Pesticide-herbicide application to sportfields
Published on 24 July 2019
Fairfield City Council will be spraying herbicide to control broad leaf weeds on the playing surface of its sports fields.
Council staff will be spraying sports fields with one application of Destiny herbicide between the hours of 7:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
This Program will commence 30 July and conclude 30 August.
All chemicals used are registered for this use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
The public is advised not to use the playing fields while spraying is being done and for at least one hour after application.
For further information, please contact Council's Open Space Coordinator on 9725 0222.
Spraying for broad leaf weeds will be undertaken on the playing surface of the following sports fields:
- Adams Park, Canley Vale
- Allambie Park, Edensor Park
- Avery Park, Fairfield West
- Bosnjak Park, Edensor Park
- Brenan Park, Smithfield
- Cabramatta Sports Ground, Cabramatta
- Cabra-Vale Memorial Park, Cabramatta
- Carrawood Park, Carramar
- Cherrybrook Park, Lansvale
- Chisholm Park, Cabramatta West
- Emerson Park, Wetherill Park
- Endeavour Park, Fairfield West
- Fairfield Park, Fairfield
- Hartley’s Oval, Canley Vale
- Irelands Bridge Reserve, Lansvale
- Joe Broad Park, Mount Pritchard
- King Park, Wakeley
- Knight Park, Yennora
- Lalich Park, Mt Pritchard
- Makepeace Oval, Fairfield
- Parkes Reserve, Canley Vale
- Powhatan Park, Greenfield Park
- Prospect View Park, Smithfield
- Rosford Park, Smithfield
- Smithfield Park, Smithfield
- Springfield Park, Old Guildford
- St John’s Park, St Johns Park
- Stockdale Park, Abbotsbury
- Strong Park, Lansvale
- Terone Park, Bossley Park
- Tarlington Park, Bonnyrigg
The following off leash dog parks will be sprayed on the 30th July 2019 with Casper herbicide.
The Park will be closed for the day while the spraying takes place.
The off leash parks will be back open for normal use next day.
- King Park, Wakeley
- Prout Park, Mt Pritchard
- Wilson Road, Bonnyrigg Heights
- Railway Parade, Canley Vale
The following District parks will be sprayed on the 31st July-1st August 2019 with Casper herbicide.
- Fairfield Park
- Wilson Road, Bonnyrigg Heights
- Bonnyrigg Town Centre Park
- Wetherill Park
- Cabra Vale Park