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):

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:

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

Freds Pass Sport and Recreation Reserve

Slip-on spray tanks available

20 Bees Creek Road
Freds Pass - use the map PNG (1.5 MB)

Monday and Friday -
7:30 to 10:30am and 2:30 to 5:30pm

Every second Saturday from 2 December - 8am to 12 noon

0427 272 586

Adelaide River Fire and Rescue Response Group

132 Stuart Highway
Adelaide River NT 0846

Call for details

0419 828 694

Coomalie Community Government Council

141 Cameron Road
Batchelor NT 0845

Fridays only 8:30am to 3pm

08 8976 0058

Dundee

4250 Fog Bay Road
Dundee Forest NT 0840

Call for details

0429 407 520 - John Trott

Daly River

Wooliana Road
Daly River NT 0822

Call for details

0447 585 572 - Tony Schultz

Katherine Weed Management Branch depot

11 Crawford Street
Katherine East NT 0850

Call for details

08 8973 8862

Labasheeda Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

645 Parkin Road
Fly Creek NT 0822

Call for details

0427 760 383 or therese.taurus@gmail.com - Therese Balanztegui

0409 286 439 - Terry

Milne Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

165 Bynoehaven Road
Bynoe NT 0822

Call for details

0409 366 625

Territory Wildlife Park

960 Cox Peninsula Road
Berry Springs NT 0838

Monday to Friday - 9am to 2pm

08 8988 7200

Wagait Shire Council

62 Wagait Tower Road
Wagait Beach NT 0822

Call for details

08 8978 5185

Contact

If you have any questions, contact the Weed Management Branch.


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