summary of results and datasets for the noosa fish health ...

SUMMARY OF RESULTS AND DATASETS FOR THE 

NOOSA FISH HEALTH INVESTIGATION TASKFORCE 

AUTHOR: 

ADDRESS: 

Richard Watts – Principal Scientific Advisor 

Product Integrity and Plant Biosecurity 

Biosecurity Queensland 

Department of Employment, Economic Development 

and Innovation 

Floor 3, Primary Industries Building 

80 Ann St, Brisbane 

Queensland 4000 Australia 

DOCUMENT: 

FILE: 

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nological).doc 

DATE: 28 May 2010 

PAGES: 135 

STATUS: 

Final

SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR NFHIT 

EXPLANATION ................................................................................................................. 4 

TERMS OF REFERENCE................................................................................................. 4 

SYNDROMES AND EVENTS............................................................................................ 4 

HATCHERY AND MACADAMIA FARM DATA .................................................................. 5 

Agricultural and veterinary chemical use data – Sunland Fish Hatchery ........................ 5 

Property data – Arbuckle farm and Sunland Fish Hatchery............................................ 8 

Plans and Protocols....................................................................................................... 9 

November 2005 – January 2006, Event 1, Syndrome 2 sudden deaths....................... 10 

October 2007 – Event 2, Syndrome 3 – Spinning juveniles and Syndrome 2 sudden 

deaths.......................................................................................................................... 23 

February 2008 – Event 3 Syndrome 4 – Deformities and ill thrift.................................. 30 

July 2008 – Event 4, Syndrome 3 – Deformities........................................................... 31 

October 2008 – Event 5, Syndrome 3 – Spinning juveniles.......................................... 32 

November 2008 – Undefined syndrome in Horse......................................................... 40 

December 2008 – Event 6, Syndrome 6 – Sudden deaths........................................... 42 

February 2009 – Exposure estimate ............................................................................ 65 

July 2009 – Event 7, Syndrome – Deformities.............................................................. 68 

September and October 2009 – Background sampling ................................................ 72 

September 2009, Event 8, Syndrome – Mortality ......................................................... 78 

November 2009 – Event 9, Syndrome – Loss.............................................................. 81 

December 2009 and January 2010 ............................................................................ 109 

February 2010, event 10, Syndrome – Larval malformation, discoordination and 

mortality ..................................................................................................................... 114 

February 2010 – OC Sniffer Dog................................................................................ 115 

March 2010, event 11, Syndrome – Growth retardation ............................................. 117 

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ............................................................................................. 118 

Date 28 May 2010 Page 2 of 136


HUMAN HEALTH DATA................................................................................................ 125 

DOCUMENTS LIST....................................................................................................... 130 



EXPLANATION 

A number of results have been generated and datasets disclosed during the course of the 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce (NFHIT). These results and related information 

need collation prior to the preparation of the final report. The purpose of this document is to 

summarise the results and comment on any uncertainties and inadequacies in the reports. 

This summary only relates to matters relating to pesticide residues. This document is not 

intended to provide an interpretation of the data. 

The non detection of pesticides and the detection of pesticides provide equal evidence to 

meet the aims of the Terms of Reference of the Taskforce. However, for this summary it is 

not possible to summarise all the analytes which have not been detected. This summary will 

be limited to reporting the pesticides that are considered of significance in the investigation. 

The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) requires that all analytical reports are 

only reproduced in full. The documents including the analytical report and accompanying 

sample submission sheets are included as appendices to the report. 

TERMS OF REFERENCE 

Terms of reference are defined as follows in the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce 

Interim Report #1, June 2009 (document 500): 

1. Investigate the potential causes of fish deaths and larval deformities at the 

Sunland Fish Hatchery from January 2006 with particular reference to: 

• appropriate aquaculture husbandry practices at Sunland Fish Hatchery 

• potential chemical contamination of ponds from agricultural practices 

• other possible causes. 

2. Investigate any links between fish health problems at the Hatchery with broader 

ecosystem and fish health concerns in the Noosa River catchment. 

3. Make findings or recommendations in relation to scientific sampling, analysis or 

experimentation to assist investigations. 

4. Engage with relevant stakeholders including the affected parties, industry and 

relevant local and state government agencies. 

5. Present a final report to the Minister on the outcome of the investigations to 

minimise the risk of similar occurrences in any aquaculture facilities by February 

2010 with Interim reports of progress in April and September 2009. 

SYNDROMES AND EVENTS 

The following table is reproduced from the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce Interim 

Report #1, June 2009 (document 500). Six syndromes were identified and their temporal 

distribution was recorded. Some events occurred on a number of occasions so it is 

necessary to use arbitrary event numbers as well as the syndrome numbers. 

Table 1: Syndromes identified at Sunland Fish Hatchery pre January 2009 



Syndrome 

Temporal Spatial Species affected 

distribution distribution 

1 Sudden deaths Nov 05 – Jan On farm Multiple 

06 

2 Sudden deaths Oct 07 On farm Silver Perch/Golden Perch 

3 Spinning juveniles Oct 07 & Oct On farm Silver Perch/Golden Perch 

08 

4 Deformities, ill thrift Feb 08 On farm Silver Perch/Golden Perch 

5 Deformities Jul 08 Noosa River Australian Bass (occurred on farm 

but in isolated shed with introduced 

water) 

6 Sudden death Dec 08 On farm but 

introduced 

stock 

Silver Perch (1 mullet) 

The table above does not cover the period after December 2008. The Noosa Fish Health 

Investigation Taskforce Draft Interim Report #2 (document 501) identifies three subsequent 

events as follows but does not define their spatial distribution: 

Table 2: Syndromes identified at Sunland Fish Hatchery post January 2009 

Syndrome 

Temporal 

distribution 

1 Deformities July 2009 Mullet 

Species affected 

2 Mortality Sep 2009 Australian Bass 

3 Mortality Nov 2009 Golden Perch 

HATCHERY AND MACADAMIA FARM DATA 

Agricultural and veterinary chemical use data – Sunland Fish Hatchery 

The veterinary records of Dr Owen Johnston (BVSc), who is the prescribing vet to Sunland 

Fish Hatchery, (document 603) provide the following data: 

Product: Chorulon 5000 5 x 5ml 

Use instructions: Dilute 10cc diluent I/P, I/M 

Australian Bass 900 iu/kg 

Yellow Belly 400-500 iu/kg 

Silver perch 200-300 iu/kg 

Prescribed: 

29/8/07 – 1 x box 5 

14/11/07 – 1 x box 5 

5/3/08 – 1 x box 5 



8/12/08 – 1 x box 5 

Product: LHRHa (Aqualife) 

Use instructions: 

50ug/kg – 1 st dose injection 

25 ug/kg – 2 nd dose 

Prescribed: 

29/7/06 – 5 x 1mg 

9/6/09 – 2 x 1mg 

Product: Atropine forte 10mg/ml – 80ml exp 10/09 

Use instructions: 

Fish I/P 0.1ppm 

Prescribed: 

30/10/07 

BSL Accession: 09-120470. (Document 215) 

Submitter: Matthew Landos 

Property: Sunland Fish Hatchery 

Date sampled: 19/7/09-21/7/09 

Date received: 22/7/09 

Animal: mullet 

Follow on from previous mullet egg accession (date 13/7/09). Further mullet sourced from 

the beachfront adjacent the mouth of the Noosa River system. Females induced with LHRHa 

50 IU/kg and repeat dosed with 25 IU/kg 24 hours later. 

The following data comes from APVMA approved labels and permits stored in the database, 

Infopest. All registered labels and permits are publically available. 

Chorulon 5000 iu 

Registration status: registered 

Use by: label or under veterinary instruction 

Label instructions: none for fish species produced at Sunland Fish Hatchery 

Product LHRHa for Injection 

Registration status: unregistered 

Use by: Permit, PER9608 

Use instructions: Use in accordance with label instructions. For use by or under the direction 

of a veterinary surgeon 

Other conditions: prescribing vet must keep a record of all treatments, recording the date, 

the amount of product and farm details, which is to be made available on request to state 



government chemical coordinators or the APVMA. The prescribing vet must report all 

adverse experiences associated with use of this product to the supplier. 

Label Instructions: Dose 20 ug/kg bw. Males may require a reduced dose. Ensure that an 

adequate ratio of males to females is dosed at the same time. For most species a single 

dose of LHRHa is required. For other species, split dose of one quarter of the primary dose 

and three quarters (resolving dose) may be required. 

Atropine 

Registration status: unregistered 

Use: veterinary instruction 

An atropine photo was taken on 9/12/08 by Roger Chong (document 444). 

The Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 1 st Veterinary Report on Sunland Fish 

Hatchery, For Scientific Subcommittee, 20/3/09 (document 604), Record of visit and 

sampling – Sunland Fish Hatchery 16-12-08 (document 605) and Sunland Fish Hatchery – 

Farm inspection and Sampling 9.12.08 Report 15.12.08 (document 606) indicate that Roger 

Chong considered ‘chemical treatments used in the management of fish diseases – records, 

storage conditions and prescriptions for supply’. No documents on chemical use were 

collected. 

The Report on Sunland Hatchery – Chemicals Used on Hatchery (document 448), Appendix 

1 Hatchery Chemicals (document 449) and Draft Sunland Inspection_Chem Use – 

Supplement Rpt (document 450) provide the following data: 

Purpose 

Land use prior to ownership by Mrs Gilson 

Land use during ownership by Mrs Gilson 

Termite treatments 

Weed control 

Vermin control 

Aquaculture chemicals 

Chemical 

unknown 

Dairy, gladioli farm and aquaculture facility 

No termite or pest treatments in hatchery shed 

Glyphosate for grass control 

Brodifacoum bait 

1. Aqualife LHRHa for injection (induction of 

spawning of broodfish) 

2. Chorulon chorionic gonadotrophin 5000iu 

(induction of spawning of broodfish) 

3. Cussons Morning Fresh dishwashing liquid 

(cleaning filters in hatchery operation ) 

4. Fertilisers (superphosphate, urea and 

ammonia for growing algae) 

5. Activated carbon (water filter) 

6. Swimming pool salt (pre-entry quarantine 

bath) 

7. Formalin (preservation of samples for 

pathology 

8. Ag lime (pH adjustment of ponds) 

9. Herbal extract (spawning inducer – not used 



in 5 years) 

10. Yellow powder (either oxytetracycline or 

furazolidone – not used in 8 years) 

Property data – Arbuckle farm and Sunland Fish Hatchery 

The macadamia farm map is document 400. The following data is taken from Distance 

estimates – 6/9/2009 Chemical Applications (document 438). 

Block treated 

G6 

G5 

B4 

Knob 

B2 

B3 

Reference Point on 

Mac Farm 

Southern Boundary 

NW Corner 

GH Southern Edge * 

Reference Point on 

Hatchery 

Bara Pond 

Plankton pond 

Hatchery 

Bara Pond 

Hatchery 

Estimates from 

Google Earth 

(Rounded to 5 m) 

500 m 

485 m 

435 m 

440 m 

475 m 

NE Cnr Bara Pond 400 m 

Due west of hatchery Hatchery 445 m 

NE Corner Bara pond 515 m 

Due west of hatchery Hatchery 555 m 

Lower eastern edge Bara pond 405 m 

As above Hatchery 460 m 

Closest edge Bara Pond 480 m 

Closest edge Hatchery 530 m 

(Eastern end) 

Plankton Pond 

Bara Pond 

Hatchery 

*Field Edge – Google Image does not show trees at this point 

370 m 

380 m 

425 m 

GPS data from Report _Sunland Fish Hatchery_IW_290409 (document 404) taken on the 

macadamia property on 3/12/2008 are as follows: 

Latitude Longitude Alt (ft) 

-26 18.8340 152 56.7594 41 

-26 18.7872 152 56.8230 45 

-26 18.6036 152 56.9550 67 

-26 18.5508 152 56.8650 215 

-26 18.6318 152 57.1578 149 

-26 18.7638 152 57.1056 156 

-26 18.9228 152 57.0702 108 

-26 18.8016 152 57.1956 116 



Plans and Protocols 

The Sampling Plan for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce ver 5, 4 September 

2009 was finalised on 4/9/2009 (Document 1). An amended sampling plan, Sampling Plan 

for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce ver 5a (Document 2) was provided to the 

Scientific Subcommittee (SSC). The document provided to the SSC was amended to 

remove some commercial-in-confidence information. The sampling plan was supported by a 

sampling protocol, ‘A Protocol for Responding to Adverse Fish Health Events and Chemical 

Overspray/Drift Incidents at Sunland Fish Hatchery’ (document 3) and The Qld EPA Water 

Quality Sampling Manual. 

