FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN INVASIVE
SPECIES MANAGEMENT -
BRINGING SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER
A forum held at Melbourne Museum - Treetops Venue on 15 March 2024.
Session 1 topics & speakers:
INTRODUCTION
Professor Tim Entwisle
Author, botanist and former botanic gardens director.
CONTROVERSIES AND CHALLENGES OF MANAGING INVASIVE SPECIES IN AUSTRALIA
Professor Euan Ritchie, Deakin University
LEARNING FROM RABBITS AND INSTILLING ENVIRONMENTAL BIOSECURITY HABITS
Ms Shalan Scholfield, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
TOOLS TO MANAGE DEER NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE
Dr Annelise Weibkin, National Deer Management Plan Co-ordinator,
Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA, Adelaide, SA
This forum provided an opportunity to hear from leading scientists, government and community about the impact and control of invasive species, and more importantly, what is on the horizon in innovative research?

The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce has brought together expert speakers from the University of Melbourne, Curtin University, Deakin University, Agriculture Victoria, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce.
00:00 Lyn Coulston, VBT Chairperson
06:35 Professor Tim Entwisle
12:59 Professor Euan Ritchie
35:06 Ms Shalan Scholfield
51:46 Dr Annelise Weibkin