Tell the City of Parramatta to Come Clean.
City of Parramatta Council confirmed it uses rodenticides in three buildings — but refused to disclose which products, which active ingredients, or which locations, citing "commercial in confidence". SGARs accumulate in native predators through secondary poisoning. The public has a right to know what chemicals are being used in publicly managed buildings. Send a direct email to the General Manager asking them to disclose and transition away from SGARs.
— a public accountability claim over a public health and environment matter.
"Commercial in confidence" — applied to SGARs in publicly managed buildings.
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. City of Parramatta Council can disclose what it currently uses, transition to wildlife-friendly alternatives, and adopt a formal SGAR-free policy — all without compromising rodent management outcomes.