(http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/water/water_quality_monitoring/m 

onitoring_and_sampling_manual.html). 

Another protocol was prepared by Roger Chong, titled Sunland Fish Hatchery Veterinary 

Investigation Work Instruction (document 4). 

Where known, the appropriate plans and protocols are identified with the sample submission 

summaries throughout the document. 

2006 

Intention to spray notifications 

Intention to spray notice 29/9/06 (Document 439) 

Owner of property sprayed: Roger Arbuckle 

Notifying: G Gilson, Lot 6 Gilson Rd 

Intended date: 26/9/06 to a time depending on southerly wind. 

Chemicals: carbendazim and copper 




Intended date: 9/10/06- 18/10/06. 

Chemicals: carbendazim and Supracide 




Intended date: 6/11/06- 18/11/06. 

Chemicals: carbendazim and Supracide 

2007 






Intended date: 22/10/07- 28/10/07. 

Chemicals: Supracide/copper/spin 




Intended date: 18/11/07- 10/11/07. 

Chemicals: Supracide/ carbendazim/copper 

November 2005 – January 2006, Event 1, Syndrome 2 sudden deaths 

Fish Health issues 

From the Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation (document 300), the 

following entries occur for November 2005 to January 2006: 

Date Reported Event Supporting 

evidence 

Oct 2005 GG reported she could smell chemicals in the air on her 20 acres. GG Verbal 

Then 2-3 days later fish mortalities occurred in the fish ponds. GG recollection 

could not see chemicals in the air. 

and diary 

entry 

5/11/05 “Sprayed and fish died, silver perch in pond” GG Diary 

entry 

19/11/05 – All 11 spawnings in shed died (fish were just about ready to be GG Diary 

21/11/05 stocked). 

entry + 

Saratoga and SP already in ponds died. 

witnesses 

RA brought to shed to witness dead fry 

Water source for hatchery is a spring fed dam not far from 

Cooloothin Creek. During flood events the dam becomes 

continuous with the creek and with dam on Denise Weaver’s 

property. RA’s property drains to the flood plain area of Cooloothin 

creek and into the dam on the adjacent property of Denise Weaver. 

Water is pumped up to the fish hatchery and stored in besablock 

open top tanks adjacent the hatchery building. The tanks are partly 

covered by shade cloth. Fish kill in hatchery reported after a few 

days of spray use. Immediately after water change from block 

tanks 

23/11/05 Cleaned block tanks (water supply to fish hatchery) as was GG Diary 

concerned re possibility of chemicals involvement from spray drift entry 

8/12/05 Late am- Nigel spraying in variable winds estimated @ 40km/hr. GG Diary 

Asking how far does spray drift carry? 

entry 

23/12/05 Caspar gold catfish is caught and brought to the hatchery GG Diary 




evidence 

entry 

Jan 2006 New spray rig used on RA’s property. Sprays up higher into 

macadamia trees than previous methods. 4 ponds of 250-300 fish 

killed involving SP, GP, AB, mullet and Mary River Cod. Estimated 

GG Diary 

entry and 

photos 

loss based on previous claim on SEQEB agreed estimate of value 

of breeding fish lost in power outages at $8000/broodfish = $2-2.4 

million. 

24/01/06 GG reported fish deaths at hatchery to Ian Walker (QPIF). The 

neighbouring macadamia farm spraying operations alleged as the 

cause of the fish deaths. 

Fish deaths described as follows: 

Eleven spawnings including six SP and five YB 

Approximately 42 adult fish 

GG advised dead fish had been discarded. 

Ian Walker 

(IW) Report 

Inspector visited the hatchery and advised GG in future that fish 

should be frozen so that they can be analysed for chemical 

residues. 

Discussions with Ms Gilson and Mr Arbuckle at the hatchery. 

Apply bigger droplets 

Change the angle of spray at the tops of trees 

Use of smoke fires to gauge wind direction 

GG stated there had been no problems with spray drift in the past 

10 years. GG provided photographs of dead fish to the Inspector. 

27/01/06 Rang IW, DPI&F,chemical use and food safety (CUFS) program, 

RA, Nigel Arbuckle to advise mass mortality in multiple ponds (4) 

including SP, GP, Saratoga, Mary River Cod and Mullet. 

IW visited the property at some stage after this notification- no 

samples were collected. Discussion was held with RA and GG to 

formulate a revised spray plan: apply bigger droplets. Change 

angle of the spray at the tops of the trees. Use smoke fires to 

gauge wind direction. George Gahler (maca farm worker) told 

Gwen he used double strength, which means they would have to 

put less spray up in the air. 

GG Diary 

entry 

Spray records 

The following information is from a compilation of the Arbuckle spray records (document 

423) prepared by Ian Walker. 



Date 

Tank 

No 

Chemical Rates Used Blocks/Rows/Time/Weather conditions 

17/10/2005 T1 Supracide 4.375l Row A2 10AM 

Oil 9l NW


Date 

Tank 

No 


in Gilson 

T13 

Start 3.10PM in Gilson 

E-SE occ S 

4.45PM end 3 rows from hatchery 10-20km/hr 

20/10/2005 T14 *Not Full Mix of 

4AM knob 

Supracide 

Supracide 3.5l/2800l Direction indeterimable 

water 

Spin 1.8l


Date 

Tank 

No 


G1 

T19 

G2 West Side work to East 

Supracide 3.5l/2800l 

water 

Prilled Copper 5kg 

Oil 

9l 

KSw, ZnSw, 2kg each 

MwSu 

T20 Full Tank Mix + 

Added nutrients 

G2 N/NE 10-15 km/hr 

Get to House then rest tank in G1 NE/E 15- 

25km/hr 

T21 1/2 fill tank. Stop 

to windy for G1 (E- 

W rows) E occ NE 

Spray won't 

penetrate 

canopy>30km/hr 

26/10/2005 T21 Fill rest of tank 

Finished GH NW 5-10km/hr 

3500l (water) 

Supracide 4.4l G3 + 246 in G4 

Oil 9l + 6 rows from gully 

Top 5 Nozzles Off 

T22 

3500l 

(Water) 

Supracide 4.4l 9.30AM rest of C1 

Oil 

9l 

Cu Oxy 

10.5kg 

Spin 2.3l 

Ksu, KP, ZnSu, 1kg each 

MnSw 

27/10/2005 T22 1.30PM Finally got NE ly to Spray House Block 

*Need SE ly. Only 

rows left to do 

short rows near 

Hatchery + top 1/2 

of 1st 4 rows near 

hatchery shed 

+top 1/2 of 1st 

rows near 

Hatchery Shed 

R1-12 Fin at 2.30PM 



Date 

Tank 

No 


+1st 4 rows from 

East Side of G2 

Next to my House 

8/11/2005 T1 3500l 6.45am A2 S-SW


Date 

Tank 

No 


T13 

T14 

G1 South Side 

G1 Last? A29 Row 

Then got A268? On Northside 

of G1 & Work South 

11/11/2005 T15 3500l 6.35AM Finn G1 NE


Date 

Tank 

No 


Make up 1/2 tank 

End T20 10.25AM 

mix 

T21 Full Tank 10.41AM Northside S/SE 15-25km/hr 

11.20 stopped wind changing 

Gilson, 1/2 way through block 

11.20AM occ NE 

16/11/2005 T21 Wind Convergence Gilson 

1/2 way through block 

North Side NE occ N/NW 

See Gwen (1st complaint after this spray) 

South Side E/SE occ NE. Wait 

till after lunch 

1.20PM. See Gwen. She thinks ok 

Change E-SE occ SW 5-25km/hr 

End T21 2PM 

T22 1/2 tank mix Last 3 long rows Gilson 

2.22PM Gilson up to Fence E-SE 

20km/hr steady 

T23 North Shield CU 3.5kg 

3500l 

(Water) 

Oil 

10l 

10lk, 5lmg 

5l Zn 

Started 1st A16 row on Northside 

Did one side. Burnie worried 

about drift getting to Gwens 

place (4.17PM) yet said it 

was fine earlier when wind 

was less favourable ie 

T21 & T22 

Don't do Gilson go to Central 

*Dad sprayed some Central 

A16's 3 rows. Didn't do I 

sided round A16's.? Ran out 

end of 2nd A16 row 

17/11/2005 T24 Same mix as T23 Did 1/2 2nd long row 

*After Gilsons 

agree 2 

of A16 & the short row. Remainder Central 

SE/S/SW15km/hr 

Water Samples 

taken from Fish 

Hatchery 



Date 

Tank 

No 


B4 end T24 10.22AM 

1/12/2005 T1 3500l 6.45AM B4 W/NW 2km/hr 

(Water) 

Pyrethroid 1.75l 

Oil 

9l 

Cu Oxy 

10.5kg 

T2 

B2 then A2 N/NW < 5km/hr 

T3 

9.25AM A2 thunderstorm out of nowhere 

5/12/2005 T3 Start from where left off 

in A2 T1 & T2 redo after finished 

7.40AM N occ NW


Date 

Tank 

No 


T15 3kg each K & Mg, 

4.30PM G2 

1 kg Zn 

End T15 5.30PM 4.50AM 10-20km/hr 

7/12/2005 T15 G1 5.45AM No wind 

6AM NE


Date 

Tank 

No 


Northside instead 

of Southside 

Finished T23 1 Interrow south of electricity 

pole 

T24 North Shield 3.5kg 

Copper 

Oil 

9l 

K 

3kg 

* Gwen didn't want me to spray and most non variable we S-SE 20-30km 

had? when I rang her to start A16 rows Southside of 

Block so won't and did first A16 row Northside which was 

1/2 way between where we'd already sprayed then did the 

3 rows in A16's in Central. Finished 11.20AM 

*5 long Rows and short rows in Gilson to do most 

favorable winds to guarantee no drift in Hatchery as 

proved from doing in these conditions for 10 years. Gwen 

say no. dad not here so I did fires and ribbons show 

differant. Gwens fire is to close to her house 

20/12/2005 T1 3500l Started A2 E/S occ S


Date 

Tank 

No 


2.20PM G1 Northside NE/E 10-15km/hr 

T13 

3.35PM G1 occasional gusting 25km/hr 

5.00PM Finn 1/2 way G1 

22/12/2005 T13 6.00AM G1 E/NE


Date 

Tank 

No 


16/01/2006 T1 3500l 8.20AM Westside A2, NE/E/SE


Date 

Tank 

No 


Northside G1 NE oc E



evidence 

The tarpaulins were suspended over cables laid across the ponds 

allowing some airspace between the pond water surface and the 

tarpaulin. Tarps were held in place by the use of many rubber tyres 

and the cables were anchored into the ground by steel posts. The 

block tanks near the hatchery were also covered. Once covered 

chemical spray commenced. It rained overnight after the 4 ponds 

were uncovered. Block tanks uncovered but tarps left in pile still 

over tanks. Rain water dripped over tarp and into block tanks. GG 

had a batch of 4000 SP fingerlings in the hatchery shed and used 

water from the block tanks for water exchange. The block tanks 

have been in contact with the tarpaulins which had rainwater wash 

off them into the block tanks. 4000SP died when the when all 

exposed to the block tank water. 

[Note – Ian walker records this incident as reported on 

23/10/2007] 

In the morning GG inspected the covered ponds- no fish died but 

the fish looked pale and stressed and handled poorly. 

GG inspected the uncovered pond and the one GP in that pond 

(left there as a sentinel) died on 14/10/07(diary and dated 

photographed). 

GG reported that RA collected a water sample from the uncovered 

pond and RA told GG a positive result for carbendazim was found. 

After the one test fish floated up dead. GG was not provided with a 

copy of the report. 

4/9/2007 – IW on leave – no contact with GG over this period. 

IW Diary 

24/9/2007 

17/09/07 3.30pm 30-40 knots strong variable winds. RA sprays despite 

saying there would be no spraying for 3 weeks. Supposed to have 

GG Diary 

entry 

covered ponds with tarpaulins, but did not Rang RA- he said he 

would take all care 

9/10/07 Sprayed without written notice GG Diary 

entry 

10/10/07 Sprayed without written notice but tarps were on dams and block 

tanks. 

