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Fertiliser Use Notification – 31 October to 4 November 2022

The City takes a scientific turf management approach by undertaking regular soil and leaf tissue analysis to guide its fertilising program to ensure the required and correct nutrients are being applied in the endeavour to provided quality public open spaces.

Fertiliser products will be applied (broadacre scale) by the City’s appointed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage will be utilised while works are in progress.

Fertiliser application will be undertaken in the following areas, weather and operational resources permitting, between Monday 31 October and Friday 4 November 2022.

Where no location is indicated against the suburb, fertilising is not scheduled for that area.

For further information contact the City on 9400 4255.

Suburb

Location / Park Name

Fertiliser Product / Type
Beldon
Burns Beach Beachside Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Beachside Drive Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Bengello Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Bramston Park Iron & Manganese
Burns Beach Road Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Grand Ocean Entrance Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
McIntyre Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Southport Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Windmill Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Connolly
Craigie Otago Park Iron & Manganese
Warrandyte Park Iron & Manganese
Currambine Caledonia Park Iron & Manganese
Christchurch Park Iron & Manganese
Duncraig Glengarry Park Iron & Manganese
Juniper Park Iron & Manganese
Marri Park Iron & Manganese
Melene Park Iron & Manganese
Percy Doyle Reserve Iron & Manganese
Edgewater Emerald Park Iron & Manganese
Greenwood Blackall Park Iron & Manganese
Penistone Park Iron & Manganese
Warrigal Park Iron & Manganese
Heathridge Heathridge Park Iron & Manganese
Littorina Park (including Eddystone Primary School oval) Iron & Manganese
Prince Regent Park Iron & Manganese
Hillarys Angove Drive / Curacao Lane Entry Statement Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Amalfi Drive / Hepburn Entry Statement Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Curacao Lane Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Flinders Park Iron & Manganese
Harbour View Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Hillarys Park Iron & Manganese
James Cook Park Iron & Manganese
Leeward Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Marbella Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Oahu Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Tenerife Boulevard Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Iluka Atma Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Blackpool Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Burns Beach Road – Specified Area Rates west and east verges (Discovery Circuit to Shenton Avenue) Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Discovery Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Iluka District Open Space Iron & Manganese
Miami Beach Promenade – Specified Area Rates verges (Marmion Avenue to Manhattan Avenue) Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Ocean Gate Parade – Specified Area Rates verges and medians (Marmion Avenue to Naturaliste Boulevard) Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Pattaya Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Silver Sands Drive – Specified Area Rates medians (Burns Beach Road to Delgado Parade) Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Shenton Avenue – Specified Area Rates north verges (Burns Beach Road to Delgado Parade) Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Shenton Avenue – Specified Area Rates north verges (Naturaliste Boulevard to Marmion Avenue) Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Sir James McCusker Park Biagra/Fertec Kelpro
Joondalup
Kallaroo Belrose Park Iron & Manganese
Bridgewater Park Iron & Manganese
Kingsley Barridale Park Iron & Manganese
Kingsley Park Iron & Manganese
Legana Park Iron & Manganese
Moolanda Park Iron & Manganese
Kinross MacNaughton Park Iron & Manganese
Marmion
Mullaloo Charonia Park Iron & Manganese
Korella Park (including Mullaloo Beach Primary School oval) Iron & Manganese
Ocean Reef Lexcen Park Iron & Manganese
Mirror Park Iron & Manganese
Ocean Reef Park Iron & Manganese
Padbury Forrest Park Iron & Manganese
MacDonald Park Iron & Manganese
Newcombe Park Iron & Manganese
Sorrento Robin Park Iron & Manganese
Seacrest Park Iron & Manganese
Warwick Ellersdale Park Iron & Manganese
Hawker Park Iron & Manganese
Warwick Open Space Iron & Manganese
Woodvale Chichester Park Iron & Manganese
Timberlane Park Iron & Manganese

 

Spring has Sprung – Take action on weeds

Spring has Sprung image

As spring arrives and the weather warms up, the City is calling on the local community to help protect, preserve and enhance the urban and natural environment by taking control of weeds on private property and removing them before they seed and spread.

Weeds are plants that grow in areas where they are not naturally occurring and proceed to modify natural processes, usually adversely, resulting in the decline of the vegetation communities they invade.  A weed usually requires some form of action to reduce its effects on the economy, the environment, human health and amenity.

Weeds typically produce large numbers of seeds and spread rapidly, invading natural areas, parks and urban landscaping areas. Weeds can be spread by:

  • dispersal of seeds by water, wind, birds, animals, human or vehicle movement;
  • site activities;
  • underground root systems;
  • mulch, soil and plant stock;
  • garden rubbish dumping; and
  • fire.

Yearly growth patterns of weeds vary with some species growing in summer and seeding in autumn and others growing in winter and seeding in spring.

Weeds can impact on communities by degrading natural areas, parks, verges, median strips, and public access ways, lower the amenity, functionality and aesthetics of sites and make these areas less usable by the community.

The City undertakes an integrated weed management approach to prevent, monitor, prioritise and control weeds on City managed land as detailed in the Weed Management Plan. A variety of new weed control methods have recently been implemented by the City in its public open spaces and urban landscaping, including steam and hot water along with WeedSeeker technology to reduce the use of chemicals in controlling weeds. A new Weed Management Plan is currently being developed and will be released for community consultation in 2022/23.

