Brisbane City Council (BCC)

IVM Group’s Agronomy Team has been working in the field collecting surface and subsurface performance data to provide a snapshot of conditions on the day of testing and highlight any field characteristics that are below standard and require attention. The measured and recorded values include: overall turf composition, quality and health ...

Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC)—Grass Management Program 2016 – Current

During 2016-2017 the IVM Group was engaged by Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) to develop a trial IVM program for the management of mown vegetation. The main aims of this project were to reduce the frequency of mowing and the biomass of grass clippings, whilst maintaining conformance of the vegetation within specifications. Following the success ...

Darwin International Airport (DIA) – Vegetation Management Program 2020 – Current

Following a successful trial in 2018/2019, the first step was conducting a vegetation survey of the high-risk areas of the airport. The data from the vegetation survey provided an understanding of which species were present and likely to be acting as food sources. (i.e., attracting birds and other wildlife) Utilising the survey and other ...

Melbourne Airport – Vegetation Management Program 2023

A trial to reduce the requirement for mowing in the IVM treated areas and to reduce bird activity and mitigate wildlife risk commenced with an IVM treatment application in July 2019, followed by a second treatment in October 2019. Monitoring of the trial site undertaken in November 2019 showed the treatments had provided excellent control … ...

Brisbane City Council Sports Field Audits 2023

During Summer and Autumn of 2023, over 550 sports fields were assessed as part of the Brisbane City Council Sports Field Audit project undertaken by IVM Group. Objective of the audits Measure the current condition of each sports field. Provide information to Council that will increase its understanding of the condition of the city’s sports ...

Weed Mapping

Since 2015, IVM Group has been invited biennially, to provide our expertise in weed mapping services on the Veolia Water Operations WCRWP easement targeting exotic weed species. Objective The exotic weed species being targeted for identification by Veolia Water included the following: Class 1 and 2 under the Queensland’s Government Land ...

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government

IVM Group has been engaged by the ACT Government for the past four years on a number of specialist consulting projects. Initially, we were brought in to develop an Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) approach to reduce the cost and risk of managing the mown vegetation along roadsides. The aim was to: Reduce populations and spread …