04/09/2026
Our AHCPMG301 Control Weeds course, blended with the AHCSS00074 Agricultural Chemical Skill Set Level III, has just wrapped — one of the most important units in ecological restoration. Students spend serious time learning w**d biology, how invasive species spread and persist across a landscape, and — critically — how to choose the right treatment for the right situation. Sometimes that’s chemical control. Sometimes it’s not.
That thinking came through clearly across the course. At Gunnamatta, PV Ranger Nick walked students through the challenges of managing Sea Spurge (Euphorbia paralias), a species that shows just how complex control gets across large, exposed coastal landscapes. At Yaringa on the Westernport coastline, students learned woody w**ding techniques for tackling entrenched infestations.
At Crib Point Foreshore, students put that decision-making into practice directly — learning to dismantle and hand-treat a blackberry thicket rather than spray it, because it was sheltering frogs. A good reminder that reading a site, and understanding what’s living in it, has to come before any treatment decision. Students also built up their handw**ding skills, working carefully amongst indigenous species where chemical control simply isn’t appropriate.
This is what sets this course apart — students aren’t just learning to apply chemicals, they’re learning to think like restoration practitioners.
A big thank you to PV Ranger Nick and everyone else who gave their time and expertise this round. 💪
The Hub for Learning (RTO No: 45630) is the awarding RTO for this qualification.
