| Response: | ​I refer to your official
information request dated 10 May 2023. The information you have requested
is below. - What chemicals
(pesticides, herbicides, fungicides etc.) does the council apply to areas of
wood chip or bark mulch on council owned and / or operated parks, recreational
areas, and reserves (any public area where people may be foraging for
mushrooms)?
Wood chip is natural and unprocessed
initially, once it starts to decompose glyphosate is used to control weeds
coming through any applied mulch.
- What
chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fungicides etc.) does the council apply to
grass areas on council owned and / or operated parks, recreational areas, and
reserves (any public area where people may be foraging for mushrooms)?
Picloram, aminopyralid, and triclopyr are the
active ingredients in Tordon Brushkiller used to control flatweeds in turf.
Glyphosate is used for non-selective weed control.
- What steps
are undertaken to notify the public about areas that have been sprayed?
“Caution Spraying in Progress†signs are placed on area being sprayed and
removed once recommend re-entry time has been achieved.
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