It's time to grow the Gamba Army.

In 2020, the NT Government invested $500,000 in a Gamba Army to supercharge efforts to tackle dangerous Gamba infestations in the Top End.

The Gamba Army worked. It worked smart and hard to clear Gamba from land plots from Darwin to Litchfield and all points in between. More Territorians got to work and businesses benefited with more workers skilled up to do the job. Community groups joined with well-trained Gamba Army teams to clear even more Gamba. Locals embraced it and now want it to come back bigger for the next control season.

After a big Wet, Gamba has spread to more places. The Gamba fires have already started this fire season and worse may be yet to come. Territorians desperately need the Gamba Army to grow.

But in the NT Government’s 2021 Budget, so far, there’s no funding for the Gamba Army to continue – let alone get big enough to turn the tide. We can change that together. We won support for the Gamba Army with a big community push and we can do it again.

Now isn’t the time to back away from the Gamba Army. Write to your NT Government representatives today to call for the Gamba Army to grow, so we can tackle the Gamba crisis once and for all.

We’ll send your message to:

Chief Minister and Treasurer Michael Gunner
Minister for the Environment Eva Lawler
Minister for Parks and Rangers Selena Uibo.

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The Gamba crisis is getting worse. After a big Wet season, Gamba has spread to more places in the rural area, Litchfield National Park and further south. Gamba fires have already started and we are all very worried about what could be yet to come this fire season. The Gamba Army has been working hard and smart to deliver Gamba control this season. Territorians have had more work and gained skills, whilst local businesses have gained new contracts. Community groups, landholders and land managers have worked together to deliver even more Gamba control than expected. It’s great value for the amount of initial funding it received. I was disappointed to learn that funding for the Gamba Army wasn’t continued in this year’s NT Budget. I had expected a successful, popular and cost-effective program to be continued - especially when the threat is the biggest it’s ever been. A stronger, growing Gamba Army would set up the other parts of the gamba response to succeed, like the Gamba Action Plan. I know that Chief Minister Gunner said on 10 September 2020 that he wanted the Gamba Army to grow. I agree, and ask you to continue funding for the Gamba Army for the coming year, and grow it so that we can finally get back on top of the Gamba crisis. This is an unique opportunity to get this right, to support jobs and to show your commitment to keeping Territorians safe from Gamba fuelled fires for the years to come.
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It's time to grow the Gamba Army.

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