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2021 Feb: Robinvale (Victoria) bird killing most likely deliberate. Pesticide: Methomyl
2021 Feb: Recycler Suez says herbicides in contaminated compost came from Melbourne council water. Pesticides: Dicamba, 2,4-D, MCPA, Triclopyr, Picloram
2021 February: Bee Deaths, Dalby (Queensland). Pesticide: Fipronil
2021 February: Toxic Compost (Reservoir, Victoria). Pesticides?
2020 October: Poisoned Eagles, Willurah Road, Conargo (NSW). Pesticide: ?
2021 January: Dead fish, yabbies, aquatic life (Cohuna, Vic). Pesticide: Acrolein
2017/18: Prairie (Qld). Pesticide: Hepatchlor
2018/19: Torrens Creek (Queensland) – Metsulfuron Methyl
2018/19: Hughenden (Queensland). Pesticides: Asulam, 24-DP Dichloroprop
2019/20: Bundaberg WSA (Queensland). Hexazinone, 2,4-D
2019/20: Gin Gin Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticides: Hexazinone, 2,4-D
2019/20: Gooburrum Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticide: Hexazinone
2019/20: Lake Monduran Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticides: Hexazinone, 2,4-D
2019 October: Congeratinga River (South Australia). Pesticides: Clopyralid, Haloxyfop, Metsulfuron Methyl
2020: Myponga Tiers Monitoring Station (South Australia). Pesticides: 2,4-D, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate, Glyphosate, MCPA, Metsulfuron Methyl
2019: Wirrina Cove (South Australia). Pesticides: MCPA
2020 September: Bird Deaths Hampden Road Reserve, Lakemba (NSW)
2019 July: Rosebank (NSW). Spray Drift Fine
2019 February: Jerilderie (NSW). Spray Drift
2019/20: Dookie (Victoria) – Atrazine
2019-20: Euroa (Victoria) – Atrazine
2020 October: Contaminated Gibberellic Acid – Sunraysia Region (Victoria) – Clopyralid
2020 August: Geraldton (Western Australia). Pesticide: Ratsak/Brodifacoum
2020 June: Canola Crop Damage. Glenorchy (Victoria). Pesticide: Triasulfuron?
2020: Gwydir Wetlands (New South Wales). Spray Drift
2017/18? Southern Boobok Deaths – Perth environs (Western Australia). Pesticides: Warfarin, Difenacoum, Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Difethialone, Flocoumafen
2020 August: Boobook Owl Poisoning – Melbourne (Victoria). Pesticide: Brodifacoum
2002: Namoi Valley (NSW) DDE residues remaining in Soil
2020 July: Trangie (NSW). Spray Drift Impacting Peppercorns
2020 June: Holey Plains State Park Spray Drift from Pine Plantation. Pesticides: Glyphosate?, Metsulfuron Methyl?
2018: Tully River (Queensland). Pesticide Shirtan (contains Mercury)
June 6 2020: TasNetworks (Hydro Electric Commission) Pay Pesticide Compensation. Pesticide: 2,4,5-T
1/5/20: Senate Inquiry Cancer Cluster Bellarine Peninsula. Pesticide: Dieldrin?
2019 July: Farmer fined stored Barley – North Star (New South Wales). Pesticide: Phosphine
2020 February: Senate Inquiry into Possible Bellarine Peninsula Cancer Cluster – Mosquito spraying?
2017/18: Biloela (Queensland). Pesticides: Multiple
2017/19: Coffs Harbour Local Government Area (New South Wales). Pesticides: Diuron, Carbendazim, Boscalid, Propiconazole, Terbutryn, Metolachlor
2018/19 – Barmah (Victoria) – DBCP (1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane)
2013/18: Nebo Road Water Treatment Plant (Mackay, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Dinoseb, Diuron, Hexazinone
2017/18: Marian Water Treatment Plant (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Dinoseb, Diuron, Hexazinone, Metolachlor
2018 February: Concerns over Mosquito Spraying with Twilight ULV on Karumba Fishery (Queensland). Pesticide: Phenothrin, Piperonyl Butoxide
2019/2010: 128 dead Wedge Tailed Eagles (Violet Town (Victoria)). Suspected Pesticide Luci-Jet (Fenthion)
2019 August: Epping Market (Victoria) – Methyl Bromide
2019 March: Mosquito Spraying Burili Ulcer (Goyarra Street, Rye). Pesticides: Bifenthrin?, S Methoprene?
2019 March: Mosquito Spraying Burili Ulcer (French Street, Rye, Victoria). Pesticide: Bifenthrin?, S Methoprene?
2019 March: Mosquito Spraying Burili Ulcer (Dawn Street, Rye, Victoria). Pesticides: Bifenthrin?, S Methoprene?
2019 August: Mosquito Spray Trial Halted (Mornington Peninsula, Victoria). Pesticide: Bifenthrin
2016 March: Tens of Thousands of Dead Bees (Killarney Victoria). Pesticide: Fipronil
2018 April: Busselton Bee Deaths (Western Australia)
2012 June: Thousands of Bees Killed – Batemans Bay region (NSW)
2019 June: 10 million bees killed – Griffith (NSW). Pesticide: Fipronil
2016: Western Treatment Plant Biosolids (Victoria). Pesticides: Aldrin, Chlordane (trans), DDD, DDE, Dieldrin, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene
2016: Eastern Treatment Plant Biosolids (Victoria). Pesticides: Aldrin, Chlordane (cis), Chlordane (trans), DDT, DDE, DDD, Dieldrin, Hexachlorobenzene
2019 April: St George community forum addresses issue of spray drift (Queensland)
2009/10: Broome (Western Australia) Pesticide: ?
