Victoria's Minister for Agriculture, Joe Helper, said local councils would be eligible for interim grants which would go towards managing invasive species on roads managed by that council.

"This new program will deliver immediate grants to councils to ensure they can continue to effectively manage invasive pests," Mr Helper said.

"We know that roadside pest management is complex and that's why we've been working closely with Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) on the best way forward to combat the economic, social and environmental impacts of invasive weeds in the long-term.

"But we also recognise that for many local councils weeds and pests requires immediate action and we've worked in partnership with MAV to develop this new interim grants program to assist local councils to continue on-the-ground work, particularly in spring.

"As part of this interim measure we will work in partnership with MAV and local councils over the next 12 months to manage regionally prohibited and regionally controlled weeds as well as established pest animals on local roads."

Mr Helper said grants available to councils would be determined by the size of current infestations and the existing weed and pest animal management systems they had in place.

"The grants will be used for a range of on-ground activities including roadside weed spraying, removing rabbit warrens and mulching woody weeds such as gorse," he said.