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Victorian Gorse Control Strategy 2021-26
Victorian Gorse
Control Strategy
2021-26
The Victorian Gorse Taskforce
Introduction The Victorian Gorse Taskforce (VGT) was formed in 1999 with the launch of a
The Victorian Gorse Taskforce 2
community-based and integrated approach to reducing the impact of gorse
Gorse overview 3
The Problem 4
across the landscape.
The Solution 5
The Committee currently comprises land managers who have successfully
1 Key Principles 6 controlled gorse on their land and in their communities, as well as
2 Key Outcomes 8 representatives of Landcare groups, local government, agricultural industries
and State Government departments.
3 Key Activities 10
4 Annual Task Calendar 12 The Victorian Government funds the VGT to oversee the coordination and
implementation of the Victorian Gorse Control Strategy (VGCS). The VGT is
5 Appendix 14
Key Terms 14 committed to ensuring there is a strong emphasis on building community
Further Information 15 capacity in gorse control through a mix of extension services, community
Abbreviations 15
engagement activities and grants. The VGT encourages the responsible authority
to use compliance to support coordinated on-ground action to control gorse.
Strategy Authors: Acknowledgements: Published and Authorised by: Disclaimer: Enquiries:
Victorian Gorse Taskforce (VGT) The VGT wishes to acknowledge The Victorian Gorse Taskforce, Every effort has been made to ensure VGT Executive Officer,
with assistance from Mal Brown the support received from the State February 2021 that the information in this Strategy is Agriculture Victoria, 475-485
(Scarlet Consulting) and Government of Victoria through accurate. The Victorian Gorse Taskforce Mickleham Road, Attwood, VIC 3049
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relying on any information in the Strategy.
THE
PROBLEM
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Gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) is an N CU
$
SIO
introduced plant from Europe that is VA
now established in southern Australia. IN
MANAGEMENT COSTS
It is a Weed of National Significance
AREA AFFECTED
(WoNS) due to its invasiveness, impacts,
potential for spread and negative effects
on economic, environmental and
social values.
Prevent Eradicate Contain Control
• Invasive species totally • Small number detected • Increased abundance • Species widespread & abundant
Today, gorse is spread across 23 million absent from environment • Eradication possible • Limit spread • Long-term management required
hectares of Australia and infests up to
one million hectares. Its potential range
is 87 million hectares.1 The extent of INVASION TIMELINE $
gorse in Victoria in 2020 is shown in Figure 1: The invasion curve points to the long-term management required to control invasive pest plants like gorse2.
Figure 2.
Gorse is one of Australia’s worst
weeds. It infests valuable pastoral 1 million 23 million 87 million
land and significantly reduces land
values. It is a haven for rabbits,
hectares hectares hectares
foxes and feral cats; it degrades
waterways and damages natural
infected impacted threatened
environments. From an agricultural perspective In native vegetation, gorse can form Gorse threatens the integrity of riparian
gorse reduces carrying capacity, dense monocultural stands and inhibit zones, impacts on biodiversity in native
restricts stock and human access and natural regeneration. It poses a fire vegetation and on threatened species.
harbours feral animals. In forestry, hazard and detracts from landscape
gorse interferes with access, seedling values across all land types.
establishment and harvesting.
1
Gorse National Best Practice Manual, Department of
Primary Industries and Water, State of Tasmania, 2006
2
https://invasives.org.au/blog/setting-the-stage-for-
invasive-species-research/
3
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Under the Catchment and Land While containment is still feasible in some
Protection Act 1994, both public and parts of the landscape, control and long-
Marungi !
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Mitiamo Katandra !
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Bunbartha Tallygaroopna
Hayanmi
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West
private landowners are responsible term management is required to reduce the
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Marionvale
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Zeerust
Prairie Ballendella Congupna
Tennyson
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for preventing the growth and spread impact of gorse. This will require significant
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West
Rochester
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of gorse on their property where it is management costs and therefore Mooroopna
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classified as a regionally controlled weed. gorse presents a challenge to
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ensure management efforts Benalla
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East
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are cost-effective. Wehla !
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effort; its seeds remain viable in the soil for
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decades and therefore ongoing vigilance
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is required in areas where control efforts
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Stuart Sheans Creek East
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Axe
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Goldsborough Shelbourne
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are undertaken to reduce the chances of
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South
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reinfestation. Betley Pilchers !