2018 Jan: Coonamble (NSW). Spray Drift. Paraquat mentioned
2019 February: Growers lose $1 million from suspected toxic spray. Pesticide: 2,4-D suspected
2018 December: Spray Drift Costs Lucerne Grower $1.3m (Victoria)
2018 December – Farmers seek compensation over claims chemical contamination of herbicides wiped out vegetable crops (Victoria) – Pesticides:
2018 November: Griffith Spraydrift (New South Wales). Pesticide: 2,4-D
2018 November: St. George Grapevine Damage (NSW). Pesticide: 2,4-D
2018 November: Spraydrift (Central Queensland). Pesticide: 2,4-D
2018 September: Alstonville Bee Deaths (New South Wales). Pesticide: Fipronil
2018 October: Indian Government Warns About Glyphosate on Dals. Pesticide: Glyphosate
2018 October – 4 Spray Drift Incidents (Central Highlands Queensland ). Pesticide:2,4-D
2018 September: Katherine (Northern Territory). 1 Million Bees Poisoned. Pesticide: Fipronil
2016 September – Broken Hill Area 60 Dead Eagles (New South Wales) – Methomyl
2018 September: Tubbut (East Gippsland) – Farm Worker Jailed for Poisoning 406 Wedge-Tail Eagles. Pesticide: Methomyl
2018 June: Derby Region (Western Australia). Pesticides: 2,4,5-T, 2,4-D
2014 – Grain Contamination (Victoria) – Flutriafol
2016 August: Pesticide Residues (Western Australia). Pesticides: Glyphosate, Imidacloprid, Haloxyfop, Flutriafol, Imazapic, Imazapyr
2018 July : Vijayawada (India) – Glyphosate
2017 August – Accensi Pty Ltd Chemical Company Fined $100,000
2018 June: Tamworth (NSW) – Fines for Spray Drift
1995-2016: Innisfail Water Supply (Queensland). Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos, Fenthion Methyl, Fenthion, Diuron, Simazine, Imidacloprid
2014/20: River Park Reservoir (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Fipronil
2014/20: Wallaville Reservoir (Wallaville, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Diuron
2013/20: Gregory River Reservoir (Childers/Woodgate, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Diuron, Metolachlor, Hexazinone
2013/20: Kalkie Reservoir (Kalkie, Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Metolachlor
2013/20: Vecellios Road Reservoir (Moore Park, Queensland). Pesticide: Atrazine, Diuron, Metolachlor, Hexazinone
2013/20: Powers Street Reservoir (Bundaberg Queensland). Pesticide: Bromacil
2016/17: Tinaroo Park (Queensland) – Thiometon, Dichlorvos
2015/18: Comet (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Desethylatrazine, Tebuthiuron, Metolachlor
2016/17: Surat River (1) (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Desethyl Atrazine, Diuron, Metolachlor, Tebuthiuron
2018 April: Tatong (Victoria) – Victorian Protected Cockatoos Killed By Chemical. Pesticide: Omethoate
1994 July: Pyengana (Tasmania). Pesticide: Simazine
2014-18: Moura Water Treatment Plant (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Dicofol, Endosulfan (Total), Endosulfan (Lactose), Endrin, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Simazine, Tebuthiuron, Azinphos Methyl
2014-15: Dawson River (SW) (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Chlordane, DEET, Desethyl Atrazine, Dicofol, Diuron, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Tebuthiuron
2014-15: Baralaba WTP (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Desethyl Atrazine, Dicofol, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Tebuthiuron,
2018 April: Tests Reveal Poison Risk in Backyard Chook Pens. Pesticides: Dieldrin, DDT, Aldrin
2013/18: Chinchilla Water Treatment Plant (Qld). Pesticides: Atrazine, Desethyl Atrazine, Desisopropyl Atrazine, Diuron, Metolachlor, Simazine, Tebuthiuron, Terbuthylazine
2014/19: Giru/Cungulla Drinking Water (Queensland). Pesticides: Atrazine, Desethylatrazine, Hexazinone, Metolachlor, Diuron, Imidacloprid, Desisopropyl Atrazine
2018 March (Queensland) Pesticides Killing Prawn Larvae in Early Warning for $80m Industry. Pesticides: Bifenthrin, Fipronil, Imidacloprid,
2018 February: 50,000 Bees Poisoned (Paddington NSW)
2018 January: Spray Drift Kills Cotton. Pesticide: 2,4-D
2017/2020: Paraquat Poisoning (Mangrove Mountain NSW) Pesticide: Paraquat
2011-2016? Darwin River Reservoir (NT). Pesticide: Dicamba
