The Good Neighbour Program
Good Neighbour Projects | Good Neighbour Tender
Through the Good Neighbour Program, the government aims to cooperate with other landholders to control weeds and pests on the boundary between public and private land.
Pest plants and animals have a significant impact on Victoria's natural environment and biodiversity, as well as affecting the productivity of the land. Weeds and pests do not recognise the boundary between private and public land, so addressing this challenge requires a cooperative approach.
GNP Brochure (PDF - 306 KB)
GNP Achievements 2007-08 (PDF - 2.2 MB)
The objectives of the program are:
- build positive relations with neighbours by reducing the extent of weeds and pests on public land that impact on private land
- ensure weed and pest management on public land takes account of community priorities and actions
- support community-based programs occurring on adjoining private land
- integrate weed and pest management with other natural resource management objectives
- demonstrate government is a 'Good Neighbour' by controlling weeds and pest animals on the public and private land interface.
Each year the GNP funds around 500 projects targeting control of animals such as rabbits, foxes, pigs, goats and wild dogs, as well as priority weed species.
Further information is available on Good Neighbour Projects and on how to get a project in your area.
If you have a concern about pest plants and animals on public land adjoining your property, contact the Customer Service Centre and ask for your regional Good Neighbour Program Coordinator.
By working together the Government, farmers and the community can protect the environment and help stop pests and weeds impacting on our land's sustainability.
Good Neighbour Tender
The Good Neighbour Tender is a pilot program in North Eastern Victoria that offers landholders the opportunity to competitively bid for funds to manage certain weed species up to 30 metres inside adjoining public land.
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