Campbells Dunluce Avenel
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Havelock Baringhup Creek
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Greens Porcupine Flat South
Yallock Maldon Merton
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Sutton Grange Tarcombe Ancona
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Wattle Creek Frenchmans Puckapunyal Ruffy
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Simson West Baringhup Harcourt North Bonnie Nillah
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Moonambel
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Doon Maindample
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Lower Homebush Creek
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Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead Inn West ! Moolort
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Illawarra Concongella
MaryboroughWelshmans
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Homebush Muckleford Chewton
Stawell
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Douglas Joel
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Adelaide Lead Reef Tallarook Highlands
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South
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Joyces Creek
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Glenshee
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Bung Bong Newstead
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Granite
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Mokepilly
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Yapeen Metcalfe Emu Flat
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Pyalong
Majorca Fryerstown
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Taradale East Sugarloaf Creek
Glenpatrick Amherst Strathlea
!
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Kerrisdale
Guildford
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Saint Evins Green Langley Goughs
Halls Gap
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Kanagulk Crowlands Sandon Clydesdale Vaughan
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Bay
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Hill
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Homewood
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Harrow
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Pastoria East Tyaak
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Burnbank Dunach Drummond Lauriston Strath Creek Limestone !
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Jallukar
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Lancefield
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Willowmavin Reedy Creek
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Ararat
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Spring Creek !
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Daylesford
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Tourello Little Hampton Woodend !
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Lyonville
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Korweinguboora Barrys
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Barkstead MOUNT
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Maroona New Gisborne
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Konong Wootong North Kia Miners Rest Sulky Reef Bullengarook Clarkefield Pheasant Creek
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Nerring Brewster
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Merriang
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Blackwood
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West Kinglake
Red Cap Creek
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Cardigan Rowan Glenpark
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Tatyoon Hill
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Willaura Bunding
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Lake Goldsmith
Ballarat
Melville !
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East
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Paschendale
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Mount Yaloak Rowsley
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Hamilton
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Tahara
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Cape Clear
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Berringa Elaine East
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Durdidwarrah
Croxton East Willowvale Dereel Cargerie
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Nangana Vesper
! !
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Branxholme Piedmont
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! Woorndoo Rokewood ! Sheoaks
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Wilgul
Lismore
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Lethbridge
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East
Jindivick
!
Berrybank
!
Caramut
! ! !
Byaduk Warrabkook
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Darlington
!
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North
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!
Weerangourt
!
East Condah
!
Sutherland Creek
Cressy Neerim Sou
!
! !
Shelford
!
Teesdale
!
Swamp Knebsworth
!
Greenwald
Bannockburn
! !
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Banks
! !
Breakaway Creek Gheringhap
Macarthur Carrum Crossover
!
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Milltown !
! !
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!
!
Ardonachie Cranbourne
!
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!
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! !
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! Buln Buln Eas ! !
Hawkesdale West Brandy
Portarlington
!
!
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Geelong
West Stonehaven Fyansford
!
Hawkesdale
!
Drumborg North
! ! !
Lake Condah Cardinia
Warragul
!
Frankston
!
Clifton Springs
!
Eurack
Drouin
!
!
Fiveways !
Drouin
Broadwater
!
!
Highton
Heywood
!
Ellerslie !
!
Drysdale
!
South !
Homerton Nilma !
! !
!
Bookar !
Barrabool
!
! Curlewis ! !
Dunmore Kariah! Dalmore
!
! Glenormiston Dreeite Belmont
Bessiebelle !
!
Framlingham
!
Willatook Woolsthorpe Darnum !
! ! ! !
East ! Leopold !
Beeac Grovedale
!
Pearcedale
!
! !
! ! !
Lardner Bull Swamp
Noorat Waurn Mount Yarr
! !
The
!
Warrion Buckley ! Cannon
Gnotuk Pettavel
Mornington Gainsborough
! !
Ballangeich Sisters
Terang
! !
Winchelsea Ponds Duneed Ocean Grove Warneet Creek
Camperdown
! !
Moriac
!
! !
Warrong Ballangeich North Boorcan Cloverlea
Orford !!
Framlingham
!
Ondit ! Alvie ! !
!
Winslow
!
Tyrendarra Modewarre Paraparap Freshwater Point
! ! ! !
Mount Connewarre Barwon
! Mount Martha
!
Queenscliff
!
Heathmere !
!
MOUNT
!
Gorae Coragulac
! !
!
Narrawong East Lonsdale !
! !
Tyrendarra East Pomborneit Armytage Wurdiboluc
!
Richmond West Naroghid Bostock Cororooke Creek Heads
! !
MARTHA
Balintore
Gorae Breamlea
Hastings
! !
