North East Blackberry Action Group - Upper Murray (NEBAGUM) was formed in February 2005 as a result of community desire to address the impacts of blackberry infestations on agricultural productivity and biodiversity in the district. The foundation of the group is basically the Upper Murray Landcare Network, and partners within the group include the Department of Primary Industries, Department of Sustainability & Environment, Parks Victoria, Hancock’s Victorian Plantations, Towong Shire Council, North East Catchment Management Authority and VicRoads. NEBAGUM is the pilot community action group for the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce in the implementation of the Community Weed Model across Victoria.
In March 2005 the group initiated the development of a Blackberry Control Action Plan and began seeking financial resources to implement the plan. The State Government “Tackling Weeds on Private Land Initiative” was the only likely source at the time, so an approach was made to Towong Shire Council to support and submit the group’s application for $31,000.
The application was successful and NEBAGUM received $25,000 for the development and implementation of a voluntary compliance project with private landholders in the Burrowye and Walwa localities of the Upper Murray.
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