Weeds of concern to volunteer bushfire brigades are mostly introduced pasture grasses gone feral, such as Gamba, Mission and Tully (humidicola).

Spraying with glyphosate is a very effective control measure, however you should be able to positively identify these pests so as to target them while leaving native grasses to recolonise the area. Just spraying everything because you don't know one grass from another does far more harm than good.

Native sorghum, or spear grass can be easily controlled by slashing, wet season burning or other measures to prevent it from seeding.

Check out the Weeds section in this website, or ask your local volunteer bushfire brigade for advice.

Bushfires NT and NRETAS Weeds Branch encourage members of the community to tackle noxious weeds, gamba grass in particular on their own properties and in crown lands and will provide assistance to anyone who undertakes this work.

Go to the Weeds Branch web page for details of assistance available to land owners in the Darwin rural and Coomalie areas.

People in these areas who wish to control weeds in crown lands should contact Bushfires NT Batchelor, or NTFRS if under their jurisdiction.