Mailer
!
! ! !
!
Saint Helens Kirkstall ! Southern Grassmere Purnim Cobrico Creek
! !
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Narrawong Codrington
!
Flat !
!
Dixie ! ! Ingleby !
Koroit Cross Irrewarra
!
Bolwarra Purnim West
!
Garvoc Nalangil
! ! ! !
Allestree
!
Curries Warncoort Bellbrae
!
! !
! ! !
Woodford !
Sorrento
Yambuk Toolong Torquay
! !
Yangery Stoneyford
! !
Cobden Colac
! !
Allambe
!
Panmure Pirron ! Larpent ! !
Rosebud
! ! ! ! !
Bushfield Wangoom
!
Jan Strzelecki
Cashmore
! ! !
Bambra
!
Tarragal Killarney
!
Tower Illowa Mumblin The Gurdies Sout !
Yallock Mount Hallston
!
Loch
!
Whoorel
!
Cudgee Elingamite Deans
!
Portland
Laang
! ! !
Juc
! ! !
Rosebrook
!
Elliminyt Tankerton
Berrys Mi
Hill
!
Jancourt Ranceby
! !
Aringa Eccles
! ! !
Marsh
!
Woodleigh
! !
!
Allansford Ecklin South Jancourt East Irrewillipe Barongarook
Warrnambool
Lower Arawata Fairbank
Wooreen N
Creek
!
Naringal Corinella Queensferry
!
Port Fairy
! ! !
Trewalla ! Naringal !
!
Irrewillipe East West Grantville Jeetho
!
Glenfyne !
!
Kardella
!
Cape Bridgewater Allans Forest
! ! ! !
!
East Yeodene Bena
! ! ! !
! !
Korumburra
!
!
Mepunga West
!
Ayrford Tomahawk CreekBarongarook ! Pennyroyal !
! Krowera !
!
Cape Cowes Kernot
!
Coronet
! !
Murroon
! ! !
Rhyll !
! !
!
Bridgewater Mepunga Flinders Glen Blackwood Kilcunda
Kardella Ruby !
Bay
!
!
Cape
!
!
South
!
East Scotts Creek Barwon
! !
Forbes Forest Road Jumbunna
Bass !
Glen Alvie Moyarra Leongatha
Schanck
!
Nullawarre ! Nirranda Kawarren
!
Brucknell
!
Downs ! !
Newhaven
!
! ! !
Cowleys Creek
!
Timboon Woolamai
Springvale !Nirranda East ! San Remo
Kongwak ! Leongatha
!
! !
Summerland Outtrim
!
Ryanston
!
Anderson South Nerrena
Forrest
!
!
Curdie Timboon
! ! ! !
!
Kilcunda
!
Korrine Ellerside Koonwarra East !
West Paaratte Du
Vale
! !
!
! Powlett
River Tarwin
! !
!
Dalyston Wattle
Upper Barramunga
!
! ! !
Newfield ! ! Dudley Bank Meeniyan
!
Wimba Gellibrand Hicksborough
!
!
Stony C
!
! Waarre ! !
Wonthaggi
Kennedys Creek Beech
!
Port Campbell
!
Ferguson
! Forest
Wonthaggi North
! Inverloch
!
Chapple Vale !
Middle !Tarwin Buffalo
!
!
Lavers !
Tanybryn
Devondale
!
Venus Bay
Hill !
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!
Tarwin
!
!
Wongarra Fish
! Tarwin !
Lower Creek
Meadows
!
Lake Tutegong
!
War
Waratah
Bay
!
Gooramadda
! Wahgunyah !
Prentice
Great North ! Browns
Northern Plains
! !
Rutherglen
! !
Indigo
Cornishtown
!
!
Barnawartha !
!
Lilliput
!
Chiltern
THE
! Shelley !
Old
Leneva West Tallangatta Tallangatta
Tallangatta
!
Berringama
!
! ! !
Indigo Upper !
East Beetoomba !
Byawatha
SOLUTION
Eldorado
!
Osbornes
Tackling gorse
Flat
! !
Yackandandah
!
Woolshed !
!
Carraragarmungee
!
Londrigan
!
Wangaratta Black Springs
!
!
Beechworth
Hurdle Flat
!
! Back Creek !
Nariel Creek
! Willow Crossing
Laceby !
!
Tarrawingee Baarmutha
!
!
Bruarong
Stanley !
Glen
takes effort, but
Milawa !
Creek !
!
! Everton !
Markwood
!
Murmungee
Bowman
Whorouly
!
