Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank
The Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank is a joint project between Kraft Foods Ltd, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Department of Primary Industries, Department of Sustainability and Environment, The University of Melbourne and other stakeholders. The Seedbank is located on Dookie Campus within the Goulburn River and Broken River catchment area.
Native vegetation has been widely recognised as playing a major role in the rehabilitation of our landscape. The establishment of native vegetation can improve the condition of soils (eg. reduce salinity), crop and pastures, livestock, remnant vegetation, and native fauna. The use of local (indigenous) seed as opposed to seed collected from anywhere in Australia is now recognised as best practice. Indigenous seed is used for revegetation because it ensures the genetic integrity of the local vegetation, and the plants are adapted to the local conditions which results in higher growth and survival rates.
The Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank serves the needs of Landcare groups, government organisations, commercial nurseries, landowners and local conservation interest groups.
The Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank offers a range of products and services including: pre-treatment and dispatch of indigenous seed mixes for direct seeding purposes; viability and germination tests of seed lots; training of individuals and organisations; providing technical advice on aspects of indigenous seeds and plants; seed storage facilities for groups to access; fully equiped seedbank for groups & individuals to use and a native brush grass harvester used on a contract basis.
Download a booklet on Native Plant Seed in the Goulburn Broken Catchment - Collecting , Processing & Storing Locally (PDF 1.2 MB)
To access the Revegetation Guide for the Goulburn Broken Catchment please visit the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority website at http://www.gbcma.vic.gov.au
For further information contact Seedbank Coordinator, Ms Liz Evans:
Phone (03) 5833 9279
Fax (03) 5833 9201
Or send an email to eev@unimelb.edu.au