Tell Nambucca Valley Council to Stop Poisoning Wildlife.
Nambucca Valley Council's contractor Rentokil uses Maki Block (bromadiolone) and Ditrac (brodifacoum) — two SGARs — for rodent control. These products accumulate in native predators through secondary poisoning, threatening the koalas, owls, and raptors of the Mid North Coast's significant wildlife corridors. Send a direct email to the General Manager asking them to stop.
Two SGARs via Rentokil across the Nambucca Valley — a Mid North Coast koala corridor.
Secondary poisoning of native wildlife
SGARs accumulate in the tissue of poisoned rodents and remain lethal for days. Native predators — powerful owls, wedge-tailed eagles, raptors, quolls, and antechinus — are exposed when they eat affected animals. Research led by Prof. Raylene Cooke and Assoc. Prof. John White at Deakin University has documented SGAR toxins in the livers of native predators across Australia.
Active regulatory review by the APVMA
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is currently reviewing SGAR registrations following evidence of widespread non-target harm. Councils continuing to use these products risk being on the wrong side of an emerging regulatory shift.
Effective alternatives already exist
Non-anticoagulant products such as Selontra (colecalciferol) provide effective rodent control with no secondary poisoning risk to native wildlife. Nambucca Valley Council can direct Rentokil to replace Maki Block and Ditrac with wildlife-friendly alternatives — a straightforward contract specification update.