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Wishing you a safe and happy 2024!
Countless hours of volunteer time have been put into all the VRAN programs and the countless rabbit management programs across Victoria. Your tireless efforts have made our landscape significantly better.

The newly announced Victorian Invasive Pests Advisory Board (VIPA) includes members from across community, industry and government.

We had some amazing feedback from the participants of our recent bootcamp in Phillip Island!

The Victorian Rabbit Action Network ‘Leadership in Rabbit Control Course’ 2023 is open to all Victorians currently involved in the management of rabbits on private or public land.

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We are pleased to announce that the four Community Pest Management Groups – Victorian Rabbit Action Network (VRAN), Victorian Blackberry Taskforce (VBT), Victorian Gorse Taskforce …

Last week, our VRAN Mentors caught up for another session with the BIIK team from Taungurung Land and Waters Council and  their efforts were focused on – Care, Share and Repair!

Are you looking for new information on best practice management advice for pest animals? Agriculture Victoria have produced a new video series on Best Practice …

Wishing you all a safe and healthy 2023. Why not make 2023 the year you change the landscape that we see? Work with your community …

Our communities across Victoria have demonstrated such great resilience in 2022 and continue the hard, yet rewarding work of community led action. Countless hours of …

VRAN held its Annual General Meeting last week, 27 October 2022. To celebrate and promote Aboriginal communities and their contribution to NRM, the meeting was …

Not sure if its kangaroos, wombats or rabbits impacting the landscape? Here’s some simple visual assessments you can do when you’re assessing a rabbit problem.

VRAN Board and mentors have been working on delivering more of what you want – more ‘know how’ programs to deliver the best integrated rabbit program. We plan to deliver not 1, not 2 but 3 VRAN Bootcamps by May next year!

VRAN respect and celebrate the living culture of the Taungurung people and are proud to be working alongside Biik Environmental, to support the care for Taungurung Country. We wanted to share some photos from the recent Leadership in Rabbit Management Course we held in partnership with the Biik Environmental team.

Get shovel ready by tackling your rabbits first! Here at VRAN we ask you to have a think about the steps you take BEFORE you plant a tree to give them a better chance of survival.

Enabling Traditional Owners to practice land management activities plays a key role in supporting self-determination. This year, VRAN aims to work more in collaboration with Registered Aboriginal Parties across Victoria. 

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We had so much fun hanging out with this crew in Macedon and Hanging Rock, for our Leadership in Rabbit Management Bootcamp on 16-18 May …

National Reconciliation Week — 27 May to 3 June — is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, …

Thanks to all those applicants who have applied for the VRAN Leadership in Rabbit Control Course.   Our VRAN evaluation panel will review the applications …

The Victorian Rabbit Action Network ‘Leadership in Rabbit Control Course’ 2022 is open to all Victorians currently involved in the management of rabbits on private or public land.

The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) and Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia are hosting an on-line Rabbit R&D Update on Monday, March 21, 2022.

Former chef, Aris Sertarides, undertook a course in land management a few years ago, and discovered that his real passion was local flora and fauna.

The Summer 2022 issue (#83) of the Victorian Landcare and Catchment Management magazine, has been published online and is now available here.   The stories …

What are the impacts of Rabbits in Australia? A new report, ‘Fighting plagues and predators: Australia’s path to a pest and weed-free future’, launched by …

Wishing you all a safe and happy 2022. 2021 has continued to be a  year of great challenge for everyone with the ongoing pandemic. Despite this, our communities in Victoria have demonstrated great resilience and continue the hard, yet rewarding work of community led action.

In this case study, Jonathon shares an inspiring story on how it really is possible to eradicate your property of rabbits by learning from others and implementing an integrated best practice management strategy.

The Victorian Rabbit Action Network (VRAN) held its Annual General Meeting on 29 November 2021.

Have you ever wondered about the history of feral rabbits in Australia? How and why rabbits were introduced to Australia? Australia has been battling for …

Got a question about rabbit management but don’t know who to ask?

Are you struggling to manage rabbits on your property, in your community or workplace?

Detection dogs have long been used to locate drugs, explosives and other illegal materials for the purposes of quarantine and customs but are now also increasingly being used in wildlife or conservation settings, in Australia and overseas, to locate native and pest animals and plants.

A big part of our successful strategy at VRAN is the use of mentors.
We believe in investing in our community, so that they can deliver the best rabbit programs possible.

We are incredibly proud of the work our Community Action Grant recipients are doing across Victoria to raise awareness of rabbit issues, promote community led action and support best practice control methods.

More than a word, reconciliation takes action.

Please join us in congratulating this bunch of legends for successfully completing our two-and-a-half-day intensive Leadership in Rabbit Control Course, held in Wangaratta earlier this month!

We are thrilled to announce VRAN have allocated almost $60, 000 to 14 community groups and organisations across Victoria as part of our Community Grants 2021!

This free mentoring course on integrated rabbit management will provide 20 community leaders, currently working in rabbit management, with the opportunity to learn from the best in the business.

We are officially in February and that means, if you haven’t already done so, now is the ideal time to start implementing your rabbit management program.

During late summer and early autumn, low breeding numbers, combined with biological control and naturally harsh environmental conditions, can cause added stress on rabbit populations, making rabbit control more cost effective and sustainable at this time of year.

The Victorian Rabbit Action Network (VRAN) is now on Facebook! We’ll keep you up to date with everything you need to know about VRAN training …

VRAN are inviting community groups and organisations to apply for their new Community Grant program for 2021. VRAN Chair, Gerald Leach, says “VRAN have grants …

2020 has been a  year of great challenge for everyone. I want to take the opportunity to reflect on some of the VRAN achievements for …

The Victorian Rabbit Action Network (VRAN) has launched a new website, to help support community action on rabbit management in Victoria. The site was developed …

You can employ an individual or a business to undertake or support you with rabbit control on your property. Having a reliable contractor with the …

NAIDOC Week will be celebrated this week across Australia. It celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC stands for …

Rabbits are one of this country’s most destructive environmental pests. A handful of wild rabbits were introduced by settlers in Victoria the mid 1800’s for …

With National Threatened Species Day celebrated on 7 September and Biodiversity Month celebrated during September, it’s time for everyone to start thinking about what you’d …

Have you got a rabbit problem? Are your rabbit control efforts yet to be 100% successful? This ‘how-to’ interactive discussion hosted by Robert Hall of …

At VRAN we are all about community-led action. We feel that it is more important than ever to recognise and acknowledge Australia’s volunteers. This week is National …

Landcare Australia’s Bushfire Recovery Grants 2020 will support Landcare and environmental volunteer groups and networks located in bushfire affected areas across Australia. The program aims …

Commonwealth funding for local councils managing pests and weeds The Communities Combating Pest and Weed Impacts During Drought Program – Biosecurity Management of Pests and Weeds …

The Victorian Rabbit Action Network (VRAN) hosted a Cultural Awareness Workshop on 21-22 October 2019 to have a conversation about Culture. Convened at Ned’s Corner, …

VRAN members and Agriculture Victoria staff gathered in Melbourne this week to celebrate their United Nations Public Service Award. The award acknowledged the initiative’s efforts …

VRAN’s Leadership in Rabbit Management course (a.k.a. the rabbit bootcamp) brings together a mix of volunteers and agency staff from across Victoria to learn how …