George wanted to spray, so filled rig with water and drove along 

closest row to fence to show GG how safe it was. GG got 

showered in water from the rig, standing on the far bank of her 

pond. George still insisted spraying was safe and proceeded to 

spray regardless of GG’s protest. Smoke fires showed wrong drift 

and was ignored. Rig was not stopped until all spraying completed 

at 4pm. Forced to change entire fish farm operations around 

GG Diary 

entry and 

tape 

recording of a 

discussion of 

this event 

(21/10/07) 

with Bernie 

GG RA and 




evidence 

macadamia operations. RA needed GG & 2 workers to help with George. 

the labour for the tarps. As tarps were pulled off it was noted that 

they went underwater. 

12/10/07 Block tank water killed 2 inch SP fingerlings in hatchery after water 

exchange. 1000 sold the night before which were fine still 

GG Diary 

note 

Alleged 4000 SP fingerlings died in hatchery after water change 

from block tanks covered by tarpaulins. 

14/10/07 The only one GP left as test was found floating in the uncovered 

dam 

GG Diary 

note and 

photo 

18/10/07 3 females injected 2 good GP GG Diary 

note 

20/10/07 2 good spawnings Source 

unknown 

21/10/07 Taped meeting of RA, George Bernie and GG TAPE 

RECORDING 

? 

22/10/07 Spray note covering 22-28/10/07 for supracide, copper and Spin, 

received date not noted by GG 

Note in 

possession of 

GG 

22/10/07 GP deformed and spinning GG Diary 

note 

23/10/07 9.00am GG reports fish deaths at the hatchery allegedly from IW Report 

spraying on the Macadamia property stating concerns about the 

use of bulldock and supracide. 

GG alleged tarpaulins erected over the ponds and block tanks may 

have fallen in to the ponds and tanks, releasing toxic material 

which could have killed the fish. Claimed 4000 silver perch 

fingerlings killed after using water from the block tanks. 

Inspector visited property, GG said that there was spraying on the 

macadamia property the previous day and rain overnight may have 

washed contaminated water into the tanks. GG advised that the 

dead fish had been discarded. 

GG said she was aware that Bulldock, Copper, Spin and Supracide 

were being used on the Macadamia property. GG advised that 

smoke fires were being used to check wind strength and direction. 

G Gallagher (Manager Farm Operations for Arbuckle) said smoke 

fires were being used to monitor wind conditions and he was using 

a wind measuring device and that spraying was only done when 

wind conditions were suitable and would not affect the hatchery. 

Spraying was halted if winds become unsuitable. 

23/10/07 IW visits Macadamia, farm spray records inspected and chemicals 

used on previous day identified. Advised that spraying of same 

chemicals was continuing on 23/10/2007. 

IW Report 




evidence 

Copies of records provided to IW within two days. 

25/10/07 3 GP females and 3 SP females induced GG Diary 

note 

27/10/07 2 good tanks of GP now start showing spinning- dump and start 

again 3 female GP reinject 

GG Diary 

note 

27/10/07 2 nd batch of GP breeders spawned. One went 9 hours early and 

had deformed embryos. Second female spawned OK, fertilised 

eggs OK, but eggs died over 24 hours. 

Third female spawned 3 days late- started 95% good developing 

GG Diary 


microscope 

images 

eggs, but 17 hours later progressively died until 30% left. Bent tail 

observed. 

27/10/07 Deformed and spinning GP GG Diary 

note 

29/10/07 Water washed from tarp and empire gudgeons exposed as an 

experiment, they all died. 

GG Diary 

entry 

Owner noted abdominal pain and diarrhoea- was unable to feed 

her horses. Had just been trying to manually weed the ponds. 

30/10/07 3 spawnings good eggs good hatch SP. Day 2 after hatch small 

round of deaths in tanks but rest looked OK. Expected to get 

100,000 @ 35mm. Stocked into pond red 2. On 20 Jan 08 @ 11 

weeks of age fingerlings were harvested. Only 30,000 very weak 

very thin larvae were caught. Moved to a new plankton pond for 

more food. None survived, 5 weeks later none found. 

GG Photo of 

11 week of 

fingerling 

versus a 

healthy 7 

week old 

atropine 

treated 

fingerling. 

GG Diary 

entries. 

30/10/07 GG reports to IW deformities in fish fry, that some fish had been IW Report 

killed and all the brood stock were dead. GG referred to Dr Roger 

Chong. 

30/10/07 GG contacted by Roger Roger Chong (RC)(Principal Veterinary 

Officer DPI&F- Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory) following referral 

from IW regarding fish health issues at the hatchery. On the basis 

of the history and clinical signs of spinning of the fry, which RC 

explained was neurological abnormality, GG was advised by RC to 

treat any affected fish with atropine bathing at 0.1ppm to effect and 

to pre-filter water used inside the hatchery shed with activated 

carbon at 75g/40L water, refresh carbon every 2 weeks, depending 

on efficacy to adsorb pesticide contaminant in water. Atropine was 

to be sourced from GG’s local veterinarian. 1 bottle of 20ml of 

atropine sulphate was prescribed by Owen Johnstone. RC advised 

GG to collect preserve and store samples for pathology (formalin 

fixed) and for pesticides testing (frozen) and to await instructions 

RC notes 




evidence 

for collection of samples according to legal/DPI&F requirements 

30/10/07 Fry photographed. Then treated with atropine. By 2am 31/10/07 

improvement was dramatic. About 30-40,000 fry survived and were 

GG Diary 

entry 

put out to a plankton pond 2/11/07 Approximately 5-10,000 

survived and grew at the normal rate 

31/10/07 Last GP eggs hatched, deformed, spinning and curly GG Diary 

note 

31/10/07 Owner diarrhoea GG Diary 

entry 

31/10/07 Inspector Walker visits hatchery. Is advised by GG she had IW Report 

discarded the affected fry. GG showed IW fry she claimed had 

been treated with atropine in a breeding tank in the hatchery. 

GG – Gwen Gilson 

RA roger Arbuckle 

IW – Ian Walker 

SP –Silver perch 

GP – Golden Perch 

Fish Health: The notes in the timeline do not accurately describe when fish health issues 

occurred. Four thousand silver perch fingerlings died on 12/10/07. One golden perch died on 

14/10/07 in a dam. Golden perch (number unstated) deformed and spinning on 22/10/07. 

Two of the three Golden perch tanks start spinning and discarded; late and early spawning 

in golden perch (after reinjection of unstated product) on 27/10/07. Second batch of three 

golden perch spawn deformed and spinning on 27/10/07. Three successful silver perch 

spawnings on 30/10/07. Fry (species unstated) were treated with atropine on 30/10/07. It is 

unclear which batch of fry were treated. Golden perch eggs hatch and described as 

deformed spinning and curly. Ian Walker indicates that fish health issues were reported on 

23/10/07. 

Application of pesticides: The spraying according to these notes occurred on 17 September 

2007 and 9, 10, 23 (possibly 22 but unclear) October 2007. Spray note for 22-28/10/07 

indicates use of Supracide (methidathion), copper and Spin (carbendazim). 

Samples: Mrs Gilson was advised to collect samples on 30/10/07; however, no samples 

were collected. The timeline states that Arbuckle had a water sample taken; however, no 

analytical result is known. 

Spray records 

The following information is from a compilation of the Arbuckle spray records (document 

403) prepared by Ian Walker. 

Date Block Nos. Chemical Spraying Times/Weather Conditions 




30/07/2007 T1-A2 Carbendazim Start: 3.05 pm (SE 3 – 5 km/hr) 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

Finish: 4.08 pm 

T2- A2 Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

Start: 4.55 pm (Wind NE/SE) 

Finish A2: 5.44 pm 

Start A1, B1 

Finish: T2: 6.00 pm 

31/07/2007 

3/08/2007 

T3- A1, B1 Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

T4 

Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 


Copper 

Oxychloride 

Start: 12.22 pm (E/NE occasionally 

SE) 

1 pm wind less than 1 km/hr 


Start: 2 pm (ESE < 2 km/hr) 


Start: 8.35 am (S/SE < 1km/hr) 

Finish: 9.50 am 

(10 am: E/SE occasional NE) 


Copper 

Oxychloride 

B4 

Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

T7- C1 Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

T8, C1 Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

9/10/2007 T1 in B2/B4 Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

T2- B4, C1 Carbendazim 

C2 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

T3 – Knob Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

10/10/2007 T4 Carbendazim 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

Start: 10.13 am 

Finish: 10.48 am on A1, B1 

Start: 10.55 am 

Finish: 12 pm (ESE/NE < 5km/hr) 

Start: 1.40 pm (NE/N occasional SE 

< 1 km/hr) 


Start: 3.20 pm 


(Wind at 11.53 am N/NW < 1km/hr) 

Start: 12 pm 

Finish: 1.15 pm (N/NE < 2km/hr) 

Finish: T2 at 3.10 pm 

Start: 3.26 pm (N/NW occasional NE 

< 1km/hr) 


Start: 8.55 am (S/SE < 5 km/hr) 

Finish: 10.05 am 




T5 

Carbendazim Start: 1.50 pm (S/SE < 5 km/hr) 

Gilson Copper 

Oxychloride 


T6 

Carbendazim Start: 2.34 pm 

Copper Finish: Not recorded 

Oxychloride 

T7 Carbendazim Start: 3.25 pm 

Gilson Copper Finish: 3.50pm 

Oxychloride 

T8 Carbendazim Start: 3:10 pm (SE/E < 2km/hr) 

Central Copper Finish: 3.45 

Oxychloride 

T9 

Carbendazim Spraying by R Arbuckle 

22/10/2007 T1- A2 

Copper 

Oxychloride 

Carbendazim 

Methidathion 

Oil 

Start: 10.20 am (E/SE < 3 km/hr) 

11.35 am (SE/E < 3 km/hr) 

T2-A1/B1 Carbendazim 

Methidathion 

Oil 


Finish: 1.06 pm (SE/NE



Oil 

Finish: 4.52 pm (E < 1 km/hr) 

T9- B4 

T10- Central 

Carbendazim 

Methidathion 

Oil 

Carbendazim 

Methidathion 

Oil 

Start: 5.18 pm (E/NE < 1 km/hr) 

Start: 1.08 pm (E/SE/NE < 10 km/hr) (largest 

nozzles 10 bar, A2 at 1800 rpm) 

:2.15 pm (NE top of hill < 10 km/hr) 

:2.45 pm unchanged 

24/10/2007 T2 –Central 

House 

Carbendazim 

Methidathion 

Oil 

Start: 4.36 pm (E/NE < 5 km/hr) 



:5.13 pm wind decreases < 3 km/hr) 

Finish: 5.50 pm (E/NE < 1 km/hr) 

25/10/2007 T13 T2 

Start Row 

14/15) 

Carbendazim 

Methidathion 

Start: 9.35 am (NE/N < 3 km/hr) 

9.40 am (E/NE < 3 km/hr) 

Comments: it is unstated how the wind speed, direction and humidity were measured. The 

spray records indicate spraying of carbendazim and copper oxychloride on 30 and 31 

September 2007 and 3 and 9, 10 October 2007 and methidathion, oil and carbendazim on 

the 22, 23, 24 and 25 October 2007 and 1 and 5 November 2007. This record conflicts with 

the Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation (document 300) information 

on spraying. Last spray application prior to treatment of fry with atropine was 5 days. 

Samples 

nil 

February 2008 – Event 3 Syndrome 4 – Deformities and ill thrift. 

From the Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation (document 300), the 

following entries occur for February 2008: 

Fish health issues 


evidence 

February New 30 SP from Gympie produced 2 spawnings of 100,000. Water RC notes 

2008 from the ringtail ponds were carted daily to Gilson Rd property for 

use in the hatchery shed. Carbon was used to filter water but 

atropine was discontinued because of concerns her customers 

would not buy medicated fish. Spraying reportedly stopped over 

this period. 

2/2/08 3 female SP breeders from Borumba GG Diary 




evidence 

note 

3/2/08 SP eggs good GG Diary 

note 

4/2/08 RA rang re production 

Inject 2 female GP from Borumba trip 

GG Diary 

note 

2 GP failed. 

SP 95-98% normal eggs stocked out to red 2 

15/2/08 New YB and 4 SP females from Gympie John and Joan’s injected GG Diary 

note 

22/2/08 Red 4 stocked with SP- clean spawning 

GP failed (very late in the season to be trying to spawn GP) 

GG Diary 

note 

28/2/08 2 female SP hatched GG Diary 

note 

Fish Health: Golden perch (presumably 2- spawnings) failed 2 February 2008 and an 

unstated number on 22 February 2008. Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health 

Investigation (document 300) states it is very late to be spawning golden perch. 

