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The Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) is a community driven group focused on serrated tussock management within Victoria since 1995. The Working Party works in partnership with the DPI and the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) to achieve the goals outlined in the recent strategy: “Intensifying the attack on serrated tussock 2005-2010”.
The Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party
http://www.serratedtussock.com
The Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) is a community driven group focused on serrated tussock management within Victoria since 1995. The Working Party works in partnership with the DPI and the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) to achieve the goals outlined in the recent strategy: “Intensifying the attack on serrated tussock 2005-2010”.
- All satellite infestations will be identified and controlled by land managers with a view to eradication.
- The spread of serrated tussock will be contained and the density of known infestations will be reduced from the current levels by a further 40 per cent.
- All new infestations of serrated tussock will be mapped and recorded. 25 per cent of properties recorded with serrated tussock infestations will be under long-term control defi ned as a well managed property where the land manager is committed to and understands long-term integrated control methods (including trees, native grasses, pasture or crops).
- All known land managers affected by serrated tussock will be aware of the control options available to them.
- 50 per cent of land managers affected by serrated tussock will be voluntarily preventing the growth and spread of serrated tussock on their property without intervention by DPI compliance officers.- There will be highly visible landscape changes through the investment of stakeholders in sustainable land management projects such as Grow West and the East Moorabool Gorge Recovery Project.
The implementation of the serrated tussock project will reflect the principles of the Victorian Pest Management Framework for Action, the Victorian Weed Management Strategy, the National Weeds Strategy and the National Serrated Tussock Strategy.Since the working party’s formation, a greater community partnership has developed, resulting in a significant reduction of serrated tussock in core infestations. The Working Party continues to develop new strategies and provide support for programs developed within Victoria to target these infestations.
For more information please contact;
Chelsea Wardrope
Serrated Tussock Partnerhsips Officer, Department of Primary Industries
Phone: (03) 5226 4680
Email: chelsea.wardrope@dpi.vic.gov.au
Website: http://www.serratedtussock.com
