Draft pesticide use notification plan

Greater Sydney Parklands has prepared a draft pesticide use notification plan for Western Sydney Parklands for community feedback.

Greater Sydney Parklands uses pesticides across the parklands estate to treat pests, weeds and diseases. Pesticides are used only when necessary, to protect the environment and park assets, and minimise the public's potential exposure to chemicals.

Pesticides typically used within the parks are selective and non-selective herbicides used for weed control, commonly applied by spray, injection or paint techniques, and periodically by vehicle-mounted spray equipment. They include:

• insecticides used in and around buildings and structures to control pests such as cockroaches, ants, wasps and spiders, commonly applied by spray treatment, or solid baits or powders
• insecticides used to treat outbreaks of plant pests
• solid rodenticides used within buildings and locked structures such as barbecues and irrigation boxes
• selective pesticides for pest control on sports fields and turf areas, typically applied by vehicle-mounted equipment.

The draft pesticide use notification plan has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Pesticides Regulation 2017 and the Pesticides Act 1999. The plan outlines when and how the community will be notified of pesticides in use across the parklands.

The draft plan applies to the following areas:

• Centennial Parklands including Moore Park and Queens Park
• Callan Park
• Parramatta Park including Wistaria Gardens
• Western Sydney Parklands
• Fernhill Estate.

You can read the draft plan in full here.

The community is invited to provide comment on the draft plan via email. Please send your comments to:

Centennial Parklands including Moore Park and Queens Park – [email protected]

Callan Park – [email protected]

Parramatta Park including Wistaria Gardens – [email protected]

Western Sydney Parklands and Fernhill Estate – [email protected]

Public feedback for this plan has now closed.

GSP will consider all feedback received as we finalise the Plan. The final Plan will be published on this website.