What is a No Spray Register?
Placing your address on a No Spray Register allows you to ‘opt out’ of chemical spraying on your property boundaries. In Australia, most No Spray Registers are managed by local councils under various state, territory and federal legislation. However, there is no consistent implementation of No Spray Registers. Contact your local council and ask if they have a No Spray Register or if there are plans to develop one. If you live next to a rail corridor, a school, power lines or other land managed outside of the council, contact that organisation directly to ask if they have a No Spray Register.
What does ‘opt out’ mean?
No Spray Registers are updated annually, and residents can ‘opt out’ of spraying by registering within a certain timeframe. Requests outside of the time frame are generally not considered, and the request is non transferrable. By ‘opting out’ you are protecting your property boundaries from unwanted chemical sprays, where your boundary meets council land, or land owned by organisations listed above. The register does not protect you from domestic chemical use and you are encouraged to speak directly with your neighbours. Some No Spray Registers ask property owners to state a reason for the request – copy and paste the reasons below to assist with your application.
Why should I consider the No Spray Register?
There are thousands of pesticides and herbicides used in Australia. The most commonly used herbicide is glyphosate, also known as ‘RoundUp’. In Australia, glyphosate is used to spray roadsides, public green spaces, and property boundaries.
In 2015 the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer announced that ‘RoundUp’ and similar products were assessed as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans.’ Further research shows:
• Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honeybees.
• Glyphosate in Roundup may harm gut bacteria in humans.
• Glyphosate is a possible endocrine disruptor, interfering with the body’s hormones.
• Glyphosate may contribute to antibiotic resistant bacteria.
• Glyphosate exposure correlates to more severe cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• Glyphosate overuse causes herbicide resistance.
• Glyphosate has been linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, also known as ‘farmers cancer’
‘RoundUp’ and similar products have been successfully marketed as a low toxicity herbicide which led to its extensive use and widespread ecological contamination . Additional research has shown that ‘RoundUp’ exposure can be toxic to wildlife, including frogs, bees and monarch butterflies and can be found in groundwater and in the soil.
On June 24 2020, Bayer announced it would enter into a $10 billion settlement with 90,000 litigants in the United States who claim this product caused their cancer, with a further $1.3 billion set aside for future claims. 30,000 claims remained unsettled with Australia due to hear its first case in the very near future.
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