Welcome to the website of the Victorian Gorse Taskforce (VGT)

The VGT is an advisory committee made up of passionate individuals and Natural Resource Management organisation representatives. Currently the major financial supporter of VGT is the Biosecurity Victoria division of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. The VGT is led by active Victorian community members that are concerned about the impacts of one of Victoria's worst invasive plants. The VGT uses investment attracted from government to develop community-led projects that aim to rid areas of Victoria from this pest and reduce its impact where this is not possible. Gorse control is a long term assignment and the VGT aims to encourage community-led action with funding support where possible.

Gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) is an exotic plant from Europe. It has been identified in Australia as a Weed of National Significance (WoNS) due to its high level of invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts.

Current Issues and Media

• The VGT Community Support Project is now open for business for 2012/13. Please see "What's New" to the right.

• The VGT wishes to invite contractors that perform work on Gorse control to list their details within a register to be hosted on the home page of this web site. Contractors click here for further information

• The VGT Progress Report for 2010/11 is available in the Publications area of the website.
  

Quick Links

• Victorian Gorse Control Strategy 2008 - 2013 (4950 kb)
• Weeds of National Significance - Gorse
• VGT Progress Report 2007/08 - 2008/09 (2963 kb)