On this page you will find a wealth of information and links to environmental and educational resources for the whole of Victoria

• White, M., Cheal, D., Carr, G. W., Adair, R., Blood, K. and Meagher, D. (2018). Advisory list of environmental weeds in Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 287. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Heidelberg, Victoria. Fantastic resource for planning landscape designers and home gardeners to ensure no new environmental weeds are introduced into landscapes near remnant bushland.

• Weeds and Pests on Public Land program. Taking action to protect Victoria’s nature through controlling invasive plants and animals.

• Weeds are a threat to primary production and biodiversity. Learn about the identification and eradication of weeds on Victoria’s prohibited list

• Native vegetation regulations map (NVR mapping tool). Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Melbourne, Victoria.

• In Victoria, a permit is usually required to remove, destroy or lop native vegetation. These regulations are known as the native vegetation removal regulations and are primarily implemented through local council planning schemes.

• NatureKit is a free online mapping and data exploration tool for biodiversity data integration and decision support. People can overlay and link related biodiversity datasets, and use several tools to query, extract and download information by areas or other layer features.

• VicPlan is a state wide map viewer for location based planning scheme information. You can use it to locate any property or parcel in Victoria using the address/parcel search, or by browsing on the map. You can also access direct links to the planning rules for a site in the planning scheme.

• VicFlora is a comprehensive and current guide to the wild plants of Victoria. The species profiles and identification tools that make up this richly illustrated resource are provided by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria free of charge for use by land managers, scientists, students and anyone else with an interest in the Victorian flora. The platform currently provides resources for vascular plants (including seed plants and ferns) and bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts).