A visit to the area by Andy Steed of DEDJRT recently alterted him to the size of the infestation of wheel cactus in our area. Andy suggested that the best way to get the department activated to respond to wheel cactus infestation, was to report it to him. The more…
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TCCG's current & past Presidents Lee & Ian at Government House receiving the Victorian Landcare Fairfax Community Group 2017 Award Last September the Tarrangower Cactus Control Group volunteers were declared the Victorian Landcare Fairfax Community Group of 2017. As a result, we will be representing Victoria at the 2018 National…
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29 July 2018 Poster Our next Community Field Day is on Sunday 29th July, starting at 10:30am. Come and join us for a morning in the fresh air and learn how best to destroy Wheel Cactus. The location this month is in Cook’s Lane, about 5 kms north of Maldon.…
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Our next Community Field Day is on Sunday 24th June, starting at 10:30am. Come and join us for a morning in the fresh air and learn how best to destroy Wheel Cactus. The location this month is in Lakey’s Road, Shelbourne, along the old railway line, about 12 kms north…
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On Sunday the 27th May, the Tarrangower Cactus Control Group (TCCG) launched their season of 'attack' on the noxious weed Wheel Cactus. President Lee Mead gave a brief overview of some the group's activities during the past year, and thanked all the volunteers and property owners who are participating in…
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Thanks to ongoing funding from Mount Alexander Shire Council, the Tarrangower Cactus Control Group has been able to provide free loans of injector kits to many local landholders over the past 12 years. This has been a strong incentive to control Wheel Cactus on private properties and to be a…
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Cactus warriors in the 2018 Maldon Easter parade. Our stunning crow float, spreading seed (Easter eggs) over the crowd Congratulations to the Tarrangower Cactus Control Group 'cactus warriors' who entered another fantastic float in the annual Maldon Easter Parade, and won the 'Best Community Entry' award - again! This year's…
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This excellent example of before- and after-injection treatment of a Wheel Cactus infestation was at a property in Waterson's Road. (Photos courtesy of D. Gibson) It may seem difficult to believe sometimes, but the Wheel Cactus invasion can be defeated. This is thanks to many volunteers and landowners, contractors and…
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Wheel Cactus seeds are most commonly spread by crows (Australian Ravens) eating the luscious red fruit and later flying to a nearby tree to digest and excrete the seeds. So, the plants very easily spread from property to property, to parks and native bush, with no regard to fence lines…
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Everyone who’s tried killing Wheel Cactus agrees; it’s very therapeutic! Say goodbye to the winter blues and release all your tensions. There’s something rather satisfying gained from jabbing the injector into the pads of these noxious weeds, and very meditative wandering amongst the picturesque surroundings. Combined with the sheer pleasure…
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Several members of the Tarrangower Cactus Control Group trekked down to Government House last Friday because the group and Ian Grenda were both finalists in the Victorian Landcare Awards for 2017. We were very impressed by the stunning building and surrounds, and very excited just to be there. But we…
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Any of the many different cacti species have the potential to escape from an urban garden and cause major environmental destruction, as Wheel Cactus (Opuntia robusta) has done in our region. Vectors such as birds and foxes can easily transport seeds from a garden to local bushland or farm. Often…
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The Tarrangower Cactus Control Group has recently completed a project aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge about Wheel Cactus. One of the valuable outcomes from this project is the construction a new map showing the distribution of Wheel Cactus infestations in Victoria. The ever enthusiastic, young, local environmentalist Max…
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Cactus Warriors Ian and Lee hanging one of the new fence signs You should soon spot some new eye-catching signs when driving around the Maldon district. These have been created by the ‘cactus warriors’ thanks to funding from the Norman Wettenhall Foundation. We're now distributing the signs to local Landcare groups for members to hang…
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Cactus Warriors at our 2017 Field Day Launch. Photo thanks to Andrew Leckie Thanks very much to the all the 'Cactus Warrior' volunteers who support our “War on Wheel Cactus”. We really appreciate all the hours of hard work you contribute to our campaign. Together we have killed many thousands of Wheel…
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