Your Voice Is
On the Record.
Your message has been delivered to your council's General Manager as formal constituent correspondence. Councils are required under NSW local government obligations to log and respond to every submission they receive.
What Happens Next
Your Email Reaches the General Manager
Your message has been delivered to the council's formal correspondence address and is now part of its official record. Unlike a petition signature, constituent correspondence addressed to the General Manager must be formally logged under NSW local government obligations.
Council Responds Within 14–28 Days
Most councils acknowledge constituent correspondence within this window. The response — or absence of one — tells you where the council stands. A reply confirming SGAR use, or refusing to confirm it, is itself useful information for the campaign's audit record.
If You Don't Hear Back — Escalate
No response is not a dead end. Attend public question time at a council meeting and ask the Mayor or General Manager to state the council's position on the record. Lodge a GIPA request for pest management contract details. Contact your ward councillors directly — they can raise a formal motion. See the further action section below.
Why individual emails matter: A pattern of resident correspondence — from different addresses, personalised, sustained — signals genuine constituent concern and is substantially harder to set aside than a petition counter.
The Work Behind Your Action
This campaign is built on direct correspondence with every NSW council — not assumptions or estimates. Here's what the audit has established.
Fund the Council Audit
Auditing 128 councils, building the tracker, and running this campaign takes sustained effort. Every contribution funds more outreach, more FOI requests, and more pressure on more councils.
If Your Council Doesn't Respond
No response — or an unsatisfactory one — is not the end. These are your escalation options.
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Attend in PersonPublic Question Time at a Council MeetingEvery NSW council holds public question time. Ask the Mayor or General Manager to state the council's rodenticide policy on the public record. This creates a formally minuted response — much harder to dismiss than written correspondence.→
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Formal RequestLodge a GIPA Request for Contract DetailsUnder the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, you can request pest management contracts, product specifications, and application records. Councils must respond within 20 working days. We can provide a request template.→
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Elected RepresentativesWrite Directly to Your Ward CouncillorsIndividual councillors can initiate motions at council meetings. Byron, Camden, and Campbelltown passed SGAR-free motions after residents contacted their ward representatives directly. We can provide a councillor contact template.→
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Stay UpdatedCheck the Live Council TrackerThe tracker is updated as councils respond, change policy, or are audited for the first time. If your council's status changes — in either direction — it will be reflected here. Return to send a follow-up email if new evidence warrants it.→