!
!
Winton
To progress the gains made to date and
ra
Molyullah
!
Lurg Lurg
!
Upper
Ryans Creek
!
!
!
doing nothing to maintain momentum the VGT has
developed this strategy to help secure the
ool
ngag
Samaria
! Tatong
means it just longer-term direction for gorse control in
gets worse
!
Victoria from 2021 to 2026. It applies to
Cheshunt South
!
!
Archerton
!
Toombullup
the whole of Victoria.
!
Tolmie
Bridge Creek
This document recognises that vigilance
!
!
hcootie Barwite Benambra
!
nsfield Bingo Munjie North
is required in areas where gorse is not
! !
Hinnomunjie
!
yet widely established, and a long-term,
!
Merrijig ! !
Delatite
Piries !
!
!
Omeo
Booroolite
Haydens Bog !
planned program of extension and
!
Bendoc !
Howqua
!
Bonang
Gelantipy
!
!
community engagement, involving all land
mieson ! Butchers Ridge !
!
Timbarra
!
managers, is best for those areas where
Kevington
MOUNT
gorse has become a chronic issue.
!
Ten Mile
REYNARD
Ñ
!
Knockwood
A1 Mine
Settlement
!
Woods
Point !
!
Matlock
!
Mallacoota
Violet Town !
!
Fairhope
Orbost
!
Myrrhee Cabbage Tree Creek
Glenaladale !
!
The Wuk Wuk !
Fingerboards Woodglen !
!
Clifton Creek
!
!
Walpa !
!
Bemm River !
Ellaswood
!
Tanjil Bren ! Lucknow !
BairnsdaleNicholson
!
Icy
e
!
Creek
Fumina
!
Boisdale !
!
Bushy Park
!
Forge Creek
Eagle
Point !
This strategy will focus the VGT’s
Delvine
Paynesville
!
efforts over the next five years
!
!
Seaton
Heyfield Stratford
!
Cowwarr Weir !
!
uth
and help move towards realising
Cowwarr ! !
Denison Airly
Winnindoo ! !
Figure 2: The present distribution of gorse in
!
Bundalaguah !
Montgomery
Willow Toongabbie
!
Myrtlebank Clydebank !
Grove
!
!
Sale
the vision: “All land managers,
st
Cobains
Victoria and communities impacted
!
Wurruk
! !
Tanjil South !
Westbury
Yallourn ! Glengarry
North Rosedale
!
Trafalgar Tyers !
Glengarry West
Moe
!
! Flynn !
East
public and private, accept their
Paradise
!
!
! !
Traralgon Infestation Area (Hectare)
Newborough ! Beach!
ragon
!
!
Hernes
Trafalgar Flynns Creek
Morwell
!
Coalville Oak !
! !
Flynns Creek Upper Golden
responsibility for gorse control
Beach
!
Narracan
200
!
!
!
!
Traralgon South
ThorpdaleNarracan Driffield
Stradbroke
!
South East Koornalla !
Childers !
Callignee North
!
!
Yinnar ! Churchill
and the community is supported
!
Delburn !
ee
0 100km
!
th Callignee
Yinnar
!
Callignee
!
!
Darlimurla South Jeeralang
Mirboo Seaspray
! !
South Carrajung
!
!
Boolarra North !
Le Roy Blackwarry
North
!
!
Budgeree
to take long-term action.”
!
Jeeralang
!
Budgeree !
East Giffard
!
Limonite
!
Valley !
!
!
Boolarra
!
View
! Balook
Mardan
Mirboo ! South
!
Livingston
Mirboo East
!
Madalya
!
Womerah ! Macks Creek
Darriman
!
The infestations shown on this map are derived from current data
Calrossie
recorded in Bioweb MAX Established Invasive Plants and Animals
! !
Dumbalk
!
Tarwin
!
North Staceys
East
!
umbalk Greenmount Woodside
!
Bridge
!
!
!
and from historic data recorded in the Integrated Pest Management
Creek
Dollar
Binginwarri ! Yarram System (IPMS 2016) They are not meant to display a complete
Alberton Alberton!
!
!
Woorarra West
statewide inventory for this species. There are areas where this
!
Foster North !
Gelliondale Tarraville
!
Hazel Park Hedley
Foster Manns Beach
!
Landsborough
!
!
Toora Agnes Welshpool !
species may be present but has not been recorded.
!
!
Bennison
! !
!
!
Robertsons Beach
Port
5
!
!
Port
Albert
!
Franklin !
Port
Barry
Beach
Welshpool
ratah North
!
