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Urban Fringe Weed Management Initiative Initiative Two Council’s Perspectives

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Beyond the Edge: Australia's First National Peri-urban Conference La Trobe University Oct 2013

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Urban Fringe

Weed Management Initiative

Initiative Two Council’s Perspectives

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$4 million

4 years

(10/11–13/14)

Matched

funding

Environmental

weed control

Public land

7 projects

Urban Fringe Weed Management Initiative

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Underlying Principles

Collaboration

– Project working group

Landscape-scale

Strategic

Asset-based

Biosecurity approach

MERI framework

(Monitoring Evaluating

Reporting Improvement)

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Warrandyte to Kinglake Habitat Corridor

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Asset Based

Biosecurity

Approach

Strategic

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Systems:

Planning, Mapping and Reporting

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Dandenong Ranges

Tall Damp Forest

European gardens

= lots of weeds

Strong environmental

community volunteers

High population

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Methods

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What makes these projects work?

Effective Project

Working Group

Creative Project

Coordinator

Landscape Scale

Strategic Planning

Adaptive Processes

Accountability

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What will our UFWMI legacy be?

Reduced weed cover and extent

Over 4,000 hectares

Over $2 million of on-ground weed control

Improved biodiveristy

Developed collaborative relationships

Leveraged other funding

Systems and planning for

the future

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