Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation

Rabbits are a direct threat to indigenous vegetation and seriously disadvantage native animals due to competition for food and habitat. They cause soil instability and land degradation, threatening the environment, undermining structural assets and contributing to losses in agriculture. Come and learn how to effectively control rabbits on your property using best practice methodology. Guest... Read More

Come along and meet the 2024 Victorian Landcare Award winner, Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network, at the 2025 Red Hill Show. We will have lots of helpful information to assist landholders in their own conservation efforts, including informative brochures and weed displays. Come and learn about the projects we are running this year, which include the... Read More

Without an effective plan of attack, the task of controlling weeds can seem overwhelming. This workshop provides a practical approach to help landholders determine what’s achievable, where to start, and how to develop an ongoing strategy for managing environmental weeds on their property. The outcomes of environmental weed management can be substantially improved by approaching... Read More

Joan and Eileen Bradley developed a series of weed control and native vegetation recovery techniques know as the ‘Bradley method’. It involves methodically clearing small areas in and around healthy native vegetation so that each area is re-colonised by the regeneration of native plants, replacing the weeds. The process showed that, once native vegetation was... Read More

Invasive pest animals are a big problem impacting on biodiversity and catchment assets and farm productivity on the Mornington Peninsula. Whether its introduced predators such as foxes or feral cats, or introduced herbivivores such as rabbits or deer, it is important to have a strategic approach to pest management. The strategic approach promotes coordinated action... Read More

Do you know how to tell a European Blackberry apart from a Native Raspberry? Would you know a rare Muttonwood tree if you came across one while weeding Sweet Pittosporum? Do you know your Sallow Wattle from your Blackwood? Many of our indigenous plant species are often mistaken as weeds? Plant identification skills are an... Read More