Applications for the No Spray Register are open from 1-30 June each year.
We manage weeds and vegetation within our road reservations, which includes a combination of mowing, manual removal and herbicide spraying.
In rural and semi-rural areas, herbicide spraying is an integrated component of the Rural Verge Mowing Program, with spot spraying conducted around road fixtures.
In urban areas, herbicide spraying is used to manage undesirable vegetation for gutter, kerb and footpath maintenance. It may also be required in road reservations for environmental and declared weed management.
If you do not want us to spray herbicides next to your property frontage, you can apply to be placed on the No Spray Register.
Please note:
- The No Spray Register only applies to property frontages of road reservations.
- If you apply you need a plan on how you intend to control the weeds and manage the vegetation yourself.
- You need to ensure that any ‘no spray area’ markers are maintained in good condition and are clearly visible.
- Successful applicants will be added to the register for the period up to two years, expiring 30 June, when they must renew your application.
Terms of the register
We will ensure that:
- The approved no spray area in rural areas will be marked by two orange roadside markers (one at each end of area) at a height of 900mm above natural ground level and in line with property boundary; and in urban areas will be marked by two round orange markers (one at each end of area) attached on the top of the kerb and gutter.
- Tenders and contracts for the spraying of road reservations will be required to acknowledge no spray zones and properties listed on the No Spray Register.
- Council staff and contractors are made aware of and adhere to the No Spray Register as far as is reasonably practicable.
If during an inspection of a ‘no spray area’ we notice that the area is not being maintained, you may be advised that the conditions of the No Spray Register need to be complied with. Failure to maintain a no spray area to an appropriate standard may result in the property being removed from the No Spray Register.
Read the No Spray Register Policy.
How to apply
Applications and renewals for the No Spray Register are open from 1-30 June each year. Once closed, council will review all entries and notify applicants if they have been successful.
You can apply or renew your registration online during 1-30 June each year.