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SGAR Use Confirmed — Randwick City Council

Tell Randwick City Council to Stop Poisoning Wildlife.

Randwick City Council confirmed it uses SGARs — but has never disclosed which products, where, or how often. In June 2025, a motion to phase out SGARs and adopt a Wildlife-Friendly LGA declaration was defeated 11–4 at a council meeting where Animal Liberation presented in support. Constituent pressure is the next step. Send a direct email to the General Manager.

Audit Record
NSW SGAR Council Audit — Randwick Updated 27 Feb 2026
SGAR Status
Confirmed User
SGAR use confirmed by council. No products, placement locations, or frequency details provided. Residents have a right to know.
SGAR Products in Use
Not Disclosed council confirmed SGAR use but provided no product details
Contractor
Not disclosed
LGA Region
Sydney Metro
Council Vote Record
NM62/25 — SGAR Phase-Out Motion — Randwick City Council 17 June 2025
Wildlife Friendly Declaration & SGAR Phase-Out Cr Willington moved to phase out SGARs from all council-managed land and facilities, establish a public pesticide register, and call on the NSW Government to restrict SGAR use. Animal Liberation presented in support.
Outcome LOST 4 — 11
Voted For
4
  • Cr Willington
  • Cr Magner
  • Cr Veitch
  • Cr D'Souza
Voted Against
11
  • Cr Hamilton
  • Cr Hay
  • Cr Luxford
  • Cr Gordon
  • Cr Rosenfeld
  • Cr Martin
  • Cr Asgari
  • Cr Wilson
  • Cr Said
  • Cr Burst
  • Mayor Parker
Why this matters: The motion required a majority to pass. Constituent emails to the General Manager create a formal record of community concern — and build the case for councillors to bring the motion back with a different outcome.
Why This Matters

A phase-out motion was defeated 11–4. Constituent pressure is what comes next.

01

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.

02

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.

03

Effective alternatives already exist

First-generation anticoagulants (FGARs) and non-anticoagulant products such as Selontra (colecalciferol) provide effective rodent control with substantially lower risk to non-target wildlife. Randwick City Council can transition without compromising its pest management obligations.

The motion can be brought back. Four councillors voted for a full SGAR phase-out in June 2025. A sustained pattern of constituent correspondence strengthens the case for those councillors to move the motion again — and gives undecided councillors reason to switch. Councils including Blue Mountains, Hornsby, Byron, Camden, and Inner West have already adopted SGAR-free positions. Randwick should follow.
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