blackberry Strategy
Revised Edition 2014-2019

VBT RESOURCES COLLECTION

MANUALS & TOOLKITS:

Blackberry Control Manual

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.

3-Year Work Plan – Landholder Version

Weed Control Using Goats

Weed Control Using Goats :

A guide to using goats for weed control in pastures

CASE STUDIES:

Tackling Blackberry

Tackling Blackberry :

Six Successful & Compelling Case Studies
(no multimedia – view Video Case Studies below)

Tackling Blackberry 02

Tackling Blackberry 02 :

Case Study: Whittlesea & Surrounds Blackberry Action Group
(no multimedia – view Video Case Study,‘Community Tackling Action’)

Tackling Blackberry 03

Tackling Blackberry :

Six Successful & Compelling Case Studies
(no multimedia – view Video Case Studies below)

Community Blackberry Action Start-Up Kit

Community Blackberry Action Start-Up Kit (no multimedia)

New 2017 updated edition

VBT NEWSLETTERS

  VBT News 10: May 2020
  VBT News 09: September 2019
  VBT News 08: October 2018
  VBT News 07: May 2018
  VBT News 06: December 2017
  VBT News 05: May 2017
  VBT News 04: June 2016
  VBT News 03: December 2015
  VBT News 02: May 2015
  VBT News 01: December 2014

VBT PROGRESS REPORTS

  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 EDEN PARK PROJECT

Eden Park, around 50 Km northwest of Melbourne, has a rolling landscape of mixed agricultural land and remnant native vegetation. – 2019

COMMUNITY TACKLING ACTION

Whittlesea And Surrounds Blackberry Action Group – 2018

BLACKBERRIES AFTER THE FIRE

Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group – 2017

TAKING CONTROL CATCHES ON

Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group – 2017

BLACKBERRY CONTROL

Northern Yarra Blackberry Action Group – 2017

COMMUNITIES MANAGING BLACKBERRIES

Barkers Creek Blackberry & Gorse Action Group – 2017

POWER IN NUMBERS

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

ASSISTING WITH ACCESS TRACKS

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 Video

VBT Community Service Television Announcements

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

‘Keep On Top Of Blackberries’

Community Service Announcement Television – 05 / 2016

‘Blackberry Control Plan 02’

Community Service Announcement Television – 04 / 2016

‘Blackberry Control Plan’

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

‘Blackberries, let’s take action together’

BLACKBERRY: LINKING BIOLOGY TO CONTROL

Dr Robin Adair

PUBLICATIONS

Victorian Blackberry Strategy: Revised Edition 2014 -2019

Evaluation of the Community Partnership Program – Summary 2018

Australasian Weeds Conference, Melbourne 2012, Landscape Sustainability through Blackberry Management: emerging roles for the community-led approach and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce?

OECD Social Inclusion Conference, Melbourne 2008, Providing Flexibility in Land Management Policy: the case of the community weed model in Victoria.

The Victorian Blackberry Strategy 2008-2013

Blackberry Control is More Than Science: Understanding community-engagement in pest management.

Weeds Society Victoria Conference, Geelong 2009,

EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS

Whittlesea Invasive Species Forum – 2018

Roadside Weed Programs: Sustainable Land Management Program, City of Whittlesea – Mark Williams

Biological Control Of European Blackberry – Robin Adair

Deer in Australia – Greg Baxter

River Health Initiative Program – Melbourne Water

Future Opportunities & Challenges for Invasive Species Management – Toora 2017 :-

Toora Forum: A Selection of Presentations

Toora event flyer

North East Blackberry Action Group – Managing Crown Land Boundaries Forum – 18th August 2016

Presentations:

Pathogens for Blackberry Biocontrol – Dr Louise Morin

Blackberry Biocontrol & the Atlas of Living Australia – Greg Lefoe

Blackberry Biocontrol – Raelene Kwong / Greg Lefoe

Good Neighbour Program – Stefan Kaiser

HVP Presentation Neighbours & Boundaries – Andrew Bussau

Deer In Australia – Dr. Greg Baxter

BLACKBERRY BLITZ: North East Blackberry Action Group Forum & Bus Tour, Thursday 6th November 2014

Blackberry Blitz flyer

Blackberry Blitz agenda

A Personal Journey Into Blackberry Control:

Raelene & Russell Bond – PDF Presentation 2015
A Selection of Presentations from:

The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce Roadshows

Boolarra Memorial Hall, Boolarra: 7 February 2014
Mt Best Hall, Toora North: 8 February 2014

Victorian Blackberry Taskforce PO Box 536 Wodonga 3689

vbt@vicblackberrytaskforce.com.au

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