Annual Bushland Spraying Program 2020

The annual bushland weed spraying program is now complete. The City commenced the annual bushland reserves environmental weed control program on the 9th July with contractors completing the grass control in August and the bulbous weed control by mid-September.

The annual spraying program is being undertaken by Contractors from July through to October 2020 to control environmental weeds in the following bushland areas:

Shenton Bushland
Allen Park
Hollywood Reserve
Birdwood Parade Bushland
Point Resolution Bushland
Mt Claremont Oval Bushland
Mt Claremont Community Centre
Swanbourne Estate

The City will be focusing on the control of bulbous weeds, and annual and perennial grass weeds using the herbicides listed below:

Metsulfuron-methyl: used to control bulbous weeds
2 2-DPA (Dalapon): used to control bulbous weeds
Glyphosate: used in conjunction with metsulfuron-methyl to control bulbous weeds
Fusilade: used to control annual and perennial grass weeds.

Signage will be displayed whilst these works are occurring.

The City undertakes environmental weed control to improve biodiversity values and to reduce the negative impacts environmental weeds cause to the ecosystems they invade, for example they compete with native plants, thereby reducing the species and diversity for both flora and fauna.

Environmental weeds cause erosion, alter water availability, change soil nutrients, increase the likelihood of bush fires and change vegetation communities within bushland areas.

For further information, please contact Vicki Shannon, the City's Environmental Conservation Coordinator on (08) 9273 3500, or email vshannon@nedlands.wa.gov.au

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