Eurobodalla Council's annual weed-spraying program begins on Monday 3 August and continues over two weeks to ready the shire's ovals for the spring sports season. The program targets broad-leaf weeds like bindi before they can develop painful, prickly burrs.
Council's manager of recreation services Carlyle Ginger says the program is timed for maximum impact on the annoying weed.
"Every year we treat our sportsgrounds to get on top of bindi and other broad-leaf weeds before they become a problem," Mr Ginger says.
"Each oval will close for around an hour while spraying is underway. We'll have signs up that identify the herbicide being use and we'll take them down once the area is fine to use again."
Weather permitting, the spraying will take place around Batemans Bay on Monday 3 to Tuesday 4 August, around Moruya on Wednesday 5 to Thursday 6 August, and around Narooma on Monday and Tuesday 11 August.
