Partnering to tackle pests on the Mornington Peninsula – a Landcare approach

The Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network has been successful in securing nearly $40,000 through Agriculture Victoria’s Partnerships Against Pests Grants program. This funding will support our Partnering to tackle pests on the Mornington Peninsula project, which is set to commence in early 2025.

This initiative brings together a dynamic network of partners, including the Mornington Peninsula Shire, Westernport Biosphere Foundation, Melbourne Water, Bunurong Land Council, Parks Victoria, Australian Association of Bushland Regenerators and the Friends of Flinders Coastline. Together, we aim to strengthen pest and weed management across the Mornington Peninsula.

Established weeds and pest animals damage our landscapes and waterways, cause substantial production losses and damage culturally sensitive sites of First Nations people. The program aims to ensure that the people most affected by the problem of established weeds and pest animals are central in the process of defining the problem and co-creating strategies and new community-based projects to build community capacity and support on-ground action.

This project will deliver practical knowledge to volunteers and professionals around pest and weed management and Traditional Owner land management practices. Deliverables include workshops and field days designed to help the community understand and take action on priority pest plant and animals. In 2026 we will produce a Landcare weeds brochure, webpage resources, and a video on controlling rabbits.

Community Engagement Events 2025

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Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.