Application of pesticides: no information 

Samples: no information 

Spray records 

No pesticide applications occurred from 5/11/07 till 9/9/2008 as result of a change on 

management of the macadamia farm according to the Report on Fish Health Incidents, 

Sunland Fish Hatchery, 29/4/09 (document 404). 

Samples 

There is no record of any samples taken in relation to this event. 

July 2008 – Event 4, Syndrome 3 – Deformities. 


From the timeline (document 300), the following entries occur for July and August 2008: 


evidence 

July 2008 Collected Noosa River AB: 4 female 3 male. Appeared to RC notes and 

be in good body condition, well muscled and normal. GG diary 

Spawning 1: Saltwater trucked in for hatchery use. entry 

16/07/08 Australian Bass caught Lake Cooroibah. IW Report 

24/7/2008 Mr Arbuckle advised Inspector Walker that Mr Ziesemer IW Report 



August 

2008 

now taking over responsibility for growing macadamias on 

the property. 

Spawning 1- Abnormal changes in the development of fish 

embryos, producing deformities at an estimate of 90-99% 

of batch. The embryonic development was slow at 40 + 

hours (normal 27 hours) post chorulon hormone spawning 

induction. Cell division of fertilised egg was slow and 

dividing cells were of uneven size and positionally uneven 

in the egg. The embryo was slow to form over the yolk at 

35 hours (normal 17 hours). Approximately 700,000 eggs 

with abnormalities were dumped by 20 hours post 

fertilisation. 

Spawnings 2 & 3- Abnormal development to 20 hrs post 

fertilisation similar to spawning 1. GG kept the batches to 

observe until 35-40 hours and observed deformities of 

twin heads, twin hearts in the affected larvae. In total an 

estimated 2.1 million eggs/fish embryos were affected. 

Noosa AB spawned embryos with two headed and other 

deformities photographed and videoed. 

Samples collected by GG in formalin. 

No reported chemical spraying through this period. 

Dated photos 

and histopath 

from RC, plus 

video and 

GG diary 

notes 

Fish Health: none reported in timeline for July however in August (date unstated) deformities 

ulphate. 

Application of pesticides: no information 

Samples: no residue samples taken 

Spray records 

No pesticide applications occurred from 5/11/07 till 9 September 2008 as result of a change 

on management of the macadamia farm according to the Report on Fish Health Incidents, 

Sunland Fish Hatchery, 29/4/09 (document 404). 

October 2008 – Event 5, Syndrome 3 – Spinning juveniles. 


From the timeline (document 300), the following entries occur for October 2008: 


evidence 

October 

2008 

Chemical spray recommenced. 1 GP which was from Gilson 

Road, but moved to Ringtail, was brought back to the Gilson Rd 

Hatchery for spawning. Produced spinning larvae at about 90% of 

RC notes 




evidence 

batch. Had used block tanks water (outside hatchery shed). Used 

carbon filtration but ran out of atropine to treat all 500,000 fry, 

although a treated small sample which responded to atropine- 3 

doses of 48-72 hours. Loss of approx 500,000 fry. 

GG reported deformities in chicks and eggs fertilised on Gilson Rd 

but hatched in an incubator at Cooroy with 2 of 8 chicks deformed. 

Deformities described as twisted necks, legs twisted and cannot 

stand. Gilson hatched a second batch of 15 eggs at Gilson Rd and 

deformities occurred in 2 hatched chicks but 13 eggs did not 

hatch, GG reported one horse with chronic weight loss and 

diarrhoea. Was euthanased by Owen Johnstone and necropsy 

performed. 

2/10/08 Chemical Residue Laboratory reports residues not detected in CRL Report 

Lake Cooroibah water sample. 

3/10/08 Check red 1- good take of Ewin Maddock bass GG Diary 

note 

4/10/08 Troy video spray in wrong winds. IW called and police GG Diary 


video 

4/10/2008 No records of contact with QPIF on Saturday 4/10/2008. No IW Diary 

records of contact on Monday 6/10/2008. 

Post Mr Ziesemer implements revised buffer zones for spraying IW Report 

4/10/2008 pesticides on blocks adjoining Gilson 7 Weaver properties 

16 tree rows – Weaver property boundary 

4 tree rows –North of hatchery plus no treatment in rows to East of 

hatchery 

I tree row – West of Gilson property spray only in winds blowing 

away from hatchery 

5/10/08 Found heaps GG Diary 

note 

6/10/08 Spraying video of Denise, GG and TZ talking denying he was 

spraying when video showed spraying taking place 

GG Diary 


video 

7/10/08 Spraying next to chook pen, winds OK until last half hour- on video GG Diary 

note video 

15/10/08 Dr Matt Matthew Landos (ML) visits farm, collects samples of 

formalin fixed deformed bass larvae, frozen SP, frozen GP, fixed 

GP larvae, chicken eggs and dead chick, collects history takes 

photos, and delivers samples to RC at lab directly 

GG Diary 

note GG and 

ML 

Fish Health: The notes in the Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation 

(document 300) do not accurately describe when fish health issues occurred. Some time 



during October 2008, 90 percent of a batch of 500,000 golden perch fry were spinning. 

Deformities are also described in eggs and chicks but the species is unstated. 

Application of pesticides: The spraying according to these notes occurred on the 4 and 7 

October 2008. 

Samples: In the Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation (document 300), 

it is unclear if the date for the Lake Cooroibah sample is a sampling or reporting date or why 

the sample was taken. The Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6074 (document 119) 

indicates that the sampling date was in September 2008 therefore does not relate this 

incident. Samples of formalin fixed deformed bass larvae, frozen silver perch, frozen golden 

perch, golden perch larvae, chicken eggs and dead chick are collected on the 15 October 

2008. However, there is no mention of fish health issues in silver perch or bass. 

Adverse Experience Report 

An Adverse Experience Report (undated) was sent to the APVMA by Matthew Landos, 

23/8/08 (document 602). The reports states, convulsions continued in 2007 and now again in 

the last week (23/10/08). 

Videos 

File name: Troy Ziesemer poisoning Fish Hatchery 08.wmv 

Date/time: Date and time stamp indicate 7/10/08 7:46 intermittent filming until 10:12. Also 

recorded 6/10/2008 7:42 until 7:47 

Video operator: Unstated 

Location on property: Unclear from video. Appears to be filming from north of her house and 

west of the chicken coop and within 5-10 metres of the fenceline of the macadamia block 

called ‘Gilson’. 

Video of: Smoke fires on the Gilson Property and discussion of spraying between three 

persons believed to be Mr Try Zeisemer, Gwen Gilson and Denise Weaver. 

File name: Troy Ziesemer spraying poison.wmv CD containing the file Troy Ziesemer 

spraying poison.wmv. On the CD was written TZ spraying beside plankton pond 7.10.08. CD 

case was written TZ spraying beside plankton pond – smoke fire and spraying video 7/12/08: 

Date/time: Inserted edit text indicates 7/10/08, date and time stamp indicate 7/10/08 10:40 

intermittent filming until 12:17 


Location on property: Unclear from video. Appears to be filming from north of her house and 

west of the chicken coop and within 5-10 metres of the fenceline of the macadamia block 

called ‘Gilson’. 

Video of: Smoke fires on the Gilson Property. 

Spray records 

From the Chemical Application Records (document 401) spraying by airblast mister occurred 

as follows: refer to macadamia block map (document 400) for block details. 



Date Blocks Active Used 

4/10/2008 B3, A2, G2, B2, A3, B2, Knob, B4, C1 C3 

7/10/2008 Gilson 

7/10/2008 Central, A1, B1, C1 

9/10/2008 A1, B1, C1, B4, G2, G1 

27/10/2008 Central House 

27/10/2008 C3, C2, A2, A3, B3 

Cu as hydroxide, 

Carbendazim , nonyl phenol 

ethylene oxide condensate 

Beta-cyfluthrin, nonyl phenol 

ethylene oxide condensate 

28/10/2008 C1, Knob, G2, B4, B2, B3, A2 

28/10/2008 Central, A1, B1, C1, B4, G2, Gilson 

29/10/2008 C2, GH 

29/10/2008 Gilson, G2 

30/10/2008 G5 

30/10/2008 G6 

31/10/2008 G5 

31/10/2008 G6 

Data taken from Report Sunland Fish Hatchery IW 290409 (document (404), Appendix 18_ 

Spray Records Herbicide Applications 2008 (document 428) 

Date Active Method 

15/10/08 glyphosate Boom 





Weather records (Zeisemer) 

Date Time Hum Temp Wind Wind Block Comments 

Speed 

(km/h) 

Direction 

4/10/2008 7.10am 64.8% 22.7 Very slight SE B3, A2 

4/10/2008 8.10am 60.5% 23.2 Nil - B3, A2 Stopped 

spraying 

because of 

no wind 

4/10/2008 9.25am 54.0% 24.3 4.3 W G2 Spraying 

commenced 

4/10/2008 10.05am 45.5% 25.1 8.2 N G2 Stopped 

spraying 




Date Time Hum Temp Wind 

Speed 

(km/h) 

Wind 

Direction 

Block Comments 

wind change 

4/10/2008 12.45pm 55.9% 27.2 3.8 N/NE A2, B3, 

B2 

Recommence 

spraying 

4/10/2008 1.45pm 47.5% 27.2 5.1 N A3, B2, - 

Knob 

4/10/2008 2.40pm - 29.2 11.2 MAX N B4 Tank filled up 

6.9 AV 

Knob 

4/10/2008 3.50pm 52.4% 25.6 9.9 MAX 

3.2 AV 

N/NE - Finished 

Knob, Start 

C3 

4/10/2008 4.45pm 53.2% 24.2 9.7 MAX 

7.7AV 

N/NE B4, C3, 

C1 

4/10/2008 5.15pm Completed 

Days 

Spraying 

7/10/2008 10.30am 40.0% 25.6 6.1MAX S Gilson Commence 

Spraying 

7/10/2008 11.27am - 9.7 SE Gilson No Problems 

7/10/2008 12.13pm 52.4% 26.4 13.2 SE Central No Problems 

7/10/2008 2.40pm 63.6% 23.6 10.5 SE Central Tank filled up 

7/10/2008 4.25pm 66.4% 22.2 7 SE/NE A1, B1 Tank filled up 

7/10/2008 6.20pm - - - - A1, B1, 

C1 

Stopped 

spraying 


no wind 

9/10/2008 8.00am 74.9% 20.9 7.2 NE/SE G2 Commence 

Spraying 

9/10/2008 12.20pm 62.2% 24.4 6.4 SE/E G2 Tank filled up 

9/10/2008 3.40pm - - - - - Finished 

Spraying 

27/10/2008 1.20pm 50.9% 25.4 12 MAX 

4.8 AV 

SE/E B2, B3 

Central 

Commence 

Spraying 

27/10/2008 2.10pm 54.6% 25.3 8.9 MAX NE B3, 

Central 

27/10/2008 2.55pm 55.1% 24.8 6.0 MAX NE Central 

27/10/2008 

9.7 MAX 

Central, Tank filled up 

3.35pm 55.7% 24.2 7.4 AV NE A2, A3 

27/10/2008 

4.30pm 52.1% 23.0 7.7 MAX ENE 

Central, 

A2, A3 

27/10/2008 

4.55pm 54.8% 22.0 1.3 MAX NNE 

Central, 

A2, A3 

Stopped 

spraying 

28/10/2008 8.00am 66.4% 23.1 5.2 MAX SSE Gilson, Commence 




Speed 

(km/h) 