1 1.1 1.2 1.3
KEY Coordination of Strategy
at a state level
Community-based
approach to invasive
Alignment with
regional, state and
PRINCIPLES The VGT encourages the coordination
and implementation of the Victorian
plant control national directions and
strategies for controlling
The VGT works in partnership with
Gorse Control Strategy (VGCS) across the Victorian Government to deliver invasive plants
The following key principles Victoria, in partnership with private community-based invasive plant control The VGCS is consistent with the aims
underpin the 2021-26 Victorian landowners, community groups and programs3. State funding for on-ground and outcomes of the Catchment and
Gorse Control Strategy: networks, state government agencies, works is essential to the success of Land Protection Act 1994, the Victorian
local governments, catchment the VGCS. Government’s Biosecurity Strategy4,
management authorities and other public
the Victorian Invasive Plants and Animals
land managers.
Policy Framework (IPAPF)5, the National
Plant Biosecurity Strategy6 and the
Australian Weeds Strategy 2017 to 20277.
Propagule persistence
is created by the gorse
seedbank. It's seed production
is prolific with the seeds
remaining viable for 30 to
50 years or more in the soil.
Seed banks can be as high
as 100 million seeds
4. Dept. of Primary Industries, Biosecurity Victoria, 2009
per hectare. 5. The State of Victoria, Department of Primary
Industries, 2010
6. Plant Health Australia 2010
3. The VGT is one of four Victorian Community 7. Invasive Plants and Animals Committee 2016,
Pest Management Groups who have developed Australian Government Department of Agriculture and
integrated approaches to pest control Water Resources, Canberra.
6
1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Application of a high level Targeted and cost-effective Best practice An integrated approach
of governance investment
The VGT promotes control techniques Gorse control is an essential and integral
The VGT’s coordination and The VGT aims to support the cost- consistent with those outlined in part of the sustainable management of
implementation of the VGCS is effective investment of public funds to the National Gorse Taskforce’s Best natural resources for the benefit of the
underpinned by clear, transparent and maximise the public benefit of gorse Practice Manual (2009) and considers economy, the environment, and society.
consultative processes for decision control actions, including those of both best practice control techniques the
making. private and public land managers. cornerstone of implementing this Effective gorse control requires a
strategy. targeted and coordinated approach
among both public and private land
managers. The VGT will support grant
applications that facilitate consolidated
1.8 1.9 1.10 fire control, along with applications
from landowners whose properties
Controlling gorse is a Capacity building is vital Compliance with statutory are adjacent to neighbours practising
shared responsibility obligations to control gorse consolidated gorse control.
Building capacity across government,
Controlling gorse requires all parties to industry, land and water managers Gorse is an invasive plant that all land
have a clear understanding of their roles and the community is fundamental to managers (private and public) are legally
and responsibilities. effective and enduring gorse control. obliged to manage under Section 20
of the Catchment and Land Protection
Act 1994.
1.11 The VGT encourages the responsible The VGT aims to support
authority to use compliance to support
the cost-effective
Monitoring and evaluation coordinated on-ground action to
investment of public funds
control gorse.
An outcomes-based approach is to maximise the public
adopted using monitoring, reporting benefit of gorse control
and evaluation to inform continuous actions, including those
improvement in gorse control. of both private and public
land managers.
7
2 2.1 2.2
KEY Provide leadership in
community-based invasive
Improve VGCS program
design and delivery
OUTCOMES plant control The VGT is committed to continuous
review of its program design and delivery
The VGT coordinates and implements
the Victorian Gorse Control Strategy mechanisms, including the current mix
The key outcomes described With increased government (VGCS) across Victoria making a valuable of extension/community engagement/
here can only be achieved with support the VGT can deliver an contribution to preventing the spread of small and large grants, to achieve the
an adequately resourced VGT. gorse and developing the community- best possible gorse control for the
effective gorse control program
based invasive plant control model. limited public resources available.
that protects significant natural
In addition, the VGT encourages the
assets (identified in regional Knowledge of the extent and distribution
responsible authority to use compliance
to support extensive community-based catchment strategies) and of gorse, including ‘clean’ areas, provides
on-ground action to control gorse. provides a net positive return the basis for effective planning and
on investment. delivery of control projects. Mapping of
The VGT has operated with minimal the extent and distribution of gorse is an
funding in recent years and yet some It should be noted that the VGT does important management and education
significant gains have been made in not have any legislative authority in tool. However, experience has shown
gorse control in select areas. relation to long-term control and that it is not feasible to accurately map
compliance activities and relies entirely gorse at a state-wide scale with the
on community-based action as well as current level of resourcing. Therefore,
collaboration with agencies that do have the priority of a mapping effort requires
such authority. further research to ensure it leads
to control programs that reduce the
extent of gorse. Agriculture Victoria’s
Biosecurity and GIS teams provide
important mapping support in this area.
