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Pesticide Use Notification Plan

This pesticide use notification plan has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Pesticides Regulation 1995 and sets out how Tweed Shire Council will notify members of the community of pesticide applications it makes or allows to be made to outdoor public places that it owns or controls.
 Tweed Shire Council Pesticide Notification Plan document (65kB)

Pesticides include a range of substances used to destroy, suppress or alter the life cycle of any pest. These can include herbicides, insecticides, bactericides, fungicides, rodenticides, baits and lures. The NSW Department of Environment and Conservation provides more detail in their fact sheet ‘What are Pesticides?’ which can be sourced at  www.environment.nsw.gov.au/pesticides

How and when notice of persticide use will be provided...`

Generally, notice of pesticide use will be provided in the ways described below:

1. For spot and directed applications of pesticide during regular maintenance, no prior notification wil be provided. Notification is provided through this plan, and a statement on Council's website.
   
   Spot application of pesticides is using a backpack or hand held applicator (eg spray can) delivering a low volume in a restricted area. Examples include control of grass around infrastructure such as signs, footpaths, rock walls and garden beds, and control of insect nests such as wasps. This may be part of a regular maintenance program, or unplanned reactive situations.
   
   Directed Application of pesticides is using a mechanical pump and hand held or automated nozzle delivering single sprays, generally in a linear pattern and targeting a restricted area of weeds. Examples are spraying kerbs, gutters and median strips, or steep slopes and other difficult to access areas.
   
   
2. Prior notification will be provided on this website for scheduled broadscale applications of pesticides, and other applications as described in the Pesticide Notification Plan.
   
   Broadscale application of pesticides is considered to involve boom sprays, aerial sprays and other methods delivering high volumes over a wide area.