Pesticide use

Pesticide use notification

• Pesticide use notifications
• Pesticide Use Notification Plan
• Frequently asked questions

Notifications

• Bush Regeneration Team - Pesticide notification
• Parks, beaches, cemeteries, roads, drains and reserves
• Landcare and community gardening groups

Bush Regeneration Team - Pesticide notification

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 program, replacing environmental weeds with self sustaining native plant communities. The work locations, chemicals used and application methods are listed below:

Coastal Sites:

• Brunswick Heads Surf Life Saving Club
• Cavvanbah St Road Reserve, Cavvanbah dunes
• South Golden Beach dunes
• Tallow Beach dunes
• Seven Mile Beach dunes
• Belongil Beach dunes
• Byron Cemetery
• Caniaba Crescent Reserve, Suffolk Park
• Brunswick River Coastal Reserve
• Suffolk Park Paperbark Swamp Reserve

Hinterland sites:

• McLeod’s Shoot, Coolamon Scenic Drive
• Kohinur Hall, Main Arm
• Pioneer Bridge, Wilson’s Creek Rd
• Huonbrook, Coopers Creek
• Pipeclay Creek, Lagoon Rd Myocum
• Mullumbimby Cemetery
• Mullumbimby Football Club
• Heritage Park, Mullumbimby
• Yallakool Reserve, Ocean Shores
• Azalea Street Park, Mullumbimby
• Left Bank Road Reserve, Mullumbimby

Operational land – Water and Recycling division

• West Byron Sewerage Treatment Plant, Bayshore Drive Byron Bay
• Brunswick Valley, Mullumbimby Sewerage Treatment Plant
• Ocean Shores Sewerage Treatment Plant

Chemicals used

• Glyphosate 360g a.i/L eg. Weedmaster Duo, Roundup, Roundup Biactive
• Metsulfuron-methyl 600g a.i/kg eg. Associate, Brush Off
• Fluroxypyr 200ga.i/L eg. Starane 200
• Triclopyr butoxyethyl ester 600g a.i/L eg. Garlon 600
• Additives:
  • Wetters/spreaders/penetrants eg. Pulse, Agral, LI 700, Protech Plus, Diesel
  • Herbidye eg. Pergasol Red, Simplot Blue

Method of application

Spot spraying, backpack, gas gun, cut-scrape & paint, scrape & paint, basal bark, drill, axe or other injection method, wipe on leaves

Parks, beaches, cemeteries, roads, drains and reserves

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 and community gardening groups

Notification of pesticide use

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 program, 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:

• Glyphosate 360g a.i/L eg. Weedmaster Duo, Roundup, Roundup Biactive
• Metsulfuron-methyl 600g a.i/kg eg Brush Off
• Wetters/spreaders/penetrants eg. LI 700, Protech Plus, Pulse
• Herbidye eg. Pergasol Red, Simplot Blue