DRONES are fast becoming a part of life in regional and remote areas, shown in a new approach to tackling invasive weeds clogging Gunbower Creek.

North Central CMA and Goulburn-Murray Water are due to start trials using drone-spraying technology to tackle the invasive pale-yellow water lily in the waterway with an investment of $100,000 by the Victorian Government.

The invasive weed reduces cree...