Goulburn Valley chemical control area
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Description of the area
The Goulburn Valley Agricultural Chemical Control Area (ACCA) is all that area that includes the parishes of:
- Baulkamaugh
- Cobram
- Congupna
- Coomboona
- Drumanure
- Dunbubalane
- Girgarre East
- Kaarimba
- Katamatite
- Katandra
- Katunga
- Kyabram East
- Mooroopna
- Mooroopna West
- Mundoona
- Murchison North
- Naringaningalook
- Pine Lodge
- Shepparton
- Tallygaroopna
- Taripta
- Tongala
- Toolamba
- Toolamba West
- Undera
- Yarroweyah
and that part of the parish of:
- Arcadia, north-west of Goulburn Valley Highway
- Boosey, north of Katamatite-Yarrawonga Road
- Caniambo, north of Bells Road
- Dargalong, north of Goulburn Valley Highway to main road number 5376
- Girgarre, east of Girgarre-Rushworth [or Curr] Road
- Kialla, west of Goulburn Valley Highway and north of Mitchell and Armstrong Road
- Kotupna, east and south of the Murray Goulburn Highway
- Kyabram, north of Kyabram-Rochester Road and east of Girgarre-Rushworth [or Curr] Road
- Molka, north-west of Goulburn Valley Highway
- Moora, east of Girgarre-Rushworth [or Curr] Road
- Murchison, north of Rushworth-Murchison Road to the bridge over the Goulburn River
- Strathmerton, east of the railway line from Strathmerton Railway Station to Tocumwal and south of the Murray Valley Highway
- Ulupna, south of the Murray Valley Highway
- Waranga, north of Rushworth-Murchison Road
- Wyuna, east of the Murray Valley Highway
- Yabba Yabba, north-west of Katandra-Yabba North Road and west of Yabba North-Katamatite Road
- Youanmite, west of Yabba North-Katamatite Road.
Chemicals prohibited in this area
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 |
When the restrictions apply
The restrictions on the use of prohibited chemicals in the Goulburn Valley Agricultural Chemical Control Area apply between 1 September 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 a period of two years.