NSW publishes detailed 1080 alerts. The wider public record is still fragmented.
New South Wales already publishes useful site-level 1080 baiting alerts, particularly through National Parks and Wildlife Service. But relevant public information remains spread across different government sources and program contexts. This page shows what NSW already publishes, what remains missing and how the proposed national disclosure standard would address the gap.
One national action, informed by the NSW evidence.
NPWS publishes detailed site-level 1080 alerts that can include affected locations, baiting dates, method, target species, safety information and a local contact.
Relevant information is still distributed across separate government sources and program contexts, with no single consistent cross-government public record for relevant 1080 baiting programs.
Retain NSW’s stronger existing alerts while applying a consistent minimum across relevant programs, with common fields, current status, stable sources, preserved history and reusable data.
NSW shows detailed public warning is possible. The information is still spread across the system.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service publishes detailed current 1080 alerts, including the operational period, affected parks or reserves, baiting method, listed target species, safety information and a responsible area-office contact. That is meaningful disclosure. The remaining problems are coverage, consistency and accuracy across the wider government system. Detailed NPWS alerts do not establish that every relevant government operation is publicly listed or that every published field is correct. Coalition correspondence with NPWS has identified incorrect dates, incomplete target-species information and notices amended after scrutiny. People should not need to know which agency or program to search before they can check a current, reliable warning.
NPWS alerts demonstrate that government can publish locations, dates, method, target species, safety advice and contacts. But individual alerts are not proof of comprehensive statewide coverage or error-free warnings. NSW EPA separately maintains the legal control framework for 1080 use. A consistent cross-government standard would build on existing systems while requiring reliable corrections, coverage, updates and preserved history.
View current NSW National Parks alerts View NSW EPA guidance for using 1080Build on NSW’s detailed alerts with one consistent disclosure floor.
NSW demonstrates that detailed public 1080 alerts are achievable, not that current disclosure is complete. A national minimum standard would require reliable core information across relevant programs, prompt corrections and preserved records while retaining stronger existing practices.
Close the cross-government consistency gap
Relevant government 1080 programs should meet the same minimum disclosure standard regardless of which NSW agency, program or operational context is responsible.
Standardise usable operational information
For each covered program, clearly identify that 1080 is being used and provide a usable operational area, relevant dates and current status, baiting method, listed target species and program purpose, responsible authority, contact information and a stable public source link.
Preserve and reuse the public record
Update material changes, retain completed and cancelled records, keep stable source links and make public data reusable or downloadable where practicable so published information can be checked and compared over time.
Seen the gap in NSW? Ask governments to adopt one national standard.
The national action asks federal environment and agriculture leaders to work with states and territories towards a consistent minimum public warning and disclosure standard for 1080 baiting. NSW’s detailed NPWS alerts show that strong online disclosure is already possible — and why consistent cross-government coverage still matters.
Every public 1080 warning should answer six basic questions.
New South Wales already demonstrates that detailed online 1080 disclosure is possible. The proposed national standard would set a consistent minimum floor while retaining stronger existing practices and allowing appropriate privacy safeguards where identifiable private-property information is involved.