Register of Chemical Sensitive Residents and Organic Growers - Inclusion for 2008-2009 Register
Byron Shire Council’s bush regeneration team undertake ecological restoration work at a number of sites throughout the shire. The work is part of an ongoing programme, replacing environmental weeds with self sustaining native plant communities. The work locations, chemicals used and application methods are listed below:
Waste and Water:
Dunes:
Rainforest:
Chemicals used
Method of Application
Spot spraying, backpack, gas gun, cut-scrape & paint, scrape & paint, basal bark, drill, axe or other injection method, wipe on leaves
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Byron Shire Council will commence works to control bitou bush along much of the Shire’s coastline. Byron Shire contains the largest remaining Bitou Bush infestation on the NSW north coast.
Contractors will be engaged under funding from the Environmental Trust to control Bitou at eight sites - Seven Mile Beach (north), Tallow Beach south (Broken Head), Tallow Beach south (Suffolk Park), Byron Bay, South Golden Beach, New Brighton, New Brighton to South Golden Beach, and Brunswick Heads.
Notification of any works involving use of herbicides will be provided in accordance with Council’s Pesticide Notification Plan. Further information about the Bitou Bush control program may be obtained from Council’s Ecologist on 6626 7135 or Parks Manager on 6685 9301.
Byron Shire Council hereby advises residents and visitors that weed control will be conducted by service providers for spot and directed spraying as required to maintain safety and amenity throughout the Byron Shire. This work will comply with the adopted Pesticide Notification Plan, which can be viewed on Council’s website.
Cemeteries:
Council maintained Cemeteries in Bangalow, Clunes, Byron Bay, and Mullumbimby.
Parks, Reserves and Beaches:
Parks, Reserves and Beaches within South Golden Beach, New Brighton, Ocean Shores, North Ocean Shores, Brunswick Heads, Mullumbimby, Byron Bay, Suffolk Park, Seven Mile Beach, Bangalow and Federal.
Enquiries: Gerard Roche 02 6685 9301
Roads and Drainage:
Council Controlled Road Network and Drainage Reserve Areas throughout Byron Shire.
Enquiries: Dick Irwin 02 6685 9313
Landcare, Dunecare and Rivercare groups; community gardening groups and bush regenerators undertake weed control projects throughout Byron Shire. The work is part of an ongoing programme, replacing environmental weeds with self sustaining native plant communities and controlling weeds in public gardens.
Groups/Individual bush regenerators and work locations where spot or directional weed spraying may be undertaken on Council owned or managed lands are listed below:
The chemicals used by these groups at the above locations may include:
What is a pesticide? A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to destroy, suppress or alter the life cycle of any pest. Plants, insects, bacteria, fungi and other organisms can be pests in certain environments. Pesticides may include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, baits and lures (eg attractants).
What is the Pesticide Notification Plan? The Pesticides Regulation 1995 (amended December 2005), now makes it compulsory for anyone applying pesticides on Byron Shire Council owned or managed land, to give notice that they are planning to use pesticides through a notification plan. Notification is based on the principal that people have a basic right to know when pesticides are used so that they can make informed decisions about their contact with certain chemicals. Byron Shire Council adopted a Pesticide Notification Plan (PNP) on 1 March 2007. The PNP may be viewed at Council’s website. Compliance with the PNP will allow Council to continue to deal with key environmental issues such as weed invasion and pest animal control.
Who does it apply to? Anyone using pesticides on Council land, such as, Council staff, contractors, Landcare, Dunecare, Rivercare and community gardening groups, will be required to comply with the notification requirements of the PNP.
Where does it apply? Public places covered by the plan include, parks, garden beds, road verges, pathways and easements and natural areas, dunes, bushland, rivers and foreshores and buildings owned or managed by Council. For a full list of places, refer to the PNP on Councils website or at Council libraries.
What are the notification requirements? Council has different requirements for spot, directed and broadscale application of pesticides. The definitions are as follows:
How does Council protect people who are sensitive to chemicals? Anyone applying pesticides on Council owned or managed land, will be required to check the Register of Chemical Sensitive Residents and Organic Growers. Council aims to minimise herbicide application in these locations.
How does Council protect people in schools and hospitals and similar sensitive places? If broadscale application of pesticides are to occur adjacent to a “Sensitive Place”, then prior notification must be given. The Pesticide Regulation 1995, defines a Sensitive place as a;
Council aims to minimise herbicide application in these locations and encourages the use of low pressure systems where practical.
Who can I talk to about the Pesticide Notification Plan? If you have any further questions about the PNP, contact Parks Manager on 6685 9301.