The Allan Labor Government is funding the Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network to tackle pests and weeds in the region, as one of 16 grants announced statewide. 

The Landcare Network will receive $38,450 to manage local established weeds and pests on the Mornington Peninsula, with the aim of raising awareness of weeds and pest animals, through educational activities and training. 

The Victorian Government has committed $500,000 in the latest round of grants, as part of the Partnership Against Pests Program, to tackle invasive species, which are thought to cost Victorian farmers $869 million each year. 

Established weeds and pest animals damage our landscapes, impact agricultural production, are a risk to international market access, and damage culturally sensitive sites. 

Grants delivered through the Partnership Against Pests Program will ensure the people most affected by widely established invasive species are central to identifying problems, creating strategies and solutions that help limit their spread and reduce their impact. 

Projects being funded will improve local knowledge and encourage collective efforts to manage local established weeds and pests.  

This follows $250,000 already awarded through the Program to support the work of Victoria’s four Community Pest Management Groups - the Victorian Rabbit Action Network, the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce, the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party and the Victorian Gorse Taskforce.  

For more information about the Partnership Against Pests Grants Program, including a full list of Round 2 grant recipients, visit agriculture.vic.gov.au. 

Quote attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh 

"I regularly see the great work that Landcare groups do, and these funds will mean they can continue to remove weeds and pests." 

Quotes attributable to Mornington Peninsula Landcare Network Facilitator Chantal Morton 

“Invasive weeds and pest animals are a major threat to biodiversity and farming on the Mornington Peninsula.” 

“The MPLN will also deliver a series of workshops and field days for the wider community focused on best-practice control, upgrading its website and print materials, and installing weed signage at key locations on the Mornington Peninsula.”