There has so far been no response to our call for help in researching weed control options and alternatives to glyphosate (message repeated below). If you have an interest in this issue, please consider helping us prepare a background paper to help decision making:

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Currently there are concerns by Villagers about the use of glyphosate as a weed (mainly couch grass) control tool on common land. The Management Committee (MC) has recently instructed the Works group to suspend its use of this tool on common land until a decision can be made by the Community at the General Meeting in March 2010.
 
So the Community can make an informed decision at the GM, the MC would like to commission a person(s) to provide a background paper with the following scope:
 
1. Undertake a literature review on the use, effects and efficacy of glyphosate
 
2. Provide a summary of the control of couch in the Village
 
2. Provide a summary of alternative weed control techniques particularly for couch
 
3. Make recommendations about the use of glyphosate and weed control strategies for the Village common land
 
The scope will also include requesting submissions/comments from Villagers to be included in the research.
 
For more information please contact Brad Nott by phone on 8557 7163 or 0417 866 424 or by email.