Applies from Tue 28 May 2024, 8.29pm to Fri 7 Jun 2024, 8.30pm. Last reviewed: Tue 28 May 2024, 8.55pm
Closed areas: Areas closed for aerial pest control operation
Areas closed for Aerial Spray program for Bitou Bush
The National Parks and Wildlife Service will be undertaking aerial spraying operations for Bitou Bush control in Hat Head, Goolawah and Limeburners Creek National Parks from Tuesday 28 May until Friday 7 June.
No campgrounds will be closed during the operation, but some walking tracks, roads, beaches, headlands and carparks will be temporarily closed for short periods for public safety.
Bitou Bush will be sprayed with herbicide (Metsulfuron methyl) and the operation is expected to take 2 days to complete.
Spraying operations will be undertaken only when conditions are suitable, so are unlikely to occur throughout the entire period. Areas will be closed for short periods of up to 7 hours while spraying is undertaken. NPWS staff will be in attendance when specific areas are closed to ensure public safety.
The closed areas are:
- Goolawah Beach between Racecourse campground and Back Crescent Beach access
- Big Hill walking track
- South Big Hill beach access
- Plomer Road between Big Hill and Point Plomer
- Barries Bay
- Queens Head walking track and beach access
- North Shore Beach between Queens Head and Broken Bit
- Plomer Road between Broken Bit and Queens Head
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office.
Affects 2 parks and 1 location nearby.