Invasive plants beware the new Australian anthem appears in the Autumn Gecko Issue 51
Words by John Hill 2012 to the tune of Advance Australia Fair

Australian bush let us rejoice
cause we have been set free
That ivy that was strangling us is now a rarity
Wally Wattle stands out proud
Mike rolina smiles
Bidgee Widgee chuckles as the ivy dies in piles
In joyful strains then let us sing
Invasive plants beware

Doris Euk the Deanei now has a better view
And Polly (whose polyscias) enjoys a rendezvous
Old gompho and his lobium are feeling grand again
Miss Glycine and Phylota are now sipping on champagne
In joyful strains then let us sing
Invasive plants beware

When Cook an Co arrived in Oz
They brought with them some snags
But now those bush re gen er ators shove them into bags
they hate that Monty Brecia, his beauty is a farce
And know there’s nothing all that sweet about sweet vernal grass
In joyful strains then let us sing
Invasive plants beware

Australian bush let us rejoice
Cause we have been set free
At last the whole Fabacea clan can go and have a pea
Those humans wearing toolkits, them that wear those funny hats
There’re bringing back the wildlife as they save our habitat
In joyful strains then let us sing
Invasive plants beware

In joyful strains then let us sing
Invasive plants beware