VGT gorse control demonstration field day at
Daylesford 2019. The day featured a practical
demonstration of best practice gorse removal
and information for long-term control of gorse.
8
Bendigo
2.3 2.4 2.5. Navarre
Dunolly
Glenorchy
Prevent the spread of gorse Promote Best Practice Increase the community’s Maldon
into new areas of the state Management for gorse capacity to be actively Castlemaine
and achieve
Edenhope
a reduction control in Victoria Stawell engaged in long-term Maryborough
Avoca
in the impact of gorse on VGT promotes best practice Halls Gap
gorse control
natural resource assets management techniques, so that the Communities have the knowledge,
across Victoria control of gorse and site rehabilitation is capability and commitment to undertake Hepburn Kyneton
Balmoral Lexton
effective and efficient. Ararat Clunes Springs
The VGT places an emphasis on the long-term control of gorse.
Daylesford Woodend
programs in the areas of the state that
Trentham
are at risk from invasion by gorse, where Beaufort Creswick
the objective is to support activities Maroona
that prevent the spread of gorse, 2.6
facilitate partnership development, and Cavendish
Ensure effective monitoring Ballarat
build community capacity. The VGT Ballan
encourages the responsible authority and reportingDunkeld
of the Glenthompson
VGCS Buninyong Bacchus
Marsh
to use compliance to support extensive and its achievements
community-based on-ground action to Lake Bolac
Hamilton
control gorse. Implementing the VGCS is monitored,
and stakeholders and the community are
Meredith
informed of its progress. Mapping of the extent
The VGT and its partners work with the
community and public land managers
Penshurst and distribution of gorse is
Dartmoor
in target areas to reduce the spread of an important
Lismore management
gorse and protect significant natural and education tool. However,
Cressy Shelford Bannockburn
resource assets - agricultural land and Macarthur experience has shown that it is
soils, waterways and native vegetation. not feasible to accurately map Po
Geelon
Heywood
These assets are prioritised in regional gorse at a state-wide scale
catchment strategies and regional with the current level of Winchelsea
Terang Camperdown O
invasive plant and animal management resourcing.
strategies. Koroit
Torquay
Cobden Colac
Portland
Port Fairy Warrnambool
9
Port Campbell
3
Key Outcome 2.1: Key Outcome 2.2:
The VGCS is coordinated at a state level Improve VGCS program design and delivery
KEY Activities to achieve outcome: Activities to achieve outcome:
ACTIVITIES 1.1 The VGT leads the state-wide implementation of the 2.1 Review the current mix of small and large grants
2021-26 Victorian Gorse Control Strategy (VGCS) on available for gorse control and identify which is
private land and strengthens partnerships with public most effective. Amend mix of extension/community
Key activities for achieving land managers to contribute to a coordinated cross- engagement/grants as appropriate.
each of the key outcomes tenure approach to the control of gorse.
listed in Section 2. 2.2 Support projects that provide new distribution
1.2 Seek Victorian Government funding to implement an information for gorse in Victoria, especially where it
annual on-ground works program to control gorse on relates to the protection of high value natural resource
private land delivered through a competitive grants assets as identified in regional catchment strategies.
program.
2.3 Support mapping, surveillance and recording
1.3 Seek sufficient funding from the Victorian Government programs that provide knowledge of the extent and
for an Executive Officer to support the VGT for the impact of gorse control works and ensure ongoing
period 2021-26 and to fully implement the new monitoring of control sites.
strategy.
2.4 For private land, ensure that the selection and mix
1.4 Liaise with key senior Victorian Government personnel of policy tools and strategies (e.g. small and large
in the biosecurity sector to communicate the VGT’s grants, and extension) is guided by an improved
progress and co-ordinate activities. understanding of the public and private obligations
and benefits of gorse control.
1.5 Liaise with CMAs, local government authorities and
other public land managers to achieve a coordinated 2.5 Develop a clear approach to the selection
approach to gorse control that protects high value of projects for funding based on consideration
natural resource assets as identified in regional of benefits, risks and likelihood of success.
catchment strategies.
1.6 Work with Landcare Victoria. Inc. and the Victorian
Government bio-security sector to incentivise gorse
control by private landholders.
