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VRAN Mentor Services
Our Mentors: Champions of Rabbit Management and Community Engagement
Our dedicated VRAN mentors stand ready to assist your organisation or community by tailoring rabbit management programs specifically to your needs.
Our mentors are widely acknowledged as experts in the field of rabbit management, community engagement, and community-led initiatives. Their collective wisdom stems from years of hands-on experience, making them invaluable change agents.
Access the VRAN Mentors
Struggling with rabbit management in your community? While you might understand rabbit management techniques, implementing them effectively can be challenging. Whether you’re planning a rabbit program or seeking long-term results, consider tapping into the expertise of our VRAN mentors.
Our mentors are recognised authorities in rabbit management and community-led initiatives. They draw insights from diverse industries and experiences. Currently, they lead training, mentoring programs, and workshops across Victoria, fostering collaboration in rabbit action.
Additionally, they offer consultative services to organizations, and groups, ensuring optimal outcomes for your rabbit management efforts.
Engagement outcomes for our programs.
VRAN Mentor Community Programs
Community Information Session and Field Demonstration (Full Day)
VRAN will collaborate with you to design and deliver a full-day, tailored information session for your community and key stakeholders, including Traditional Owners and Local and State government agencies. During this session, we may provide a concise overview of the impacts of rabbits on our landscapes, introduce integrated pest management strategies, and discuss actionable steps that your community can take immediately to create a positive impact in peri-urban, urban, and rural environments. In addition, the session will feature a field demonstration showcasing best practice rabbit management techniques, such as baiting, fumigation, implosion, and warren modification.
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Community and Partners Information Session (Full Day)
VRAN will collaborate with you to design and deliver a full-day, customised information session for your community and key stakeholders. These stakeholders may include Traditional Owners, Local Government, and State Government agencies. During this session, we’ll provide a concise overview of the impact of rabbits on our landscapes, introduce integrated pest management strategies, and discuss actionable steps that your community can take to create positive change in peri-urban, urban, and rural environments. Depending on your group’s availability, this session can be delivered as either one or two sessions
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Quality Assurance Services
Since 2014, VRAN has established a network of skilled industry professionals specialising in integrated rabbit management. Drawing from their firsthand experience, they emphasise a coordinated and strategic approach for long-term rabbit management. Effective management involves several key steps:
- Initial Knockdown: Using methods like baiting to reduce rabbit populations.
- Warren Modification: Employing techniques such as ripping and implosion after the initial knockdown to modify rabbit burrows.
- Timely Management: Implementing management measures during appropriate seasons.
- Follow-Up: Assessment of works complete and repeat management where needed.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Regularly assessing program effectiveness.
VRAN’s expertise allows them to offer quality assurance services for those investing in rabbit management programs. They review programs to ensure adherence to best practices, resulting in optimal outcomes.
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Rabbit Action Planning (Up to 12 months)
In addition to conducting the information sessions and field demonstration day, VRAN mentors will offer ongoing peer support to your community for up to 12 months. During this period, they will provide technical assistance, learning opportunities, and mentoring to boost community confidence in continuing pest management efforts. Furthermore, we will collaborate with you to design an adaptive and effective rabbit action plan, facilitating positive landscape change.
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Community Rabbit Bootcamp (2 days)
The Leadership in Rabbit Management Course, also known as the Rabbit Bootcamp, provides comprehensive training on best practice integrated rabbit management. It brings together a diverse group of participants, including land managers, community groups, government agencies, and industry representatives. The course covers essential topics such as working in culturally and environmentally sensitive contexts and effective collaboration across community and agencies. This program can be conducted at various locations across Victoria over two to three days. Its flexible design caters to the specific needs of participants and includes a combination of classroom sessions and practical field-based training
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Collaborate with the VRAN Mentors
Neil Devanny
VRAN Deputy Chair & Senior Mentor
Brad Spear
Senior Mentor
Tim Bloomfield
Senior Mentor
Tom Miller
Senior Mentor
Jack Harris
Mentor
Larni Gardiner
Mentor
Dale Smithyman
Mentor
Brad Blake
Mentor
Aaron Stephens
Mentor
Listen to the VRAN Mentors discuss their role and how they share their knowledge on rabbit manangement and community engagement with others.
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