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The VGT annual Community Grants Program is now open for 2024/25. The Victorian Gorse Taskforce (VGT) with support from Agriculture Victoria offers funding support for community-led gorse control projects.   Community Grants Program Objectives: Reduce the impacts of gorse on environmental, agricultural, and social values, Strengthen community and stakeholder connections for better gorse outcomes, Build […]

The VGT with support from Macedon Ranges Shire and Pipers Creek Landcare group are hosting a gorse control demonstration day in Kyneton. We are calling gorse affected landholders in and around the Macedon Shire area to come along.   We are showcasing different gorse control methods to give landholders the right advice and direction to

The VGT and Hepburn Shire are hosting a gorse control demonstration day in Creswick. We are calling gorse affected landholders in and around the Hepburn Shire area to come along.   We are showcasing different gorse control methods to give landholders the right advice and direction to start their journey. Join in and learn what

One of the dilemmas one faces when confronted with a head high impenetrable wall of gorse is …where do I start? As demonstrated at the field day conducted by the Tylden Landcare group the use of the eco blade technology in which the gorse is mulched and the trunks painted with herbicide is one way