Steam weed control image

What can you do to help?

Let’s help beautify the City together.

Pesticide Use Exclusion Register

City residents and/or property owners wishing to exclude the verge immediately abutting their property/residence from chemical weed control can apply to be added to the City’s Pesticide Use Exclusion Register using the form below.

By completing this application, chemical weed control within the road reserve (verge and kerbline) abutting the registered property will not be undertaken by the City. The property owner/occupier agrees to maintain the verge abutting the registered property in accordance with the City’s Street Verge Guidelines and Property Local Law; eg. keep the permissible verge treatment in a good and tidy condition.

Registrations are valid until 30 June each year. Residents and stakeholders must reapply each year by submitting a new application form; inclusion on the Register will not be reinstated unless a new application is submitted to the City. Please note that annual reminder notices will not be provided and it is the registrant’s responsibility to reapply for inclusion on the Register each year.

Requests to be removed from the Pesticide Use Exclusion Register must be made to the City in writing.

Registration to the Pesticide Use Exclusion Register requires the resident to commit to:

  • Maintaining their verge in a good and tidy condition, including weed removal.
  • Re-register at 30 June each year to remain on the Pesticide Use Exclusion Register.
  • Adhere to the City’s Street Verge Guidelines.
  • Understanding that the Pesticide Exclusion Register does not apply to parks, reserves or natural areas.
  • That Main Roads WA roads are exempt from registration.

Pesticide Use Notification Register

City residents wishing to be advised in advance of scheduled weed spraying activities occurring within 100 metres of their residence can apply to be added to the City’s Pesticide Use Notification Register (the Register).

Registrants will receive notification at least 24 hours prior to spraying commencing.

For inclusion on the Register you will be required to complete the application form which includes email and mobile telephone contact details. Two contact methods may be selected; however, the City cannot notify registrants via a landline or by other means.  It is the registrant’s responsibility to ensure their contact details are up to date and to notify the City should their details change.

Residents and the public may also select to be notified when scheduled spraying activities are undertaken on the City’s parks/reserves. Up to five locations may be selected and registrants will receive notification at least 24 hours prior to spraying commencing.

Please note that should an application be submitted from the same applicant with the same telephone and email address, then this application will supersede any previous applications received.

All registrations are valid until 30 June each year. Residents and stakeholders must reapply each year by submitting a new application form; inclusion on the Register will not be reinstated unless a new application is submitted to the City. Please note that annual reminder notices will not be provided and it is the registrants responsibility to reapply for inclusion on the Register each year.

Pesticide Use Notification – Locations Map and Schedule

Please select a week below.

 

The City undertakes an integrated weed management approach which includes the use of APVMA approved herbicides  to control weed infestation within its parks/reserves, natural areas (bushland), streetscapes, road reserves, along kerbs and footpaths.

Works will be conducted by City officers and appointed licensed contractors. Vehicle-mounted signage and site signage will be in place (where practicable).

Herbicide application will be undertaken in the following areas (and may include surrounding hardstand areas and verges, tree wells, medians, kerbs and/or footpaths) weather and operational resources permitting.

Maps will be updated by close of business each Friday detailing the following week’s herbicide applications.

For further information contact the City on 9400 4255.

Pesticide use

The majority of the City’s pesticide use consists of applying herbicide for weed control and applying insecticides to manage certain insect pests. Herbicides are used to eliminate weeds to meet the community’s expectations for functional and aesthetically appealing parks, public open spaces, sports surfaces, natural areas and facilities.

The City’s Pesticide Use Notification Plan provides information on the City’s management of pesticide applications in public places that are owned or managed by the City, including works undertaken by City staff and contractors.

Pesticide application is undertaken in line with the Department of Health’s document Guidelines for the Safe Use of Pesticides in Non-Agricultural Workplaces. Only City approved pesticides are applied on land owned or managed by the City.

The City complies with specifications of pesticide labels and permits issued by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, including additional warnings and safety protocols. All signage displayed will be in accordance with the Department of Health Pesticide Regulations Signage Requirements.

The City is committed to ensuring that pesticide use is justified, minimised and the lowest toxicity of pesticides is used to achieve the desired outcome in an effective and efficient manner, minimising potential harm to the community and the environment.

Pesticide notification

Notification of spraying activities will be based on the type of chemical control (unscheduled or scheduled) undertaken.

Scheduled chemical weed control program

Scheduled control is carried out at set intervals and requires planning due to the larger areas of spraying required.

Residents who register for inclusion on the City’s Pesticide Notification Register (refer section 8 of the Pesticide Use Notification Plan) will receive an automated notification (via text message or email) at least 24 hours prior to application.

Pesticide Use Notification Register

Unscheduled chemical weed control

Chemical weed control is a secondary action resulting from streetscape, park and natural area maintenance activities. Spraying is undertaken (if required) at the time of these activities. It is intended that this will involve minimal spot spraying of weeds.

All registrations are valid until 30 June each year. Residents and stakeholders must reapply each year by submitting a new application form; inclusion on the Register will not be reinstated unless a new application is submitted to the City. Please note that annual reminder notices will not be provided and it is the registrant’s responsibility to reapply for inclusion on the Register each year.

Spraying activities are subject to weather and operational resources.

Further information is contained on the Glyphosate web page.