Mowing/Maintenance – Ovals

Showground Ovals

McLean Oval

Alfred Oval

Gus Smith Oval

Cranfield Oval

Henry Miller Oval

Mowing/Maintenance – Parks

Skate Parks

Chinese Tribute Gardens/ Dam

Tresillian Park

Anderson Park

Carrington Park

Recreation Park

River Walk

Courthouse Park

Town Clock

Town Entrances / Rural Villages/ Town Streets / Non–Irrigated Parks / Reserves

Line Marking Cricket Pitches / Ovals 

Athletics Track

Rugby League 

Rugby Union  

Soccer Fields 

CBD Works

Bins checked / rubbish picked up (parks / ovals / cemeteries / rest areas)

CBD maintenance on roundabouts and streets – Boorowa, Harden and Young

Cleaning public toilets – Hilltops Region

Garden maintenance – weeding, pruning and planting and irrigation

Playground inspections/maintenance

Cemeteries

Lawn cemetery mowing / spraying / edging / whipper snipping – Boorowa/Harden/Young

Funeral setups and burials

Pruning roses

Irrigation

All ovals / parks / cemetaries maintenance, checks and repairs – Boorowa / Harden / Young

Irrigation set to winter program (turned off while raining)

Spraying

Spraying parks, reserves and non-irrigated parks

Spraying roads shoulders MR56 and MR84 (weather permitting)

Town streets, laneways and cemeteries

Spraying Council facilities where needed

Planned pesticide and herbicide use by Council works crews will be conducted on: 

• All roads in Hilltops Council – Young, Boorowa and Harden areas; 

• Shire parks, ovals, laneways, cemeteries and some town areas; 

• All villages, rest areas, rural tips and reserves; and 

• Rural and regional road shoulders. 

And may include the use of: 

• AmmoniumSulphate, AQ200AquaticHerbicide, Amitrole, Brush Off, Broadstrike Dicamba, Round Up, Round Up Ultra Max, Crucial, Wipeout 450, Glyphosate 450, Gladiator CT, Brush Off, Clethodim 360, Flupropanate,  Panzer 540K, Starane Advanced, Basta, Biffo, Sharpen, Striker, Simaganz, Weed master Duo, Dicamba, Dropzone, 2,4-D Ester 680, Open Range, Woody Extra, Kamba M, Metsulfuron, MCPA Amine 750,  Grazon Extra, Primo, MCPA 500, Ken-Met, Kamba 750, Ramjet 75D, Taskforce, Para-Trooper, Spraytop, Bow Saw 600, Diuron 900 WDG, Devour, Verdict, Pyrethrum, and Fusilade; 

• Confidor for aphids; 

• Marking Dye 

• Access for wild fruit tree control; 

• Various wetters to enhance the effectiveness of chemicals 

• Naturalure Fruit Fly Bait to target the control of fruit fly. 

In accordance with Hilltops Council’s Pesticide Notification Plan, signs and flashing lights will be provided on vehicles applying pesticides.  Escort warning vehicles will be used for the 2025/2026 road shoulder program.  Signage will be placed to inform the public where required and will remain on-site for 24 hours after spraying. 

Road users should exercise extreme caution when passing these vehicles. 

Planned pesticide and herbicide use is subject to change due to Council resources and weather conditions. 

PLEASE DIRECT ANY ENQUIRIES TO CUSTOMER SERVICES ON 1300 445 586.