Buffel Grass Archives

A winter update from Olive Pink Botanic Garden

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Curator of the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Sam Hussey, gives The Big Brekky an update of what is happening during the cooler months at gardens.

Short film released about buffel grass in Alice Springs

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Buffel grass is an introduced plant found across Central Australia which can cause damage in the long term. Buffel grass...

Marion Scrymgour & Adrian Tomlinson on NT water concerns

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Concerns are raised over the Georgina Wiso Water Allocation Plan, the safety of NT's water resources, and Buffel Grass, and Labour's commitment to a water trigger is affirmed but not fulfilled.

Buffel Grass Weed Declaration Info Night – Adrian Tomlinson, ALEC

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The recent extended smoke haze over Mparntwe has been alarming, and demonstrates an unprecedented fire season. Adrian Tomlinson, the CEO of Arid Lands Environment Centre chats to the Big Brekky about the ecological issues we face with invasive Buffel Grass' interaction with fire, especially following three years of higher rainfall during the previous years' La Niña events. There are currently discussions around declaring Buffel as a weed, with ALEC calling for a Class A or B Weed Declaration across all areas where Buffel exists (pastoral, indigenous & areas around town). The aim being to stop its growth and spread, and to have a Buffel Grass Managemtn Plan which does not currently exist.ALEC are hosting a Buffel Grass Weed Declaration Information Night with legal experts, policy makers and weed management practitioners, to discuss and answer questions about the Weed Declaration proposal. The event is free, and at the Roastery on Thursday 9th of November, 6pm, all welcome.

Jimmy Cocking – Buffel & Bustin’ The Grass Festival

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Director of Desert Knowledge Australia, Jimmy Cocking, chats about Bustin' The Grass Festival, a free community event to explore the impacts and management of Buffel Grass.