Direction 

4.3 AV G1, G3 Spraying 

28/10/2008 8.15am 57.7% 23.0 NIL NIL Stopped 

spraying 

28/10/2008 8.20am 57.7% 23.0 7.1 MAX 

4.2 AV 

SSE Gilson, 

G1, G3 

Recommence 

spraying 

28/10/2008 8.29am - - Slight ENE Gilson, 

G1, G3 

Stopped 

spraying 

28/10/2008 9.29am - 25.4 9.6 MAX 

3.2AV 

NE Central, 

A2, B3 

Recommence 

spraying 

28/10/2008 10.00am 50.5% 26.2 7.2 MAX NE A1, B1, No Problems 

3.5 AV 

A2, B3 

28/10/2008 11.20am 54.1% 24.9 7.9 MAX NE, SE A1, B1, No Problems 

4.2 AV 

B2, C1 

28/10/2008 1.30pm 55.3% 25.8 7.3 MAX NE A1, B1, No Problems 

Knob, 

B4, C2, 

C1 

28/10/2008 3.00pm 52.2% 25.4 5.8 NE B2, 

House, 

West, 

B4, C1 

28/10/2008 4.15pm 55.1% 25.6 8.8 MAX SE, NE G2 Finished 

3.5 AV 

29/10/2008 7.30am 64.5% 23.5 Slight to 

4.6 

SE G2 Commence 

Spraying 

29/10/2008 7.46am 56.4% 23.8 3.8 MAX SSW Gilson, 

G2 

Commence 

Gilson Block 

29/10/2008 8.05am - - - SSW Gilson, 

G2 

Stopped 

spraying 

29/10/2008 8.15am 54.4% - 4.8 MAX 

3.6 AV 

SSW Gilson Commenced 

spraying 

29/10/2008 8.30am - - 3.6 SE Gilson 

29/10/2008 8.34am - - Nil - Gilson Stopped 

spraying 

29/10/2008 8.36am - - 4.3 SSE Gilson Recommence 

spraying 

29/10/2008 9.00am 65.3% 24.6 5.2 MAX SE Gilson No Problems 

29/10/2008 9.10am - - - SE Finished 

Gilson, no 

problems 

29/10/2008 9.45am 51.9% 29.0 6.9 MAX 

2.9 AV 

NNE GH, G2 Stopped, 

wind no good 




Speed 

(km/h) 

Direction 

30/10/2008 2.00pm 57.8% 27.0 9.5 MAX E, SE G5, G6 Commenced 

spraying 

30/10/2008 4.20pm 58.9% 26.6 5.3 MAX ESE, 

ENE 

G5 Stopped 

spraying 

31/10/2008 7.30am 69.6% 24.5 6.1 MAX E, ENE G5, G6 Commenced 

spraying 

31/10/2008 8.25am 62.1% 22.8 3.5 MAX N - Stopped 

spraying 

Comments: it is unstated how the wind speed, direction and humidity were measured. 

Weather stations 

Tewantin is the closest weather station 

The following is taken from Appendix 22_Weather_Tewantin Oct08 (document 435) from 

Reports on Fish Health Incidents, Sunland Fish Hatchery, 29/4/09 (document 404) 

Day Temp 

max ( O C) 

Rain 9am dir 9am 

speed 

(km/h) 

3pm dir 3pm 

speed 

(km/h) 

1 23.9 0 NE 22 EN 19 

2 23.8 0 NE 15 NE 19 

3 25.5 0 NNW 11 NE 30 

4 25.4 0 NNW 13 NNE 31 

5 26.4 0 N 13 NNE 30 

6 31.7 0 NNW 15 N 17 

7 28 0 SW 11 ESE 19 

8 25.5 0 N 9 NNE 17 

9 23.5 0 SSE 19 ESE 13 

10 21 0 ENE 17 NE 4 

11 20 8.6 SSW 13 SSE 7 

12 22 3.8 S 9 ENE 9 

13 24 3.4 SE 9 NE 17 

14 24 0 NNE 11 NE 19 

15 26 0 NNW 9 NE 19 

16 22 64.2 SE 20 SE 20 

17 23 36.2 SE 19 ESE 19 

18 22 0 S 13 SE 15 

19 23 0 ESE 15 ESE 13 

20 24 0 ESE 9 ENE 15 

21 24 0 N 9 NNE 24 



Day Temp 

max ( O C) 


speed 

(km/h) 

3pm dir 3pm 

speed 

(km/h) 

22 24 0 SSE 7 NE 15 

23 24 0 S 17 NE 13 

24 22 0 S 15 ESE 19 

25 23 0 NNE 7 NE 19 

26 24 0 SE 6 NE 15 

27 23 0 NE 11 NE 17 

28 24 0 ENE 11 NE 19 

29 25 0 SE 7 E 19 

30 25 2.4 EN 15 E 11 

31 25 0 NNW 11 NE 22 

Samples 

Sample 1 

BSL sample submission form (Document 202) 

Accession No: 08-178975. 



Date sampled: unstated 

Date received: 17/10/08. 

Animal: Fish (Yellowbelly, Silver Perch and Bass) and chickens 

History and clinical signs reported: Spinning larvae (Yellowbelly). Deformed larvae (Bass). 

Atropine responsive in Yellowbelly. Correlated with spraydrift of Supracide + copper + 

carbendazim. 

Analysis requested: Pesticides and histology. 

Samples submitted: 

Lab Ref Description Condition/type Analysis Req 

unstated 

unstated 

Yellowbelly eggs – spinning 

larvae 

Silverperch survivors after 

outside water used 

frozen 

unstated 

OP/OC/SP 

OP/OC/SP 

Comments: It is unstated what containers were used, how all the samples were stored. No 

information included on sampling methodology. Laboratory numbers not stated. Lab 

numbers DP1893 and DP1894 mentioned. Sampling date not stated. The agricultural 

chemicals identified in the document above are in conflict with the chemical application 

records. 

Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6134 (Documents 105, 117) 



Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled: 16/10/08 Method: AP016 

Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

Chemical Result 

(mg/kg) 

Ref link Submission 

form 

DP1893 Small silver perch DDT (total) 0.02 #08-178975 202 

Multi residue 

(others) 


Data taken from Appendix 18_ Spray Records Herbicide Applications 2008 (document 428) 

from Report Sunland Fish Hatchery IW 290409 (document (404) 

Date/time Block/Row 

3/11/08 G1,G2,G3,G4,G5,G6, 

GH 

Fertiliser 

Calcined 

magnesium 

4/11/08 The rest Calcined 

magnesium 

27/11/08 ???? Incitec 

93549 

Samples 

Sample 1 

BSL sample submission form (Document 200) 



Property: FNS0292 Sunland Fish Hatchery. 



Animal: 25 year old warm blood mare. 

History and clinical signs reported: Scouring on and off for 3-4 years. Necropsied by O 

Johnston. Mare goes into pond and eats water lilies. Property owner concerned about 

spraydrift. 




DP1900 

DP1901 

DP1902 

1 x small intestine contents Frozen Pesticides 

1 x stomach contents Frozen Pesticides 

2 x kidney Frozen Pesticides 

2 x liver Frozen Pesticides 

1 x muscle fat Frozen Pesticides 

1 x kidney fat Frozen Pesticides 

Attachment to BSL sample submission form: 

IDEXX laboratories sample submission form. Submitted by Owen Johnston on an unstated 

date for property QFNS0292. 

Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6148 (Document 116) 

Submitter: Matthew Landos Date sampled: 1/11/08 

Method: AP016 

Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

Chemical 

Result 

(mg/kg) 

Ref link 

Submission 




Lab No 

DP1900 

DP1901 

Sample 

descriptor 

Pooled stomach 

content/ small 

intestine 

Pooled liver/ 

kidney 


(mg/kg) 



Multi residue



evidence 

water only. Left hatchery shed roller door open on several 

occasions and spawning tanks were uncovered. About 10 

hours post hatch these fry died. Chemical sprays were 

reportedly occurring- no spray notices provided. 

1/12/08 Spray winds OK GG Diary 

note 

3/12/08 Inject 3 GP females, spraying in wrong winds on video 

reported to DPIF 

GG Diary and 

video 

3/12/08 GG advised IW spraying of Macadamias was causing IW Report 

spray drift onto the hatchery and that the wind was fairly 

strong. 

3/12/2008 Inspector Walker and Inspector Shields visit Macadamia IW Report 

Orchard they observed spraying from 2.30pm. Advised by 

Mr Ziesemer that Bulldock was being sprayed. A smoke 

fire observed on the Northern side of the dam. Observed 

spray operator taking and recording wind measurements. 

4/12/08 IW called re wrong winds and spraying. Told GG he can’t 

act. 

GG Diary 

note 

4/12/08 2.30pm GG demanded IW visit the Macadamia Farm and IW Report 

stop the spraying. 

5/12/08 98% gd eggs GP (sprayed winds OK) GG Diary 

note 

6/12/08 All GP fry died not known why Possibly 

some histo 

now done on 

these 

7/12/08 Dead SP in ‘males’ pond 6 dead video fish lying in 

shallows 

GG Diary 

note video 

and photo 

7/12/08 GG left a message on Inspector Walker’s mobile phone IW Report 

reporting the death of six silver perch in one pond and that 

several other fish were breaking surface of the water and 

swimming on their sides. 

7/12/08 Males pond with dead SP about 12 x 1kg size fish. RC notes 

Chemical spray reportedly occurring- no spray notices 

provided. Spray rig reported started spraying on 4/12/08 in 

the first two rows of macadamia trees adjacent to the 

males pond, when this was supposedly a “buffer zone” 

indicated by TZ to RA that it would not be sprayed. 

2 nd lot of GP spawners, just sourced, and stocked 8/12/08 

7/12/08 reported fish kill of 6 SP and alleged several other 

fish were breaking the surface and swimming on their 

sides. 

8/12/08 IW visited the hatchery at approx 10.30am. GG showed IW Report 




evidence 

the inspector the males pond and claimed five silver perch 

had died and eight more were showing signs of distress. 

GG said the fish deaths were noticed at 7.30pm on 

7/12/2008. IW observed three dead fish on the pond bank 

and one dead fish in the pond. No sign of fish swimming 

abnormally at the time. 

RC Notes 

Digital 

recording 

Sample 

Water samples were obtained from the Males pond, the 

barra pond and a spawning tank inside the hatchery. GG 

advised there were only ten fish in the barra pond, no 

dead fish observed. 

submission 

forms 

GG provides digital video recording of smoke fire to the 

inspector. 

8/12/08 6 more SP mortalities floated GG diary 

notes 

9/12/08 RC and Max Wingfield visit farm, collect baby SP from red GG diary 

7 and 1 moribund SP from ‘males’ pond. Then spent half a note 

day in pond pulling out lilies so more sick SP could be 

caught easily. 

9/12/08 First pre-arranged visit of RC (accompanied by Max RC notes 

Wingfield- Fisheries Biologist) to conduct a veterinary fish 

health investigation, following authorisation from the 

Director of Biosecurity Sciences- Jim Thompson on the 

5/12/08. Sample sof water and SP fish were collected 

from Gilson Rd and the Ringtail property for 

histopathology, pesticides residue, metals residue, 

nodavirus PCR, brain/tissue acetylcholinesterase (AchE) 

testing accession nos 08-182660(ulpha Rd) and 08- 

179890 (ringtail) samples. Samples were collected in 

accordance with the Sunland Fish Hatchery Veterinary 

Investigation Work Instruction Version 4/4, 6.12.08 

10/12/08 22 dead SP ‘males pond’ video GG Diary 

note 

12/12/08 ~40 dead SP in males pond and mullet in same pond die GG Diary 

note 

12/12/08 GG reported that 40 SP and 1 mullet found dead in the 

males pond cumulatively since 7/12/08 

13/12/08 2 dead SP males pond GG Diary 

note 

14/12/08 3 dead SP males pond GG Diary 

note 

15/12/08 Inject 2 SP females (Bryce’s) GG Diary 

note 




evidence 

15/12/08 Hatchery advised that fish have progressively died up until IW Report 

14/12/08 in the males pond with a total number of deaths 

at 45. No fish reported to have died in the barra pond 

16/12/08 RC visit wanted healthy fish as “normals” sampled Bryces GG Diary 

note 

18/12/08 Embryo deformed and dying photos and video GG Diary 

note 

20/12/08 Weeded rest of males pond GG Diary 

note 

21/12/08 5 dead SP GG Diary 

note 

22/12/08 7 dead SP 1 dead GP 1 dead mullet GG Diary 

note 

14/01/09 Chemical Residue Laboratory reports. No residues CRL Report 

detected in the three water samples taken from the 

hatchery by IW on 8/12/08 

23/01/09 Qld Health water test- no security ties used on sample 

bottles 

GG Diary 

note 

Fish Health: Golden perch fry die (number unstated) on 6/12/08. Six silver perch dead in 

‘Males Pond’ on 7/12/08. The Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation 

(document 300) also indicates that 12 x 1 kg silver perch died in ‘Males Pond’ on the same 

date. Six more silver perch died on 8/12/08. Ten silver perch dead in males pond on 

10/12/08. Forty silver perch die in ‘males pond’ on 12/12/08. This is a cumulative total. Two 

and three more silver perch died on 13 and 14/12/08 respectively (total dead unclear. 

