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From little things big things grow

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… which isn’t good news when we’re talking about the dreaded Wheel Cactus. This highly invasive weed, which is native to Mexico, is a scourge to our beautiful environment.  Wheel Cactus plants are incredibly hardy and spikey and can overwhelm areas of natural bushland. Initially introduced as a hardy garden…
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Wheel Cactus; Free tip disposal – definitely!

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Mount Alexander Shire Council and Tarrangower Cactus Control Group (TCCG) are continuing to work together to offer a hassle-free solution to disposing of Wheel Cactus – completely free of charge at the Maldon Transfer Station. If you are engaged in the removal of Wheel Cactus, whether it's a bucketful or…
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Wheel Cactus Growing Along Roadsides

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Whilst we had plenty of rain a few months ago, with grass now dying off, lots of new, little Wheel Cactus plants are becoming more obvious. Quite a few people have noticed these new infestations, particularly along Maldon-Baringhup Rd, and asked us who is going to treat the Wheel Cactus…
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2023 AGM & Lunch & Guest Speaker

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All Cactus Warrior volunteers and community members are cordially invited to our 2023 end-of-year celebration on Sunday 26th November, in the small hall at the Maldon Community Centre. We'll begin at 11:30am with a very quick AGM (no need to fear - positions are already filled) followed by a guest…
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A Successful Working Bee

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Buying a property with infestations of Wheel Cactus is not for the faint hearted. It comes with the need to invest a significant amount of time and resources to remove the Wheel Cactus to meet the legal responsibilities associated with owning land infested with this Weed of National Significance. So,…
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Next Working Bee Sunday 24th September

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Come join the Cactus Warriors at a community working bee to help some new landowners begin to eradicate their newly acquired wheel cactus infestation. Work begins at 10:30 am and lunch will be provided by the very grateful new landowners. See here for a map to the location on Baringhup…
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Monash Uni Students Enjoy Killing Cactus

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A large group of university students from the Monash Biological Society came up to Maldon recently for their annual "cactus camp". We hosted a field day for them in partnership with Parks Victoria, and killed some more wheel cactus in the Maldon Historic Reserve. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience…
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Map for Field Day Sunday 25th June

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Monash Uni students help control Wheel Cactus The annual field trip for the Monash University Biological Society is happening next weekend. These enthusiastic uni students visit us to help control Wheel Cactus and to learn about environmental weeds and landscape-scale weed infestations. This year we're partnering with Parks Victoria to…
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