Chemical Free Park Trial

Council has instructed the City of Nedlands to trial a chemical free park. Masons Gardens in Dalkeith has been identified as the suitable location for this trial.

The trial will commence in December 2011 and will continue for a period of 24 months. There will be no pesticides used on the turf or garden areas at Masons Gardens over this period. This will include the application of herbicide, fungicide and insecticide treatments. During the trial period the City will be evaluating the cost involved in manually attending to the eradication of weeds and pests. It will also be monitoring and compiling park usage and community feedback information for reporting back to Council.

The City welcomes community feedback on the condition of the reserve over this period. Should you have any comments, please contact the City on 9273 3500.

Alternatively, please forward comments to the City’s email council@nedlands.wa.gov.au or mailing address City of Nedlands, PO Box 9, Nedlands WA 6909. Please mark any correspondence – Attention Manager Parks Services.