Numbers of dead SP from Gwen Gilson are in conflict with the report by Ian Walker). Five 

silver perch died on 21/12/08. Seven silver perch, one golden perch and one mullet died on 

22/12/08. 

Application of pesticides: spraying occurred on 3, 4, 5/12/08. 

Samples: Water and silver perch were collected from Gilson Rd and the Ringtail property for 

histopathology, pesticides residue, metals residue, nodavirus PCR, brain/tissue 

acetylcholinesterase (AchE) testing accession no 08-182660 (Gilson Rd) and 08-179890 

(ringtail) samples. Samples were collected in accordance with the Sunland Fish Hatchery 

Veterinary Investigation Work Instruction Version 4/4, 6.12.08 

Videos 

File name: MOV011.MOD, On the CD was written spraying rows 1 & 2 3.12.08. On the Cd 

case was written spraying rows 1 and 2 3/12/08 


Date: No date or time stamp on video. CD case indicates 1, 2 and 3/12/08 

Location on property: Unclear from video. 



Video of: Spraying of macadamias using a trailer mounted airblast sprayer. 


Tewantin is the closest weather station. 

The following is derived from Appendix 22_Weather_Tewantin Dec08 (document 437) from 

Reports on Fish Health incidents, Sunland Fish Hatchery, 29/4/09 (document 404) 

Day Temp 

max ( O C) 


speed 

(km/h) 

3pm dir 3pm 

speed 

(km/h) 

1 27.6 0 N 11 NNE 20 

2 30.5 0 NNW 15 NE 28 

3 28.1 0 N 15 NNE 33 

4 29.7 0 N 19 NE 22 

5 28.0 6.2 NNE 11 NE 22 

6 34.2 2.8 NW 9 NE 20 

7 32.5 10.2 NNW 9 NW 13 

8 26.3 2.20 S 15 S 15 

9 27.4 0.60 SSE 7 ENE 17 

10 27.8 0 N 11 NE 22 

11 30.6 0 N 19 NNE 30 

12 29.9 0 NE 6 NE 20 

13 35.7 0 NNW 17 NW 11 

14 35.4 0.4 W 11 W 15 

15 32.1 0 SW 9 W 11 

16 27.5 0 E 11 ENE 19 

17 27.4 0 N 13 NE 22 

18 28.1 0 NNE 11 NNE 28 

19 33.4 7.8 N 15 NNE 26 

20 26.9 0 SSE 22 SE 24 

21 25.4 0.8 SSE 9 SE 20 

22 26.1 1.0 SSE 17 SE 17 

23 26.9 0.2 NNE 13 NE 20 

24 27.4 0 NNW 11 NE 33 

25 28.8 0.4 NNW 13 NE 19 

26 28.9 1.0 NE 13 NE 19 

27 28 0 ENE 17 NE 20 

28 28.2 0.4 S 6 NNE 11 

29 29.0 0 NNE 11 NNE 19 

30 34.4 3.0 N 15 NNE 24 

31 35.2 0 SSW 11 NE 17 



Spray records 

From the attachment 16 to Report on Fish Health Incidents Sunland Fish Hatchery, 29/4/09 

(document 426) spraying occurred as follows: refer to macadamia block map (document 

400) for block details. 

Date Blocks Active Used 

1/12/2008 A1, B1 

3/12/2008 Central Knob, A1, B1, C1, C2, C3 

4/12/2008 C1, Knob, A2, A3, B2, B3, G5, G6, GH, 

G1 

Beta-cyfluthrin, Nonylphenol 

ethoxylate condensate, zinc 

5/12/2008 G5, G2 

8/12/2008 Gilson, G1, G2, G3, G4 

9/12/2008 G1 

Data taken from Appendix 18_ Spray Records Herbicide Applications 2008 (document 428) 

to Report Sunland Fish Hatchery IW 290409 (document (404) 

Date Active Method 

12/12/08 Glyphosate Boom 




Comments: Dates of spraying are in conflict with the Timeline of Events for the Noosa Fish 

Health Investigation (document 300). 

Weather Records (Zeisemer) 

Date Time Hum 

(%) 

Tem 

p 

( O C) 

Wind 

Speed 

(km/h) 

Wind 

Dir 

Block 

2/12/2008 7.00am 75.2 22.6 5.3 max SE G1, G3, 

G4 

8.10am 64.1 23.0 7.7 max SE G1, G3, 

G4 

9.30am 65.7 23.0 7.1 max SE, G1, G3, 

SW G4 

11.00am 60.9 25.2 7.4 max SE G1, G3, 

G4 

12.45pm 56.9 28.1 5.4 max SE G1, G3, 

1.9 av 

G4 

Comments 

Commence 

spraying 

No problems 



1.26pm 54.3 27.7 7.7 max E, SE G1, G3, Blocks finished 

G4 

4.10pm 50.2 27.8 9.0 max SE, 

NE 

B1, A1 Commenced 

spraying 

5.50pm 68.7 25.3 1.3 max N, NE B1, A1 Stopped 

spraying 

3/12/2008 10.00am 53.4 29.9 7.1 max 

5.7 min 

Due 

N 

B1, A1, 

Knob, 

Commence 

Spraying 

C2, C3 

11.15am 54.5 29.4 3.8 max 

3.1 min 

NW B1, A1, 

Knob, 

Stopped 

spraying 

C2, C3 

12.30am 57.8 29.5 13.1 

max 

E Central Stopped 

spraying 

6.0 av 

12.45pm 61.9 29.2 11.0 E, NE Central OK 

max 

2.9 min 

1.30pm 58.2 29.8 8.5 max E, NE Central, 

C2 

Commenced 

after refill all OK 

3.30pm 49.5 33.2 4.6 min NE Central Tank filled up 

5.00pm 50.6 30.5 5.2 max NE Central, OK 

C2 

5.45pm 54.9 29.6 11.1 

max 

NE C1, A1, 

B1 

Tank filled up 

7.05pm 77.0 23.7 NIL - - Finished 

Spraying 

4/12/2008 7.35am 68.2 27.4 5.2 max 

3.5 av 

NNE Knob, A3 Commenced 

spraying 

9.45am 61.0 29.5 10.2 N, NE A2, A3, Tank filled up 

max 3.5 

av 

B2, B3 

11.10am 47.5 33.2 8.6 max N, G6, G4 Change blocks 

3.2 av NW 

1.45pm 54.2 30.4 6.2 max 

2.2 min 

E, SE G5, G4 All good 

3.30pm - - 3.2 max 

0 min 

E G5, G1 Stopped due to 

storm 

5/12/2008 1.30pm 67.9 27.9 5.5 max 

1.3 min 

SE G5, G2 Commence 

Spraying 

5/12/2008 3.00pm - - 7.6 max 

2.7 min 

N G2 Stopped 

spraying 

8/12/2008 10.30am 68.8 26.8 6.2 max SE G2, G1, 

G4 

Commenced 

spraying 



8/12/2008 11.55am 65.5 25.6 11.2 S, SE G1, G3, All OK 

max 5.5 

av 

G4 

8/12/2008 1.35pm 66.4 25.9 10.4 S, E Gilson, All OK 

% 

max 

G1, G4 

8/12/2008 2.25pm 72.8 24.2 5.9 max SE Gilson, All OK 

G1, G4 

8/12/2008 4.00pm 73.6 26.8 7.1 max SE G1, G3 All OK 

8/12/2008 5.45pm 64.7 25.1 3.3 max SE - Finished blocks 

9/12/2008 7.30am 71.8 23.6 3.4 max SE G1 Commenced 

spraying 

9/12/2008 8.00am - - 3.6 max SE - Spraying 

finished 

Samples 

Sample 1 

BSL sample submission form. (Document 206) 


Submitter: Roger Chong 


Date sampled: 8/12/08 


Animal: adult silver perch 

History and clinical signs reported: Frozen silver perch collected 8/12/08 from Males pond. 

Frozen on same day. 

Analysis requested: Pesticides and mycology. 



DP1926 Gill Frozen OC, OP, SP, cyfluthrin 

DP1927 Liver Frozen OC, OP, SP, cyfluthrin 

DP1928 Fat Frozen OC, OP, SP, cyfluthrin 

DP1929 Gonad Frozen OC, OP, SP, cyfluthrin 

DP1930 Sediment (west side) unstated OC, OP, SP, cyfluthrin 

DP1931 

Sediment (orth, east & south 

side) 

unstated 



OC, OP, SP, cyfluthrin 

Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

Chemical 

Result 

(mg/kg) 

Ref link 

Submission 




Lab No 

DP1930 

DP1931 

Sample 

descriptor 

Sediment (west 

side males pond) 

Sediment (orth, 

east and south 

side male’s pond) 


(mg/kg) 



Multi residue


Property: Gwen Gilson (Ring Tail ponds) 



Animal: Silver perch 

History and clinical signs reported: normal silver perch from hatchery at Illouri place, Ring 

Tail. 

Analysis requested: Pesticides, metals, virology, biochemistry and histology. 



unstated Fish x 40-50 unstated OP/OC/SP 

unstated Fish x 30-40 unstated metals 

Unstated Water 2L unstated OP/OC/SP/carbendazim 

Unstated Water 250ml unstated metals 

Unstated Water 250ml unstated metals (Hg) 


(Al,Zn,Cu,Fe,Cd,Pb,Cr,As) 


Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

Chemical Result (mg/kg) Ref link 

DP1908 Perch fingerlings Multi residue


Lab No 

DP1907 

Sample 

descriptor 

Ring Tail pond 

water 

Chemical Result Ref link Submission 

(mg/kg) 


Multi residue


Magnesium 1800 

Manganese 10 

Mercury



Animal: Silver perch 

History and clinical signs reported: Fish kill 2 days ago (7/12 1 st dead fish). 12 dead total 

near 1 kg size silver perch pond males. Spraying of macadamias occurring??? (Overwritten 

by stamp) 

Analysis requested: Pesticides, biochemistry, bacteriology, virology and histology. 



DP1910 Liver/fat Unstated OC, OP, SP, carbendazim 

DP1911 Gill/tissue Unstated OC, OP, SP, carbendazim 

DP1912 ovary Unstated OC, OP, SP, carbendazim 

Unstated Water 2L Unstated Pesticides/ carbendazim 

Unstated Water 250 ml Unstated Metals 

Unstated Water 250 ml Unstated Metals (Hg) 


Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled 9/12/08 Method AP016 

(Al,Zn,Cu,Fe,Cd,Pb,Cr,As) 

Lab No 

DP1910 

DP1911 

DP1912 

Sample 

descriptor 

Fish liver/ fat 

Fish gill/ tissue 

Fish ovary 


(mg/kg) 

DDE 0.09 

DDD 0.03 

DDT 0.03 

Multi residue


Analyte 

Limit of Reporting 

(mg/kg) 

Analyte 


(mg/kg) 

Methidathion 0.05 Trichlorfon 0.1 

Cyfluthrin 0.05 Cypermethrin 0.05 

p,p’ DDT 0.01 p,p’ DDE 0.01 

p,p’ DDD 0.01 Carbendazim 0.1 

Alpha endosulfan 0.02 Beta endosulfan 0.02 

Endosulfan sulfate 0.02 Chlorpyrifos 0.02 

Methoxyfenozide Not tested Fipronil 0.10 



Lab No 

DP1907 

Sample 

descriptor 

Pond M (males) 

water 


(mg/kg) 


Multi residue



Method: 18196 


Matrix: water 

Analyte 

Result (ug/L) 

Aluminium 110 

Antimony


Silver perch/gill Silver perch/liver 

Analyte Result (mg/kg) Result (mg/kg) 

Cadmium



unstated Liver from 3 fish Unstated OC, OP, SP, carbendazim 

unstated Gonad from 3 fish Unstated OC, OP, SP, carbendazim 

Form mentions DP1914-DP1916. 


Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled 16/12/08 Method AP016 

Lab No 

Sample 

Chemical 

Result 

Ref link 

Submission 

descriptor 

(mg/kg) 


DP1914 

Pooled gills 

DDE 0.05 

#08-184980 208 

DDD 0.01 

DDT 0.01 

Multi residue 


Comments: It is not stated what containers were used or how all the samples were stored. 

