Raglan Roadside Care Network
In February 2024, a severe bushfire impacted the Raglan-Mount Cole area, leaving local roadsides badly affected. In response, the Raglan/Mount Cole Roadside Rehabilitation Committee was formed. Made up of community volunteers, Council representatives, and other stakeholders, the committee worked together to develop a rehabilitation plan focused on enhancing biodiversity, supporting habitat connectivity, and minimising the spread of invasive species.
This work resulted in the Raglan-Mount Cole Roadside Rehabilitation Plan(PDF, 52MB), which provides guidance for the ongoing management and care of fire-affected roadsides in the area.
With the committee's formal work now complete, the Raglan Roadside Care Network continues the journey by providing an ongoing channel through which Council shares progress on the plan's implementation and gathers community feedback.
Raglan Roadside Care Network updates will be provided on this page and by email.
If you would like to receive email updates, please contact environment@pyrenees.vic.gov.au.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join your local community in caring for our roadside habitat!
South African Weed Orchid Attack
When: Thursday 29 October | 10:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Lucardies Road (meet at corner of Stars Road)
Sharpen your gardening knives (or just bring an old screwdriver) as we attack South African Weed Orchids along Lucardies Road, protecting valuable native flora in the area.
PAST EVENTS
Weed Identification Education Session
Our weed identification session on Tuesday 6 October was a fantastic opportunity to learn about how to identify and tackle weeds in our Shire. A huge thanks to Kate Blood for sharing her decades of experience and in-depth knowledge through a highly informative presentation that included a look at live samples of a large variety of weeds. Thanks also to Shaun Elliot for sharing his knowledge about how to avoid impacts on native vegetation when using chemicals, and to everyone who attended on the night!
As you tackle weeds at home or spot them in your local area, we encourage you to make use of the resources provided on our Weeds and Pests page and to report weeds on roadsides to Council at environment@pyrenees.vic.gov.au, or by using Snap, Send, Solve.
Main Lead Road Native Revegetation
A massive thanks to everyone who attended our revegetation session at Main Lead Road on 23 September 2026. We planted around 150 native grasses, shrubs and trees local to the area and installed temporary tree guards to give them their best shot at thriving.
Roadside recovery clean-up
Led by the Mount Cole Pyrenees Nature Group, community members came together on September 4th and 5th 2025 to clean up and monitor weeds on the fire-affected road reserve on Back-Raglan Road. The event was a huge success, with a significant amount of waste collected and valuable observations of weeds and native vegetation (including orchids popping up) recorded in iNaturalist. Thanks to Landcare Coordinator Lyn Heenan for organizing the event and to everyone involved in the cleanup.
To register your interest or for more information about these events, contact environment@pyrenees.vic.gov.au.
Raglan-Mount Cole Roadside Rehabilitation Plan
The Roadside Rehabilitation Plan has been developed to support the rehabilitation of roadsides affected by the 2024 fire. The report provides recommendations on roadside rehabilitation as well as identifying listed threatened species and many locally and regionally significant flora species. This fantastic resource is available for download(PDF, 52MB). A limited number of printed copies are also available - please contact environment@pyrenees.vic.gov.au if you would like a copy.
The plan was endorsed by the Raglan/Mount Cole Roadside Rehabilitation Committee members in at its March 2026 meeting (From left: Christine Baines, Lyn Heenan, Kate Blood, Noel McKeegan (PSC) and Kali Thomas (on the big screen)
Early Invader Weeds
Weeds at the early stage of invasion (early invader weeds) are plants that have naturalised and started to spread, and their eradication is extremely important for the protection of Victoria’s biodiversity.
We are currently targeting several early invader weeds as part of our rehabilitation plan. Learn more on our Early Invader Weeds page.
Community-led field studies
There are also community-led field studies underway to identify weeds and threatened species in the affected area. If you would like to contribute, you can use the iNaturalist app on your smartphone and join these projects:
- Mount Cole Pyrenees Nature Group
- Raglan-Mt Cole weed monitoring
Page last updated 9 October 2026