Community Projects
Community-led gorse control projects have shown it’s possible to eradicate or substantially reduce gorse across local landscapes. VGT helps local groups collaborate with public land managers and others to develop integrated and long-term campaigns against gorse.
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Project Grants Overview
Small Community Projects
Large Community Projects
Project Grants Overview
By showing that community-led efforts work best, we’ve attracted well over $1 million in government funding for community gorse projects since 2005.
Small Community Projects
Large Community Projects
Small Community Projects
- Commenced 2021
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Ashbourne Landcare Group
Project Name
Gorse Program 2021 / 22
Municaplity
Macedon Ranges
Nearest Town(s)
Wooden
Project Size
11 Landholders
17ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Best Food and Fibre Environmental Group Inc.
Project Name
Spring Creek Gorse Removal
Municaplity
Moyne
Nearest Town(s)
Winslow, Woolsthorpe
Project Size
2 Landholders
5ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Deep Creek Landcare Group
Project Name
Gorse Control in Bridies Lane
Municaplity
Macedon Ranges
Nearest Town(s)
Lancefield
Project Size
2 Landholders
1ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Upper Loddon and Avoca Landcare Network
Project Name
Amphitheatre Gorse Eradication
Municaplity
Pyrenees
Nearest Town(s)
Amphitheatre
Project Size
7 Landholders
5.25ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Tylden Landcare Group
Project Name
Gorse Control – Clearing up the Paddock Invader around Tylden
Municaplity
Macedon Ranges
Nearest Town(s)
Tylden
Project Size
5 Landholders
13ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
South West Goulburn Landcare Group
Project Name
A Neighbourhood Approach to Tackling Gorse
Municaplity
Mitchell
Nearest Town(s)
Kilmore
Project Size
5 Landholders
13ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Private Landholders
Project Name
Protecting Remnant Vegetation and Gorse Control on Farmland near Waterways
Municaplity
Ararat
Nearest Town(s)
Ararat
Project Size
2 Landholders
8.5ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Private Landholders
Project Name
Gorse Eradication for Eastwood, Wooden & Surrounding Land
Municaplity
Macedon Ranges
Nearest Town(s)
Wooden
Project Size
2 Landholders
10ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Private Landholders
Project Name
Thompson Creek Gorse Control
Municaplity
Surf Coast
Nearest Town(s)
Freshwater Creek
Project Size
5 Landholders
3.5ha
COMMUNITY PROJECT
Maintain the Gain
Reinvigorating gorse control on Phillip Island and Surrounds by Bass Coast Landcare Network
The Bass Coast Landcare Network is closer to achieving its goal of an ‘island ark’ for threatened and endangered plants and animals with a long-term effort to eradicate gorse from Phillip Island and the surrounding area.
Large Community Projects
- Commenced 2019
Project Groups
Project Names
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
South West Environmental Alliance
Project Name
Gorse Control Program
Municaplity
Glenelg
Nearest Town(s)
Portland
Project Size
5 Landholders
12.2ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Connecting Country and Taradale Landcare Group
Project Name
Gorse in the Kangaroo Valley Creek
Municaplity
Mount Alexander
Nearest Town(s)
Taradale, Castlemaine
Project Size
15 Landholders
12ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network
Project Name
Gorse – From Remorse to Rejoice
Municaplity
Mornington Peninsula
Nearest Town(s)
Mt Martha, Mornington, Moorooduc, Baxter
Project Size
2 Landowners
5ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Bass Coast Landcare Network
Project Name
Maintain the Gain
Municaplity
Bass Coast
Nearest Town(s)
Bass, Grantville, Kilcunda, San Remo, Newhaven, Cowes
Project Size
20 Landowners
180ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Ashbourne Landcare Group
Project Name
WAG Gorse Program
Municaplity
Macedon Ranges
Nearest Town(s)
Woodend
Project Size
26 Landowners
48ha
Project Groups
Project Name
Municipality(s)
Nearest Town(s)
Project Size
Project Group
Moorabool Catchment Landcare Group
Project Name
Gorse Control in the Moorabool
Municaplity
Moorabool
Nearest Town(s)
Meredith, Elaine
Project Size
6 Landowners
26.5ha
Controlling gorse is a long-term commitment. We understand how daunting it can be to start, but by following a step-by-step process you can prepare, plan and control gorse.






Small Grant Projects
The Small Grants are designed so that smaller community based groups can be empowered to implement gorse control projects across Victoria. Eligible projects can apply for up to $5,000 in funding.
Large Grant Projects
Overcoming gorse is not impossible it just takes persistence, dedication and community led effort.
Collaboration with public land mangers and private landholders means more people working towards the same goal.
The first step to start your gorse control is commitment for long term, integrated gorse control techniques. Part of this is to develop a gorse control management plan. When you start developing your gorse control plan there are a few things that you should consider including:
- Work with your neighbours
- Make it a long-term management plan and stick to it
- Review and amend your plan as appropriate
- Seek professional advice
- Aim to treat every plant
- Don’t let plants set seed
- Remain vigilant and always follow up the previous season’s work.
Some main components to a successful gorse control program are:
- A long-term commitment from the land manager
- Treating all plants before they set seed
- The use of a combination of control methods
- To be persistent and regularly follow up with inspections of previous season’s work
- Revegetation and a change in the land use practices that allowed gorse to spread and grow.
Roadside weed control for the majority of country roadsides rests with Local Municipalities. For main roads as declared under the Roadside Management Act 2004, the responsibility is with VicRoads (click here for the VicRoads declared roads map).
Yes. Mulching, physical removal and cultivation are some control methods of gorse that don’t require the use of chemicals. Chemical free control methods can be effective but are often more labour intensive, costly and require increased levels of commitment and vigilance by the landholder over a long period.
Please read the VGT Gorse Best Practice Guide for more detailed information on chemical free gorse control methods.