No information included on sampling methodology. 


Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled DP1914R-DP1916R – 10/12/08, DP1918R – 

22/12/08 Method AP016 

Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

Chemical 

Result 

(mg/kg) 

Ref link 

DP1914R Pooled gills cyfluthrin


Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

(Normal silver 

perch) 

Chemical 

Result 

(mg/kg) 

Ref link 

Submission 


LOR 

Samples were analysed for a large number of Ops, Ocs, SPs, fungicides and insecticides 

and other chemicals. Reported on ‘as received’ basis. LORs generally in the range: SPs 

0.05, Ocs 0.01-0.02, fungicides 0.1-0.2, Ops 0.02-0.1, other chemicals 0.1-0.2 mg/kg 

LORs of interest 

Analyte 


(mg/kg) 

Analyte 


(mg/kg) 



p,p’ DDT 0.01 p,p’ DDE 0.01 

p,p’ DDD 0.01 Carbendazim Not tested 





information included on sampling methodology. 

Sample 6 

Record of Sample Taken FDU0560. (Document 212) 

Sample No: 08.0739 

Seal no: A02670 

Submitter: Ian Walker 

Property: G Gilson, Illoura Pl, Gilson Rd 



Sample: Water 



CUC1086 

Water from the tank inside shed 

on western end (spawning shed 

closed) Water from the Ring Tail 

creek property (Illoura Place 

property) 

unstated 


pesticides 

Submitter: Ian Walker Date sampled: 8/12/08 Method: based on EPA 507/508 



Lab No 

CUC1086 

Sample 

descriptor 

Spawning shed 

water 


(mg/kg) 


Multi residue




Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 


(mg/kg) 



CUC1085 Barra pond water Multi residue 1L 

unstated 

pesticides 





Lab No 

Sample 


descriptor 

(mg/kg) 


CUC1084 Males pond water Multi residue





DP1918 

Whole brain with fat of skull 

cavity 

Chilled 

OC, OP, SP, Carbendazim 



Lab No 

DP1918 

Sample 

descriptor 

Fish brain/ skull 

cavity fat 


DDE 0.48 #08-185511 

DDD 0.08 

DDT 0.09 

Multi residue 


Limit of reporting 0.001 mg/kg for cyfluthrin. 

Comments: Samples were only analysed for cyfluthrin. Lab numbers ending in an ‘R’ are the 

results from the re-analyses of (CRL) 6204. Not re-extracted but reanalysed from previous 

extraction. Reported on ‘as received’ basis. It is not stated what containers were used or 

how all the samples were stored. No information included on sampling methodology. 

Sampling date is in conflict between report and submission form. Greyed out samples not 

relevant to sample submission. 

February 2009 – Exposure estimate 

Fish Health 

There do not appear to be fish health events in this period. 

Spray Records 

No pesticide applications recorded during this period. 

Weather records 

No pesticide applications recorded during this period. 

Samples 

Sample 1 







Animal: mosquito fish and tadpoles 

History and clinical signs reported: Investigate pesticide exposure 




DP1934 Tadpoles (cane toad) unstated OC, OP, SP, other 

Comments: 

It is not stated what containers were used or how all the samples were stored. No 

information included on sampling methodology. Some parts of the form are illegible. 





Lab No 

DP1934 

Sample 

descriptor 

Tadpoles (cane 

toad) 


(mg/kg) 


Multi residue



DP1933 1 x Feed sample unstated OC, OP, SP, other 



Lab No 

Sample 

Chemical 

Result 

Ref link 

Submission 

descriptor 

(mg/kg) 


DP1932 

Mosquito fish 

DDE 0.03 

#09-103692 204/205 

DDT 0.01 

Multi residue 


July 2009 – Event 7, Syndrome – Deformities. 

Fish Health 

The following timeline information is taken from the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task 

Force, 2 nd Veterinary Report, Mullet Deformities Syndrome, 29-9-09 (document 601). 


evidence 

5/7/2009 Spawned 4 female and 3 male mullet fishes selected from a catch unstated 

of 16 ton of mullet caught by commercial fishers at the mouth of 

the Noosa River 

7/7/09 It was reported that mullet (Mugil cephalus), spawned from Noosa Unstated 

River mullet broodfish producing a fish embryo with ‘3 heads’. 

Other embryos had ‘2 heads’ together with various ‘cell 

abnormalities’. 

16/7/09 Further mullet were collected from the Noosa River. The fish were Unstated 

divided into a group of 2 female travelling mullet © and 2 

female river mullet (RM) brood females for spawning. Four 

spawnings were produced, two each from the TM and RM females. 

21/7/2009 The spawnings of TM female produced eggs resulted in live and 

viable hatched fry. The spawnings of RM female produced eggs 

resulted in no live or viable hatched fry. 

Unstated 

Spray Records 

Data taken from Chemical Application Record 2009 Spray Season – Arbuckles Farm 

(document 446) and Chemical Application Record 2009 (document 447) 

Date/time Block/Row Active Equipment Comments 

Used 

13/7/09 glufosinate Boom 

14/7/09 glufosinate Boom 

16/7/09 knob, 4 

rows, B4 

glufosinate Boom wind picked up from the west. 

Stop spraying at 9:45am, started 

at 8:10am 

21/7/09 Central & glufosinate Boom Wind E-SE 

House 

20/7/09 G4, G3 glufosinate Boom Wind – W-SW 



28/7/09 

central, B1, 

glufosinate 

Boom 

start 

A1 

10:20am 

Fin 3:30 

31/7/09 

B1, A1, B2, 

glufosinate 

Boom 

Start 9:30 

B3, A2, A3, 

Fin 3:30 

GH 

Date Block Fertiliser 

11/7/09 G5, C1 unstated 


None recorded 


Tewantin is the closest weather station. 

The following is taken from the bureau of meteorology website for July in Tewantin 

(http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/200907/html/IDCJDW4118.200907.shtml) 

Day Temp Rain 9am dir 9am 3pm dir 3pm 

max ( O C) 

speed 

speed 

(km/h) 

(km/h) 

1 24.1 0 NNW 9 N 9 

2 26.1 0.2 N 6 SSW 6 

3 22.1 0 NNW 7 WNW 13 

4 21.1 0 WSW 11 WSW 11 

5 17.4 0 NNW 9 ESE 4 

6 20.2 0 SW 6 SE 7 

7 18.1 0 SSW 13 S 19 

8 18.8 0 S 26 S 19 

9 19.5 0 S 20 S 28 

10 0.2 S 28 S 24 

11 20.4 SSW 20 SSE 17 

12 20.6 0 SW 4 NE 13 

13 24 0 NW 11 NW 13 

14 21.9 0.6 SW 4 ENE 9 

15 20.1 0.2 NW 7 N 11 

16 18.4 0 WNW 9 W 13 

17 20.1 0 W 7 SSW 11 

18 19.4 0 SSW 9 SSE 11 

19 22.5 0 NE 4 NE 17 

20 22.7 0 SW 7 E 9 



21 23.2 0 WNW 6 NE 13 

22 22.8 0 W 4 N 17 

23 24.1 0 NNW 7 NNW 11 

24 19.4 0 SSW 13 S 22 

25 19 0 S 15 SE 9 

26 20.1 0.4 S 9 ENE 7 

27 24.5 0.2 NW 13 WNW 9 

28 20.6 0 SSW 9 ESE 11 

29 21.5 0 S 2 ESE 13 

30 20.5 0 Calm E 11 

31 21.8 0 WNW 6 NNW 6 

Samples 

Sample 1 

BSL Accession: 09-120470. (Document 215) 



Date sampled: 19/7/09-21/7/09 


Animal: mullet 

Follow on from previous mullet egg accession (date 13/7/09). Further mullet sourced from 

the beachfront adjacent the mouth of the Noosa River system. Females induced with LHRHa 

50 IU/kg and repeat dosed with 25 IU/kg 24 hours later. Sampling of eggs and embryos to 

compare and contrast to first mullet spawning of the season. Reviewing fertisaation rate: 

proportion of deformities; presence/ absence of infectious agents. 




unstated Various mullet organs Formalin fixed unstated 

CRL inter-laboratory sample form (document 215) 

Accessions 09-121094 & 09-120470 sent to Simon Christen, QHFSS. 

Listed as 

Lab Ref Description No Condition/type Analysis Req 

09-121094 1 box fish samples 10x unstated Residues Noosa Fish 

Health Screen 

09-120470 1 box fish samples 10x unstated Residues Noosa Fish 

Health Screen 

Comments: 



The accession 09-121094 sent to QHFSS for residue analysis was designated as ‘formalin 

fixed’. Advice from QHFSS is that the samples were not formalin fixed. 

It is unclear in what condition they were sent or what analysis was requested. Samples were 

sent for residue analysis. 

QHFSS Report 09KE1258-1264, 1328-1330 (document 141) 

Submitter: unstated Date sampled: 19-21/07/09 

Method: 22276R2, lipid content by solvent extracted gravimetric analysis 

QHFSS lab No 

10KE1328 

10KE1329 

10KE1330 

10KE1258 

10KE1259 

10KE1260 

10KE1261 

10KE1262 

10KE1263 

10KE1264 

Sample 


descriptor 

B1 NR whole fish Multi residue


Chlorpyrifos Not tested Fipronil Not tested 

DDD pp 0.02 DDE pp 0.02 

DDT pp 0.02 Alpha endosulfan 0.02 

Beta endosulfan 0.02 Endosulfan sulfate 0.02 

Comments: Date received for B1-B3 19/2/10 and B4-B6 24/11/09. Analysis commenced 

19/2/10. 

September and October 2009 – Background sampling 

Protocol: Sampling plan for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce ver 5 (document 

1) 

Sample plan 23-9-09 (Document 227) 

Sampler: John Nagle 

Property: unstated 

Date sampled: 23/9/09, 20/10/09 

Date: 23/9/09 

Source Sample Ref No. Date/Time Sample Type Analysis Reqd 

Plankton Pond (A) 

JMN230909A01 23.09.09 Water Pesticides 



JMN230909A04 23.09.09 Filtered Water Metals 

JMN230909A05 23.09.09 Sediment Sediments 

JMN230909A06 23.09.09 Water Alkalinity 

Barra Pond (B) JMN230909B01 23.09.09 Sediment Sediments 

Males Pond © 

Hatchery (H) 

JMN230909C01 23.09.09 Water Pesticides 



JMN230909C04 23.09.09 Filtered Water Metals 

JMN230909C05 23.09.09 Sediment Sediments 

JMN230909C06 23.09.09 Water Alkalinity 

JMN230909H01 23.09.09 Water Pesticides 

JMN230909H02 23.09.09 Water Pesticides 

Source Dam (D) JMN230909D01 23.09.09 Water Pesticides 

Date: 20/10/09 

Source Sample Ref No. Date/Time Sample Type Analysis Reqd 

Plankton Pond (A) 

Males Pond © 

JMN201009A07 20.10.09 Water DO 

JMN201009A08 20.10.09 Water BOD 

JMN201009A09 20.10.09 Fish ??? 

JMN201009C07 20.10.09 Water DO 

JMN201009C08 20.10.09 Water BOD 



The following documents are also relevant to the sample submission to QHFSS but they 

have not been summarised as they contain the same information as above. 

