Mowing/Maintenance – Ovals

Alfred Oval

Cranfield Oval

Gus Smith Oval 

Roberts Park 

Showground Ovals  

Mowing/Maintenance – Parks

Apex Park

Boorowa River Walk  

Captain Cook Weir

Carrington Park

Chinaman Dam

Coddington Park

Courthouse Park

Dr Kelf Park 

Recreation Park

Skate Parks  

Tresillian Park 

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 – Boorowa, Harden and Young

Cleaning public toilets – Hilltops Region

Garden maintenance – weeding and pruning

Playground inspections / maintenance

Cemeteries

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

Funeral setups and burials

Irrigation

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

Maintenance/Street Trees

Tree pruning and removal in Hilltops Region

Picking up limbs

Responding to Customer Requests

Rest Areas

Bins emptied (twice per week)

Rest areas maintenance (mowing / whipper snipping / tree pruning / spraying)

Services / toilets cleaned and restocked

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

Spraying

Spraying Council facilities

Spraying parks, reserves and non-irrigated parks

Spraying roads shoulders Boorowa, Harden and Young

Town streets and cemeteries

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.