At a glance:
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Native vegetation
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Pest animals
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Pest plants
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Water
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Native animals
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Land
Welcome to the City of Greater Geelong's Rural Land Management Kit. This interactive guide is designed to act as a reference document and practical tool to guide property owners to undertake actions that lead to best practice management of their land, our waterways and biodiversity.
We also hope that this guide will be beneficial for new residents, hobby farmers, agricultural enterprises and individuals in the community who are interested in improving their own land management knowledge.
Native Vegetation
- Protection of remnant vegetation
- Revegetation
- Property management and revegetation
Pest Animals
Pest Plants
- Weed identification
- Weed characteristics
- Dispersal methods
- Basic control methods
- Monitoring and follow-up procedures
- Plant diseases
Water
- Organisation responsible for water in the Geelong region
- Legal requirements
- Activities that impact on waterways and water quality
- Consequences of these activities
- Water management on your property
Native Animals
- Maintaining wildlife
- Living with wildlife
- Native animals contact list
Land
- Sustainable land management practices
- Land degradation
- Unsustainable land management practices
- Living in rural Victoria
