Moving products from South Murwillumbah and Wardell movement control area

To move a fire ant carrier out of the 5km NSW fire ant movement control area you must follow the requirements specified in Part 3 of the current Emergency Order.

It’s OK to move a fire ant carrier into or within the 5km zone around South Murwillumbah (the NSW fire ant movement control area).

Not sure if you’re in the movement control area? Look up your address on the online searchable map.

Record of Movement Declaration

Businesses, organisations and councils moving fire ant carriers out of the NSW fire ant movement control area must complete a Record of Movement Declaration using the online form unless they are moving:

• cleaned and checked or new and unused agricultural and earth moving equipment
• grass, vegetation, and clippings including movements as part of the council’s waste management system
• soil samples

Household residents do not need to complete a Record of Movement Declaration but do need to follow the requirements set out in Part 3 of the current Emergency Order before moving a fire ant carrier.

Organic mulch, soil, compost, and manure

• follow the requirements to treat and maintain preventative conditions set out in Part 3, Clause 31
• note the definition of ‘preventative conditions’ in Part 1, Clause 10
• note the definition of ‘agitate’ in Part 1, Clause 9.

Growing media

• follow the requirements to treat and maintain preventative conditions set out in Part 3, Clause 33
• note the definition of ‘preventative conditions’ in Part 1, Clause 10
• note the definition of ‘agitate’ in Part 1, Clause 9.

Hay, chaff and silage

• follow the requirements for hay making and maintaining preventative conditions set out in Part 3, Clause 34
• follow the requirements for chaff making and maintaining preventative conditions set out in Part 3, Clause 35
• note the definition of ‘preventative conditions’ in Part 1, Clause 10
• follow the requirements for silage making set out in Part 3, Clause 36

Potted plants

• follow the requirements to treat potted plants set out in Part 3, Clause 37
• note the exemption for non-commercial movements of 5 or less potted plants – noting Clause 30
• note the exemption for potted plants kept in preventative conditions in Clause 37
• note the definition of ‘preventative conditions’ in Part 2, Clause 10

Indoor potted plants

• follow the requirements for indoor potted plants in Part 3, Clause 38
• follow the requirements to keep the indoor potted plant indoors in the Emergency Zone set out in Part 3, Clause 38

Turf

• follow the requirements to treat and maintain preventative conditions set out in Part 3, Clause 40
• note the definition of ‘preventative conditions’ in Part 1, Clause 10