Petition updateShell Cove Deserves Chemical Safety & Accountability

Now Is The Moment to Act!

Diana HarveyShell Cove, Australia

28 Apr 2026

Subject: Please act now — your voice is needed

Dear supporters,

Thank you for standing behind our petition to reduce harmful herbicide use in Shellharbour. With over 370 signatures, it’s clear our community cares deeply about health, safety, and our environment.

Now is the moment to act.
Shellharbour Council’s Pesticide Notification Plan is open for public feedback on the Let’s Chat section of their website — and it still proposes the continued use of glyphosate as a non-selective herbicide.

We urgently need as many people as possible to lodge a short submission calling for the phase-out of glyphosate and the adoption of safer, proven alternatives like Foamstream.

https://weedingtechaustralia.com.au/

Recent discussion at council has already shown this is a live and “heated” issue, and public input right now can genuinely influence the outcome:
https://regionillawarra.com.au/glyphosate-debate-heats-up-as-shellharbour-pesticide-plan-opens-for-public-feedback/90866/

Many councils — in Australia and overseas — have already successfully moved away from glyphosate, prioritising safer methods:
https://www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-free-towns-success-stories/

This is about protecting our children, pets, wildlife, waterways, and community spaces.

If you’ve been meaning to help, this is the most important step you can take.

Please take a few minutes to make a submission here

https://letschatshellharbour.com/informing-community-about-pesticide-use

Together, we can ensure Shellharbour lives up to its promise as a safe, healthy coastal community.

Warm regards,
Diana Harvey

Some useful links:

ABC and other articles about non use of glyphosate in NSW and Queensland:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-16/concerned-about-roundup-local-councils-trying-alternatives/10122440

https://action.eko.org/a/city-of-sydney-stop-using-glyphosate-aus-fba21

https://www.myosh.com/news/councils-phasing-out-glyphosate-over-health-concerns-and-legal-risks

https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-us/news/news-items/2019/june/council-phases-out-roundup,-trials-organic-herbicide