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Weeds and pest animals
Weeds are plants that grow in the wrong place. This can be our natural bushland, creeks or riverbanks, gardens or paddocks. The Invasive Plants and Animals Policy sets out how we manage regional, state and federally listed weeds and pest animals on land owned or managed by the City of Greater Bendigo.
Noxious weeds are listed under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994. Landowners are required to control noxious weeds on their land.
We have a program in place to manage regionally prohibited and regionally controlled weeds on roadsides. Council’s current Roadside Weed and Pest Animal Control Plan sets out our priorities for weed management on roadsides.
Weeds are plants that grow in the wrong place. This can be our natural bushland, creeks or riverbanks, gardens or paddocks. The Invasive Plants and Animals Policy sets out how we manage regional, state and federally listed weeds and pest animals on land owned or managed by the City of Greater Bendigo.
Noxious weeds are listed under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994. Landowners are required to control noxious weeds on their land.
Northern Bendigo Landcare provides information on the introduced Common Myna and what you can do to help control their spread. For more information on this topic, visit:
Fruit Fly resources
Populations of Queensland fruit fly have spread across urban Bendigo and a number of small townships. Many residents have experienced damage to their fruit and vegetable crops.
Visit these websites for more information:
The City and Mount Alexander Shire Council have produced five engaging videos about Queensland fruit fly management for home gardeners:
Residents that find fruit fly affected fruit on their property should place all the affected fruit in a double lined plastic bag and leave it in the sun for a week to kill larvae.
This bag should then be placed in the general waste bin. It should NOT be put in the organic green waste bin as the composting process does not kill the fruit fly larvae and there remains the risk of spreading fruit fly to other areas.