Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray chemical control area
The boundaries of the Mallee and Mid-Murray Agricultural Chemical Control Area (ACCA) were extended in February 2006 to create the Extended Mallee ACCA.
The chemical use restrictions that apply in the Extended Mallee ACCA (the area that's furthest from the river, shaded green in the maps that follow) are different to those in the Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA (the area closest to the river, shaded purple), which have not changed.
View larger version of the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA map (IMAGE - 1.1 MB)
Or download:
- Map 1 — western part of the Extended Mallee ACCA (IMAGE - 861.2 KB)
- Map 2 — northern part of the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA (IMAGE - 1.1 MB)
- Map 3 — central part of the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA (IMAGE - 856.9 KB)
- Map 4 — central part of the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA (IMAGE - 956.9 KB)
- Map 5 — eastern part of the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA (IMAGE - 904.3 KB)
- Map 6 — southern part of the Extended Mallee ACCA (IMAGE - 798.1 KB)
- Map 7 — south-eastern part of the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA (IMAGE - 757.6 KB)
Description of the areas
Mallee and Mid-Murray
The Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA is all that area that includes the parishes of Annuello, Bael Bael, Benetook, Benjeroop, Boga, Brockie, Burra, Cantala, Carwarp, Castle Donington, Colignan, Coonimur, Dartagook, Gayfield, Karadoc, Konardin, Kulkyne, Kunat Kunat, Margooya, Merbein, Mildura, Murrabit, Murrabit West, Narrung, Nenandie, Pental Island, Piambie, Piangil, Toltol, Tyntynder, Tyntynder North, Tyntynder West, Umbang, Wargan, Woorinen, Yatpool, Yelta, Yelwell and Yungera.
It also includes that part of the parish of:
- Carwarp West, east of Calder Highway
- Ginquam, north of Carwarp North West Angle Road
- Koorkab, east of Boundary Bend-Kooloonong Road and north of the road from the former Township of Koorkab to Piambie
- Liparoo, north of Hattah-Robinvale Road
- Mournpoul, east of Calder Highway and north of Hattah-Robinvale Road
- Nurnurnemal, east of Calder Highway
- Wemen, north of Wemen-Annuello Road.
Extended Mallee
The Extended Mallee ACCA is the area of land bounded by the Murray River, the South Australia–Victoria border and:
- a line commencing at a point where Griggs Rd intersects with the Murray River at Koondrook
- along Griggs Road to the Kerang-Koondrook Road
- in a westerly direction along the Kerang-Koondrook Road to its intersection with the Murray Valley Highway
- along the Murray Valley Highway to its intersection with the Kerang-Quambatook Road
- along the Kerang-Quambatook Road to the township of Quambatook
- north along the Quambatook-Swan Hill Road to its intersection with the Dumosa-Quambatook Road
- along the Dumosa-Quambatook Road to its intersection with the Donald-Swan Hill Road
- in a south-westerly direction along the Donald-Swan Hill Road to its intersection with the Calder Highway
- in a northerly direction along the Calder Highway to its intersection with the Mallee Highway
- in a westerly direction along the Mallee Highway to its intersection with the Meridian Road at Walpeup
- in a northerly direction along the Meridian Road to parish of Wymlet
- along the western boundaries of the parishes of Wymlet, Bitternang, Carool and Raak to Carwarp Road
- west along Carwarp Road to its intersection with Yarrara South Road
- north along Yarrara South Road and Yarrara North Road to the intersection with the Sturt Highway
- west along the Sturt Highway to the point where South Australia borders Victoria.
Chemicals prohibited in the Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCA
By the specified method of application
These chemicals are prohibited to be applied in this area by a specific method.
| Chemical | Prohibited method |
|---|---|
| Aerial spraying or mister application |
| Ester formulations of 2,4-D, 2,4-DB or MCPA | All methods of application |
Unless an ACCA permit has been granted
These chemicals are prohibited to be applied by a specific method without an ACCA permit. An ACCA permit is different to an Agricultural Chemical User Permit (ACUP).
Download the form:
- ACCA permit application form (WORD - 804.6 KB)
- ACCA permit application form – accessible (WORD - 801.8 KB)
| Chemical | Prohibited method |
|---|---|
| Aerial spraying or mister application |
Chemicals prohibited in the Extended Mallee ACCA
By the specified method of application
| Chemical | Prohibited method |
|---|---|
Ester formulations of 2,4-D or MCPA | All methods of application |
| Ester formulations of triclopyr | Aircraft and mister application |
When the restrictions apply
The restrictions on the use of prohibited chemicals in the Extended Mallee and Mid-Murray ACCAs apply between 1 August and 30 April of the following year (inclusive).
Check your products for prohibited chemicals
To determine if a chemical product contains any of these prohibited chemicals:
- read the chemical's label and accompanying information sheet or
- search the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) PubCRIS database.
What is mister application?
A mister is spraying equipment that uses air for dispersing the spray. It includes:
- mist blowers, orchard sprayers, air blast sprayers, air shear sprayers
- 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.
It does not include air assisted boom sprayers or twin fluid nozzle sprayers.
Keep records of chemical use
All users of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, including ACUP holders, are required to keep specified records for all chemical products used within 48 hours of using the chemical product, and to keep these records for two years.