2016 March: Whitemark (Tas) Council Depot. Pesticide: MCPA
2017 September: Pesticide Contaminates Drinking Water Dam near Ballina. Pesticide: Diazinon
August 2017: Bird Deaths Linked to Common Insecticide that is Banned in Europe. Pesticide: Imidacloprid
2017 August: Five Sea Eagles Poisoned – Bairnsdale (Vic). Pesticide: DDE
2011 December: Candowie Reservoir (Vic) Phillip Island Water Supply. Pesticide: Monocrotophos
2016 October: Motor Neurone Disease: Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NSW)
2017 February: Half of NSW’s cotton crop impacted by spray drift. Pesticide: 2,4-D
2012 November: Adjungbilly Creek NSW. Pesticide: Atrazine
2008 February 25: Stockers Plains Meander Tasmania
2012 July – 2013 June: Baratta Creek at Northcote. Pesticides: Multiple
2014/15: Murrumbidgee Catchment: Pesticides: Diuron, Metolachlor
1998 July: Plantation Streams Warren Reservoir. Pesticide: Atrazine
2016 January: Spray Drift Closeburn Qld. Pesticide: Aminopyralid, Fluroxypur
2013 – 2016: Tunbridge (Tas). Pesticide in Water: MCPA, 2,4-D
2013 August – 2017 February: Currie (King Island) Tasmania. Pesticides: 2,4-D, Alpha-Cypermethrin, Chlorothalonil, Glyphosate, Hexazinone, Atrazine
2015 May: Kuranda State Forest cleared. Pesticides: Glyphosate, Fluroxypur
1988 December: Kensington (Vic) United Transport Services Fire.
1997 February: Gawler (Tas) Crop Dusting Accident
2010 April: Crop Duster Accident Ayr (Qld)
1960’s – 1980’s: Spray Workers Ord River Exposed: Pesticides 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T
2002 – 2013: Dumbleton Weir Pioneer River (Qld). Pesticides: Diuron, Atrazine, Desethylatrazine, Hexazinone, Ametryn, 2,4-D
1992: Coffs Harbour Spray Drift: Pesticides detected: Heptachlor, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Ethoprophos
1973 – 1984: Coffs Harbour. Birth Defects
1980 – 1986: Carnarvon Birth Defects
2006 February: Child dies from herbicide poisoning. Pesticide detected: Paraquat
1996 January: Moree Cattle Contamination. Pesticide detected: Chlorflurazuron, Endosulfan
2000 October: Gippsland Lakes Mosquito Spray Plan: Pesticide of Concern: Temephos
1990 – 1992: Tully. Banana Plantations. Pesticides of concern: Propiconazole, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate, Monocrotophos, Mancozeb
1950’s – 1980’s: Ovens Valley. Pesticides: DDT, Aldrin, Dieldrin, Heptachlor, Chlordane
1950’s – 1960’s. Willowtree Road, Ferntree Gully.
1987 February: Streaky Bay School Ceduna. Pesticide detected: Aldrin
1950’s – 2010’s: Nufarm Coogee Kwinana (WA). Contaminated Site
2013 July: Mudjimba Qld. Pesticide of Concern: Gloricide (2,4-D + Metsulfuron Methyl)
1949 – 1986: Union Carbide owned Rhodes (Homebush Bay). Pesticides included: 2,4,5-T, 2,4-D
1984 – 1993: Coffs Harbour, NSW. Bananas – Cluster of Cleft Palate, Spina Bifida, Heart and Brain Abnormalities
1980’s: Emerald Queensland. Cotton Spraying. Childhood leukemia
1997: Brisbane River. Pesticides detected: Chlorpyrifos, Bifenthrin.
1998 September – 2017 November: Anstey Hill Water Treatment Plant (SA). Pesticides detected: Simazine, Chlordane, Dieldrin, MCPA
1965 – 1973: Nufarm Operations in Fawkner
1960 – 2015: Gunnamatta Outfall Melbourne Water
1998 July – 2017 October: Warren Reservoir (SA). Pesticides detected: Atrazine, Hexazinone, Simazine, MCPA, Clopyralid, Metsulfuron Methyl.
2014/15: Toxic Legacy Lands Department Workers Linton (Vic). Pesticide: 2,4,5-T (Dioxin TCDD)
1964-66: Australian Army Tests Pesticides Innisfail Queensland
1982 April: Hiawatha Valley Gippsland Health Problems. Pesticides: 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D.
1988 March: King Lake Farms Quaratined. Pesticide: Dieldrin.
1988 March: Bellarine Peninsula Farms Quarantined. Pesticide: Dieldrin.
1987-1988: The Dieldrin Contamination Issue: Gembrook (Vic)
1975-1978: Yarram Birth Deformities. Pesticide: 2,4,5-T.
1989-1992: Triazine Pollution of Tasmanian Streams
1992: Dianella (Perth) Groundwater contaminated with Atrazine and Fenamiphos
2001: Warringah Golf Course 10,000 Dead Fish (Chemical: Azinphos Methyl)
2003 May – 2013 Dec: Wurdee Boluc Reservoir (Geelong). Pesticide: 2,4-D.