HAVE you seen this weed?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what Jan Juc Coast Action volunteers and the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) staff are asking the public as they up the ante to eliminate the highly invasive South African weed Gazania from the Jan Juc cliffs, other public spaces and hopefully people\u2019s gardens.<\/p>\n
Jan Juc Coast Action member Graeme Stockton said Gazania was notoriously difficult to control once established.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople will soon see Gazania sandwich boards and other alerts informing them of the threat this weed poses. Our advice is: don\u2019t purchase it, don\u2019t plant it, and for anyone who has it in their gardens we ask that they dig it out making sure they get the roots.\u201d<\/p>\n
Great Ocean Road Coast conservation supervisor Evan Francis said Jan Juc Coast Action had been restoring the indigenous vegetation of the Jan Juc coastal cliff top for over 25 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re supporting Jan Juc Coast Action\u2019s work to eliminate threats to the coastal cliff top ecosystem wherever we can.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are a great example of what good people working together can achieve for the coastline and community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Francis said one way to help control and assist in the eradication of Gazania, and give back to the coast, was to get involved with the group.<\/p>\n