African lovegrass – Building Regional Strength for National Impact Program
Do you have African lovegrass on your property?
This tussock-forming and summer active grass generates thousands of seeds each year meaning it can quickly spread to take over large areas, contaminating produce and reducing the productivity of land. African lovegrass has minimal nutritional value for grazing, can suppress preferred pasture species and poses a significant fire hazard - see a factsheet to help with ID here.
Getting African lovegrass under control and ideally eradicating it will benefit you and the environment in the long term. African lovegrass is also a declared weed under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 and must be controlled by landholders.
In 2025-26, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu and Green Adelaide are partnering to deliver a State and Commonwealth Government funded program to help landholders across both regions control African lovegrass by providing free contractor visits for mapping and control work.
This landscape-scale approach provides hands-on support to manage African lovegrass infestations, reducing the economic burden of controlling the declared weed.
The African Lovegrass Control Program:
- Is free to join across the Hills and Fleurieu and Green Adelaide regions.
- Is easy to sign up to.
- Supports you to take control and manage African lovegrass infestations, meeting your responsibility to control African lovegrass on your property under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019.
Register your interest now - applications close when allocation is exhausted.
Ideally you should plan for a multi-year control program and use this project to start your control. We have developed a comprehensive guide and action plan that can help with your planning – Five steps to effective weed control and Action Plan.
Resources will be allocated dependent on contractor availability to ensure as many landholders as possible receive assistance within the spraying season. Signing up does not guarantee involvement in the program.
Registration is open until allocation is exhausted
