Free herbicide for gamba grass
To help control gamba grass in the Northern Territory (NT), you can get free herbicide, spray equipment loans and weed management advice.
This is also called the Gamba Action Program.
The Gamba Action Program will open on 1 December 2023.
What you'll get
The herbicide you'll get is called glyphosate.
The 2 brands stocked through the program are:
- Kenso Agcare Ken-Up Aquatic 360
- Relyon Glyphix 360 Herbicide.
Both products contain 360g per litre of glyphosate as the active ingredient.
View the product labels or safety data sheets (SDS):
- Relyon Glyphix 360 herbicide SDS PDF (575.7 KB)
- Ken-Up Aquatic 360 e-label PDF (453.4 KB)
- Glyphix 360 herbicide e-label PDF (649.9 KB)
- Ken-Up Aquatic 360 Herbicide SDS PDF (277.0 KB)
Read more about the herbicides on the Kenso Agcare or Relyon websites.
How to use
Always refer to the label on the bottle before mixing herbicide.
You must correctly use herbicides as they can cause immediate and long-term illnesses.
There are laws and instructions you must follow when using herbicides, these include:
- NT law, read the Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004
- Commonwealth law, go to the Australian Government website.
For a step-by-step guide on how to use herbicides, read controlling gamba grass.
Get free herbicide or spray equipment
Location | Address | Opening hours | Contact |
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Freds Pass Sport and Recreation Reserve Slip-on spray tanks available | 20 Bees Creek Road | Monday and Friday - Every second Saturday from 2 December - 8am to 12 noon | |
Adelaide River Fire and Rescue Response Group | 132 Stuart Highway | Call for details | |
Coomalie Community Government Council | 141 Cameron Road | Fridays only 8:30am to 3pm | |
Dundee | 4250 Fog Bay Road | Call for details | 0429 407 520 - John Trott |
Daly River | Wooliana Road | Call for details | 0447 585 572 - Tony Schultz |
Katherine Weed Management Branch depot | 11 Crawford Street | Call for details | |
Labasheeda Volunteer Bushfire Brigade | 645 Parkin Road | Call for details | 0427 760 383 or therese.taurus@gmail.com - Therese Balanztegui 0409 286 439 - Terry |
Milne Volunteer Bushfire Brigade | 165 Bynoehaven Road | Call for details | |
Territory Wildlife Park | 960 Cox Peninsula Road | Monday to Friday - 9am to 2pm | |
Wagait Shire Council | 62 Wagait Tower Road | Call for details |
Contact
If you have any questions, contact the Weed Management Branch.
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