Protecting plants and ecology

Native gardening

Native Splendour is a gardening guide to Manningham's local plants. It is designed to help you find plants that will enhance your garden and are perfectly suited to local climate and soils. It includes tips for planning and planting your garden.

Native Splendour
Native Splendour
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Land management

The Manningham Land Management Guide aims to help small property owners improve management of their land, including developing an ongoing weed control plan.

Land Management Guide
Land Management Guide
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Weed control

Weeds are plants that invade and thrive in environments in which they do not naturally occur. We also have a Manningham Weed Identification Booklet to help you better identify environmental weeds and understand the various methods of control.

Manningham Weeds Identification Booklet
Manningham Weeds Identification Booklet
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Declared noxious weeds

By law, landholders are required to control or eradicate noxious weeds, as proclaimed under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

Agriculture Victoria's website contains more detailed information on noxious weeds and how you can protect your property.
 

Tree management

Find out about our street tree planting program, how we manage our trees and how to request a new street tree.

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Sites of biological significance

Sites of biological significance are areas of remnant indigenous habitat which can be local, regional, state and national areas. 

Manningham Sites of (Biological) Significance Review 2004
Manningham Sites of (Biological) Significance Review 2004
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Mosses, liverworts, fungi and lichens

This brochure, produced by the Manningham, Whitehorse, Banyule and Nillumbik Councils, illustrates some of the mosses, liverworts, hornworts, fungi and lichens within Melbourne's Middle Yarra region and surrounds.

Mosses, liverworts, fungi and lichens
Mosses, liverworts, fungi and lichens
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