Update 29 July, 2021

The Rabbit Control Plan 2021-2026 was adopted at the 27 July Council Meeting. The City would like to thank the community and the various stakeholders who provided input into the development of the plan over the three phases of consultation. We are looking forward to implementing this important plan.


Welcome

OVERVIEW

The City would like your feedback on our Draft Rabbit Control Plan 2020-24.

The draft plan outlines how the City will control rabbits on City-managed land and support the broader community to reduce rabbit impacts.

The Draft Rabbit Control Plan 2020-24:

  • describes the impacts rabbits have in our region
  • identifies rabbit prone locations and priority areas for control
  • sets out a methodology for effective rabbit control
  • outlines our rabbit control commitments and guiding principles
  • states our vision and goals
  • contains an action plan to be completed over the next four years.

Please read the Draft Rabbit Control Plan 2020-24 and provide your comments via the survey link below. We are particularly interested in your thoughts about the vision, goals and actions, but please provide any comments you have on any part of the draft plan.

The closing date for feedback is 25 August 2020.

Draft Rabbit Control Plan 2020-24

Rabbits are an introduced pest to Australia and are declared as “established pest animals” under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994. Every landowner, including the City, is responsible for the control of rabbits on their land.

Rabbits are currently impacting on City environmental and recreational areas, roadsides and adjoining land. This plan will help the City prioritise where rabbit control work will be undertaken to achieve the best long-term outcomes.

To successfully control rabbits on any reserve or parcel of land a long-term plan with an integrated management approach is required. This plan will identify all management options available and what we need to do to ensure control methods used are effective and safe.

To successfully control rabbits across a landscape, or at a regional scale, landowners, need to work with their neighbours to coordinate efforts. This plan will address ways the City can partner with landcare groups and communities to address landscape scale rabbit issues.

Please watch this video to find out why rabbits are such are big problem in the Geelong region.

Rabbits are causing serious damage to the significant native vegetation on this roadside