10Key Outcome 2.3: Key Outcome 2.4: Key Outcome 2.5: Key Outcome 2.6:
Prevent the spread of Promote Best Practice Increase the community’s Ensure effective monitoring
gorse into new areas of Management for gorse capacity to be actively and reporting of the
the state and achieve a control in Victoria engaged in long-term VGCS
reduction in the impact gorse control
Activities to achieve outcome: Activities to achieve outcome:
of gorse on high priority
Activities to achieve outcome:
natural resource assets
4.1 Continue to promote and 6.1 Develop a Monitoring and
distribute best management 5.1 Seek financial support to Evaluation Plan as a first step in
Activities to achieve outcome:
practice information for gorse implement an annual Extension/ implementing the 2021-26 VGCS.
control. Community Engagement
3.1 Support ‘prevention of spread’
program to ensure that land 6.2 Report annually to stakeholders
programs and control of isolated
4.2 Maintain the VGT website to managers possess the knowledge and the community on the
infestations where feasible.
ensure it provides the most and capability to control gorse on implementation of the VGCS and
current information for best their land. promote achievements to the
3.2 Aim for a reduction in gorse
practice gorse control. community.
infestations in areas where there
are high priority natural resource 5.2 Continue to use social media
4.3 Engage with linear reserve channels to communicate about 6.3 Monitor implementation of
assets as identified in regional
managers to improve gorse best practice gorse control and the VGCS with appropriate
catchment strategies.
management control. to promote ‘good news’ stories. milestones and performance
indicators for each key outcome.
4.4 Promote a landscape approach 5.3 Identify and support champions
to gorse management and the with zero tolerance for gorse. 6.4 Ensure that the performance and
integration of gorse control Establish a support network effectiveness of the key directions
programs with other natural where members connect identified in the VGCS 2021-26
resource management activities, quarterly to share their are reviewed in 2024.
particularly other pest plant experiences of effective gorse
and animal control and fire control.
prevention programs.
Gorse favours temperate regions with higher rainfall
areas of 650 to 900mm annually. The weed has been
found growing in a wide range of soil types but ideally
prefers low fertility, acidic soils.
114 2021 (January – June) 2021-22 2022-23
ANNUAL Develop a Monitoring and
Evaluation Plan as a first step in
Implement the preferred mix of
grants and extension on private
Implement the preferred mix of
grants and extension on private
TASK implementing the 2021-26 VGCS.
Review the current mix of small
land guided by an understanding of
the public and private benefits of
land guided by an understanding of
the public and private benefits of
CALENDAR
gorse control. gorse control.
and large grants available for gorse
control and identify which is most Review the grant application Check in on how the Monitoring
effective. Ensure that for private guidelines and implement the and Evaluation Plan is tracking.
land the selection and mix of policy preferred mix of grants and
Calendar assumes four meetings tools and strategies (e.g. grants, extension on private land to Produce the 2021-22
per year and lists the core VGT extension) is guided by an improved maximise the public benefits of Annual Report.
tasks to be achieved. understanding of the public and gorse control. Meet with key senior Victorian
private obligations and benefits of Government personnel in the
gorse control. Support champions with zero
tolerance for gorse. Establish a biosecurity sector to improve
Seek funding to implement an support network where members co-ordination of gorse control
annual on-ground works program connect quarterly to share their activities and communicate the
to control gorse on private land experiences of effective gorse VGT’s progress and achievements.
delivered through a competitive control. Maintain VGT website to ensure it
grants program. provides current information for
Produce the 2020-21
Seek commitment from the Annual Report. best practice gorse control.
Victorian Government to fund an
Executive Officer for the life of the Meet with key senior Victorian
2021-26 VGCS. Request additional Government personnel in the
funds to ensure the new strategy biosecurity sector to improve
can be implemented. co-ordination of gorse control
activities and communicate the
Explore software platforms VGT’s progress and achievements.
for easier, coordinated grant
application, project monitoring and Maintain VGT website to ensure it
reporting. provides current information for
best practice gorse control.
Maintain VGT website to ensure it
provides current information for
best practice gorse control.
122023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Implement the preferred mix of Implement the preferred mix of Implement the preferred mix of
grants and extension on private grants and extension on private grants, extension and community
land guided by an understanding of land guided by an understanding of engagement with private
the public and private benefits of the public and private benefits of landowners.
gorse control. gorse control.
Review the 2021-26 Monitoring
Check in on how the Monitoring Check in on how the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan against the
and Evaluation Plan is tracking. and Evaluation Plan is tracking. five years of results.
Undertake a mid-term review Produce the 2023-24 Produce the 2024-25
of the 2021-26 VGCS. Annual Report. Annual Report.
Produce the 2022-23 Meet with key senior Victorian Meet with key senior Victorian
Annual Report. Government personnel in the Government personnel in the
biosecurity sector to improve biosecurity sector to improve
Meet with key senior Victorian co-ordination of gorse control co-ordination of gorse control
Government personnel in the activities and communicate the activities and communicate the
biosecurity sector to improve VGT’s progress and achievements. VGT’s progress and achievements.
co-ordination of gorse control
activities and communicate the Maintain VGT website to ensure it Maintain VGT website to ensure it
VGT’s progress and achievements. provides current information for provides current information for
best practice gorse control. best practice gorse control.
Maintain VGT website to ensure it
provides current information for
best practice gorse control.
Gorse seeds mainly
fall around the plant, but
pods can explosively eject seed
up to 5m during hot dry weather.
Most seed is in the top 2.5cm of
soil but can be to 15cm deep.
Seed will not establish below
8cm of burial.
135 5.1
APPENDIX Key terms
Community Capacity Building Regionally Controlled Weed Stakeholders
Increasing the community’s ability to Regionally Controlled Weeds are Organisations, groups and individuals
act in response to an issue through the usually widespread and are considered within the community with an interest in
improvement of knowledge, financial important in a particular region by land management including landholders,
resources or technical skills. the CMA, Agriculture Victoria and the government agencies, CMAs, community
community. To prevent their spread groups such as Landcare and Friends
Compliance continuing control measures are groups, and industry groups such as the
The meeting of a duty or duties as a required. Land managers have the Victorian Farmers Federation.
land manager or member of the general responsibility to take all reasonable steps
public as outlined under the CALP Act, to control and prevent the spread of Weeds of National Significance
through voluntary or enforced action. these invasive plants on their land. 32 priority invasive plants that pose
significant future threats to primary
Corridors for spread of gorse Regionally Prohibited Weed industries, land management, human
Linear areas, that are known high risk Regionally Prohibited Weeds are not or animal welfare, biodiversity and
areas for the establishment and spread widely distributed in a region but are conservation values. See www.weeds.
of gorse e.g. roadsides, rail reserves, capable of spreading further, and it is org.au
streams and riparian areas. reasonable to expect that they can be
eradicated from a region. These invasive
Linear Reserves plants must be eradicated in the region.
Linear areas of reserved public land,
primarily land reserved for roads and Restricted Weed
railways and land adjacent to streams. This category includes plants that pose
an unacceptable risk of spreading in
this State or to other parts of Australia if
they were to be sold or traded in Victoria
and are a serious threat to another State
or Territory of Australia. Trade in these
invasive plants and their propagules,
either as plants, seeds or contaminants in
other materials is prohibited.
145.2 5.3
Further information Abbreviations
If you require advice about invasive Websites Regional Catchment Strategies and CaLP Act
plants or animals on your property, Victorian Gorse Taskforce Invasive Plants and Animals Strategies Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
please contact the Agriculture Victoria www.vicgorsetaskforce.com.au for each CMA region are available at:
CMA
Customer Service Centre on 136 186. Corangamite
Catchment Management Authority
https://www.facebook.com/
www.ccma.vic.gov.au
Identification and Control VictorianGorseTaskforce IPAPF
East Gippsland
https://www.vicgorsetaskforce.com.au/ Victorian Invasive Plants and Animals
https://www.instagram.com/ www.egcma.vic.gov.au
wp-content/uploads/2018/08/18284- Policy Framework
victorian_gorse_taskforce/
VGT-Brochure_LR.pdf Glenelg Hopkins
VGCS
Weeds Australia www.ghcma.vic.gov.au
Victorian Gorse Control Strategy
www.weeds.org.au
Goulburn Broken
VGT
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_ www.gbcma.vic.gov.au
Victorian Gorse Taskforce
Business/Committees/Senate/ Mallee
NRM
Environment_and_Communications/ www.malleecma.vic.gov.au
Natural Resource Management
Completed_inquiries/2004-07/
North Central
invasivespecies/report/index WoNS
www.nccma.vic.gov.au
Weed of National Significance
North East
www.necma.vic.gov.au
Port Phillip and Westernport
www.ppwcma.vic.gov.au
West Gippsland
www.wgcma.vic.gov.au
Wimmera
www.wcma.vic.gov.au
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