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Melbourne Agricultural Chemical Control Area

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Note that the ACCA covers the entire coloured area.

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Map 4

Chemicals prohibited by the specified method of application

Chemical Prohibited method
  • Any formulation of picloram
  • Hexazinone applied as a liquid
  • Products containing sulfometuron methyl
  • Ester formulations of triclopyr
 Aerial spraying or mister application
  • Ester formulations of 2,4-D, 2,4-DB or MCPA
 All methods of application

Chemicals prohibited unless an *ACCA permit has been granted

Chemical Prohibited method
  • Any formulation of chlorsulfuron, clopyralid, glyphosate or metsulfuron methyl
  • Any amine formulation of MCPA, MCPB, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, dicamba, mecoprop or triclopyr
 Aerial spraying or mister application

ACCA permit application form.

Notes

To determine if a chemical product contains any of these prohibited chemicals, please read the chemical's label and accompanying information sheet or search the APVMA PUBCRIS website.

*An ACCA permit is different to an Agricultural Chemical User Permit (ACUP).

Mister definition: spraying equipment that uses air for dispersing the spray and includes mist blowers, orchard sprayers, air blast sprayers, air shear sprayers and any other spraying equipment that produces a droplet size spectrum that is classified as fine or very fine under ASAE S572 FEB04, Spray Nozzle Classification by Droplet Spectra, but does not include air assisted boom sprayers or twin fluid nozzle sprayers.

Description of area

The Melbourne Agricultural Chemical Control Area is all that area that includes:

The Parishes of Balnarring, Beenak, Berwick, Bittern, Boroondara, Bulla Bulla, Bulleen, Bunyip, Burgoyne, Cranbourne, Cut Paw Paw, Dandenong, Darnum, Derrimut, Deutgam, Doutta Galla, Drouin East, Drouin West, Eumemmerring, Fingal, Flinders, Frankston, Gembrook, Glenwatts, Gracedale, Greensborough, Gruyere, Jika Jika, Jindivick, Kangerong, Keelbundora, Kinglake, Koo-Wee-Rup, Koo-Wee-Rup East, Langwarrin, Linton, Longwarry, Lyndhurst, Maribrynong, Melbourne North, Melbourne South, Monbulk, Monda, Moorabbin, Moorooduc, Mooroolbark, Morang, Mordialloc, Mulgrave, Nangana, Nar-Nar-Goon, Narree Worran, Neerim, Nillumbik, Nunawading, Pakenham, Prahran, Queenstown, , Ringwood, Scoresby, Sherwood, Sutton, Tarneit, Tarrawara, Tarrawara North, Tonimbuk, Tonimbuk East, Truganina, Tullamarine, Tyabb, Wandin Yallock, Wannaeue, Warburton, Warragul, Warrandyte, Will-Will-Rook, Wollert, Woodbourne, Woori Yallock, Yallock, Yan Yean, Yannathan, Yering, Younga and Yuroke.

Restriction Period

The restrictions on the use of prohibited chemicals in the Melbourne Agricultural Chemical Control Area apply all year.

Remember

All users of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, including ACUP holders, are required to make specified records for all chemical products used within 48 hours of using the chemical product, and keep these records for a minimum of two years.

Further information

DPI Customer Service Centre 136 186 or www.dpi.vic.gov.au/chemicalstandards

 

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