An increasing number of landowners and councils, along with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, are using goats in the battle against invasive plant species.
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Sandrine Rangeon runs a one-woman operation that brings in about 100 goats to a property, sets up electric fencing to contain the renowned escape artists, and puts them to work devouring anything green in their cloven-hoofed path. "It depends on the amount of vegetation, but they can usually go through about one to two acres [0.4 to 0.8 hectares] of weed per week," she said.Ms Rangeon's goats are currently munching their way through vegetation at Cudgera Creek in the Tweed Valley, where the local council says weeds are a major problem due to fertile growing conditions.
The grazing trial arose in response to the NSW Bushfire Inquiry into the 2019/2020 Black Summer fires, which recommended exploring a range of hazard reduction techniques.
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