Roadside Weed & Pest Program

⁠⁠⁠This tender is for the provision of roadside weed and pest management for the period from contract award to 30 June 2023, a further two 12 month extensions will be available dependant on funding to conclude on 30 June 2025.

The contractor is responsible for all associated works in accordance with this scope of works, including the supply of all labour, plant hire and materials.

The contractor is required to obtain all necessary permits, i.e. Working in Road Reserve (no fee applicable), service authority approvals, etc. prior to work commencing.

The contractor is to work in collaboration with Ararat Rural City Council, DJPR, Upper Hopkins Land Management Group, Ararat Landcare Group, Project Platypus, Moyston Landcare Group, Elmhurst Landcare Group, Crowlands Landcare Group, Beyond Bolac Catchment Action Group and Watgania Landcare Group, to undertake this work.

Under current government compliance roadside land managers are required to undertake Pest Plant and animal control works.

The weeds listed are known to have and do exist along the roadsides indicated, in the Ararat Rural City Council area. This is by no means a complete list of works, to be undertaken, as additional roads/sites may be added throughout the course of the contract.

This contract requires the treatment of Regionally Prohibited Weed infestations and the containment or reduction in area of infestations of Regionally Controlled Weeds, in addition Weeds of National Significance – Chilean Needle Grass (Restricted) when able, will have control works undertaken around Moyston township (roads).

Weed controls are to be prioritised based on Regionally Prohibited and Regionally Controlled species known to exist in the Wimmera Catchment Management (WCM) area and Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management (GHC) area, within the bounds of the Ararat Rural City Council municipality.

If resources allow, further works on additional Regionally Restricted weeds may be nominated by the Principal. Further work shall be valued as a variation to the contract.

In Victoria, invasive animals are classified under the Catchment and Land Protection Act, 1994, (CaLP Act, 1994). Land owners (Councils) have a legal responsibility to control declared established pest animals under Section 20 (1)(f) of the Act.

The European Rabbit is known to exist along roadsides (burrows) – not specified ­– in the Ararat Rural City Council area. Where infestations occur, treatment, if possible, is to be undertaken.