1. QHFSS sample submission form for JMN090210F01 (document 217) 

2. QHFSS sample submission form for JMN230909 (document 218) 

3. QHFSS sample submission form for JMN201009 (document 218) 

In-field readings on portable meter (Document 129) 

Operative: John Nagle Date sampled: 23/9/09 

Pond A (plankton pond) 

Location in 

West Centre East 

Pond 

Reading (A or B) A B A B A B 

Depth 0.336 0.551 0.365 0.837 0.303 0.715 

Temperature 23 23.01 23.18 22.73 23.43 22.7 

Dissolved 10.49 10.52 10.64 10.37 10.56 10.02 

Oxygen (mg/l) 

DO (%) 121.7 122.6 124.5 120.6 123.5 116.2 

Turbidity 24.1 27.4 740 846 38.7 43.1 

Conductivity 102 102 102 102 102 102 

pH 8.1 7.87 8.23 7.74 8.21 7.37 

Pond C (males pond) 

Location in Pond Peg 1 Peg 2 Peg 3 Peg 4 

Reading (A or B) A B A B A B A B 

Depth 0.24 0.428 0.19 0.502 0.328 0.605 0.281 0.467 

Temperature 23.17 22.67 23.13 22.3 23.06 22.04 23.64 22.39 

Dissolved Oxygen 

mg/L 8.49 7.32 8.23 6.05 6.89 3.79 6.82 4.41 

DO (%) 98.9 85.4 97.5 71.4 82.3 45.1 81.5 53 

Turbidity 20.2 95.6 12.2 31.7 30.5 26.4 20 35.2 

Conductivity 351 350 343 344 344 345 343 343 

pH 5.91 5.76 5.75 5.71 5.96 5.71 6.01 5.9 

QHFSS Report 09NA-12984-09NA12985:TKP2 (Document 128) 

Submitter: John Nagle Date sampled: 23/9/09 Method: 18208 

Lab No Sample Analyte Result Ref link 

descriptor 

09NA12984 pond water Conductivity (uS/cm 100 JMN230909A01_6 



@25 o c) 

pH 6.97 

Alkalinity (mg/L 

19 

CaCO 3) 

09NA12985 

pond water 

Conductivity (uS/cm 

350 

JMN230909C01_6 

@25 o c) 

pH 6.96 

Alkalinity (mg/L 

40 

CaCO 3) 

Method: 18196 

Analyte 

Results (mg/L) 

Water pond Water pond 

JMN230909A01_6 JMN230909C01_6 

Aluminium


QHFSS Report 09KE6901-09KE6908: pw1 (Document 150) 

Submitter: John Nagle Date sampled: 23/9/09 method:QIS16315 

Analysis: pesticide residues 

Lab No Descriptor Chemical Result (ug/L) Ref link 

09KE6901 Pond water Nonylphenol 0.039 JMN230909A01_6 

Multi residue 

(other) 


QHFSS Report 09KE6901-6908 (Document 148) and amended QHFSS Report 09KE6901- 

6908 (document 149) 

Submitter: John Nagle Date sampled: 23/09/09 Method: 1) analysis of 

soils and sediments for herbicides by LCMS 2) Determination of Organochlorines, 

Organophosphorus, Synthetic Pyrethroids and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in soil and 

sediments. 

QHFSS lab No 

09KE6902 

09KE6903 

09KE6905 

09KE6906 

Sample 

descriptor 

Pond sediment 

Pond sediment 

Pond sediment 

Pond sediment 


Multi residue


Dissolved 

7.7 

oxygen** 

EN3983 

unstated 

BOD 5 days 20 o C


QHFSS Report 10KE1061 (Document 146) 

Submitter: John Nagle Date sampled: 9/2/10 

Method: sample extraction with dichloromethane using ultrasonic bath, followed by 

evaporation under vacuum and analysis by GCMS. 

Analysis: unstated 

Sample: Filter paper (23.5 cm diameter) reported to be 0.043m 2 by QHFSS. 

Lab No Descriptor Chemical Result 

(ug/filter) 

09KE8072 Filter paper nonylphenol 0.630 

Multi residue


Date 

– 13:25 

Reported Event 

4/9/09 Phone message notification provided. Flag signal hoisted to indicate possible 

spraying in 2 hours. 

5/9/09 Most of day observed to be spraying. Rainfall followed that night. Wind 

conditions at risk of spray drift observed about 90% of the time – North (N) to 

south (S) direction towards hatchery. Spraying along North boundary of hatchery 

greater than 4 rows of trees buffered. 

6/9/09 14:49- Spraying observed in the afternoon. Wind conditions at risk of spray drift 

19:56 observed about 90% of the time – N to S direction towards hatchery. Spraying 

along North boundary of hatchery, greater than 4 rows of trees buffered. Night 

time wind W to E direction, spraying along west boundary of hatchery, greater 

than 4 rows of trees buffered. 

10/9/09 No notification of spraying provided. Spraying along North boundary of hatchery 

at 16:19, close to 3 or 4 rows buffered. Wind N to S direction towards hatchery. 

After dark, collected algae and water from the algal tank to feed remaining bass 

fry in the hatchery. The algal tank is situated outside the hatchery on the 

Northern aspect of the hatchery shed and is uncovered. Tank 1 of bass fry with 

about 500 fry received 10L of algae with water from the algal tank. Tank 2 of 

bass fry with about 3,000 – 4,000 fry received 20L of algae with water. No 

molasses or urea or fertiliser were added in the operation of the algal culture in 

the outside tank. 

11/9/09 08:00 Tank 1 of bass fry with about 500 fry received 10L of algae with water 

from the algal tank. Tank 2 of bass fry with about 3,000 – 4,000 fry received 20L 

of algae with water. Both tanks had 4000L of water. 

12/9/09 No spraying. Tank 1 of bass fry with about 500 fry received 10L of algae with 

water from the algal tank. Tank 2 of bass fry with about 3,000 – 4,000 fry 

received 20L of algae with water. 

13/9/09 09:00 75% mortalities of bass fry in tank 1, 100% mortalities of bass fry in tank 2. 

No mortalities observed in bass fry held in the the outside tanks. These tanks 

are situated on the south aspect of the hatchery shed which have a cover over 

75% of the tanks’ opened surface. The bass were not fed with algae but with 

yeast. All other bass fry which were relocated to the Ringtail ponds prior 

to spray activity do not show any abnormalities. Algae used were cultured from 

strains of algal provided by the Queensland Primary Industries and 

Fisheries, Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Centre. These algae had been 

used to grow the bulk of the normal bass fry which were transported to the 

Ringtail ponds. 

Spray records 


(document 446) and chemical application record 2009 (document 447) 



Date/time Block* Active Equipment used 

6/09/09 

S – 9.45am 

F-11pm 

B2, B3, G1, 

G5,G7, C1, C2, 

C3, Knob, GH, 

B4 

methoxyfenozide 

nonylphenol 

ethoxylate 

condensate 

Airblast 

*The blocks numbers are difficult to read in the original document. The blocks written above are Ian 

Walker’s interpretation of the hand writing. 


8/9/09 The lot Easy N 



(%) ( O C) Speed 

(km/h) 

Direction 

6/9/09 9:15am 73.3 21 0-3 E G8 Flag up 7:10am – all good 

12:00pm 51.3 26.6 0-5 ENE var G6 

2:00pm 51.9 28 0-5 ENE var G5 

4:30pm 71.2 22.5 0-3 ENE var B4 

5:55pm 66.7 22.9 0.1 N/NW Knob 

7:10pm 69.8 20.5 N/NW B2, B3 

10:05pm 69.4 21.7 GH 

10:55pm 

Finish flag down 11:00pm 

Samples 

BSL sample submission form. (Document 228) and attachment (document 232) 

Sample No: 09-126853 


Property: Sunland Hatchery 



Sample: Fish and poultry 

History and clinical signs reported: see attached history sheet. 




Unstated F1 7/9/09 large block tank 

tag 000100 

Unstated Pesticides 

Unstated 

F2 7/9/09 Plankton pond tag 

000039 

Unstated/ 

cracked not 

Pesticides 




leaking 

Unstated F3 ??? tank 2 tag 00089 Unstated Pesticides 

QHFSS Laboratory Report 09ke6807-09ke6809: pw1 (Document 127) 

Submitter: unstated Date sampled: 18/09/09 

Method: methoxyfenozide (LCMS), urea ENM-009 

lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

09ke6807 F1, tag 00100 

09ke6808 F1, tag 0099 

09ke6809 F1, tag 0089 


(ug/L) 

methoxyfenozide 0.001 

Urea as N unstated 

methoxyfenozide


Date Reported Event 

unstated The Barra pond (Figure 1), had been purposefully dredged and refilled with new 

water prior to stocking and monitoring. A plankton bloom in the pond was 

established prior to fish introduction. 

20/10/09 Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) spawned 

he neighbouring macadamia farm was reported by the hatchery. Spraying 

activity was reported to have occurred during variable wind conditions. 

11/11/09 Of the 10,000 golden perch fry stocked in the Barra pond, no dead fish were 

observed but only 2 live fish were visualised remaining in the pond. These two 

fish were sampled for laboratory examination. That is, there was an observation 

of greater than 99% loss of the stocked population of golden perch fry. 

Observation on the water in the Barra pond did not indicate the presence of 

predators such as rodents, large fish or ulphaten (redclaw) which could have 

simply explained the disappearance of fish over a period of 17 days. 

13/11/09 Of the cohorts stocked at Ringtail pond red 7, a survey sampling produced 300 

live golden perch fish. 

4/2/2010 Further sampling at Ringtail produced 107 fish from a random netting. 

Comments: It is unstated how the surveys were conducted. It is unclear whose observation 

was recoded for the 11/11/09. 

Spray records 



Date/time Block Active Equipment used 

2/11/09 

Central 

Trichlorfon 

Airblast 

S-4.10pm 

A1,B1,C3 

soyal 

F-6:30pm 

phospholipids + 

propionic acid 

3/11/09 

A1,B1,C1,C2,C3,Knob,B4,A2,A3,B2,B3, 

Trichlorfon 

Airblast 

S -9.40am 

G6,G2 

soyal 

F-8.40pm 



4/11/09 

G5,G2, Central, GH 

Trichlorfon 

Airblast 

S-9.30am 

soyal 

F-3.40pm 



5/11/09 

G1,GH,G3,G4 

Trichlorfon 

Airblast 

S-7.45am 

soyal 

F-1.30pm 





11/11/09 

G1,G3,G4 

Trichlorfon 

Airblast 

S-8.20am 

soyal 

F-12.30pm 



25/11/09 

G1,G3,G4 

Beta-cyfluthrin 

Airblast 

S-8.15am 

nonylphenol 

F-4.00pm 

ethoxylate 

condensdate 

26/11/09 

G4,G5 


Airblast 

S-7.00am 

nonylphenol 

F-4.00pm 

ethoxylate 

condensdate 

27/11/09 

Central, C3, B2 


Airblast 

S-11.40am 

nonylphenol 

F-1.00am - 

ethoxylate 

28/11/09 

condensdate 

Date/time Block Active Equipment used 

18/11/09 

S-11:30am 

F- 3:30pm 

19/11/09 

S-7:00am 

F-3:30pm 

20/11/09 

S-7:00am 

30/11/09 

S-2:30pm 

F-3:30pm 

G5 Basta hand gun 

G5 Basta Boom 

G7 part of Basta boom 

part G7 Basta handgun 


5/11/09 The lot Black urea 




(km/h) 

Direction 

2/11/09 4:10pm 61.9 27 3-10 NE Central Start flg up 11:50am 

4:20pm 

Stop central 

6:10pm 57.4 21.7 3.2 NE A1, B1 Start 

6.35pm 65.3 20.9 0.3 NE A1,B1, C3 Stop 





(km/h) 

Direction 

3/11/09 

9:40am 51.3 26.7 19 NE 

B1, A1, 

C1, Knob 

10:40am 48.6 27.6 2.8-3.9 NE Knob 

11:00am 43.2 27.5 0 – 7 NNE A2 

12:40pm 43.7 28.1 0-6.4 NE-SE B2, B3 

1:00pm 47.1 30 1.9-9.8 E-SE B1,A1 

4:30pm 52.2 27.8 5-10 E G6 

5:40pm 0 Finish flag down 5:50 

4/11/09 

9:30am 44.8 26.8 0 – 8 

N- 

oscilating G2,G5 Start Flag up 7:15 

10:40pm 0.1 

N (NNE- 

NW) 

Stopped spraying 

12:35pm 44.7 33.9 0 – 5 E 

Central, 

G5 Started 

1:09pm 47.6 30 4 – 11 E 

Central, 

G5 

1:35pm 51.8 29.5 3 – 9 E/NE 

Central, 

G5 

2:07pm 59.2 30.2 3.6 – 8 ESE 

Central, 

G5 

2:55pm 55.6 30 3 – 8 E 

Central , 

GH 

3:20pm GH Finished central 

3:40pm NW GH 

Stopped spraying, flag 

down 4:15 

5/11/09 

7:45am 58.5 25.5 0-5 NW GH,G3,G4 

Starting Flag up 

4:50am 

8:00am 

up to 

23 N stopped 

1:00am 46 33.7 

5.3 

max E G1 Starting 

1:30am 

Stopped too gusty 

6/11/09 9:20am 50 27.1 0-6 E G1 Starting flag up 4:40 

9:35am 9 N Gusts Stopped wind changed 

11/11/09 8:20am 53.6 24.4 0-5 SE G1 Starting flag up 6:20 

10:20am 39.4 26 0-8 ESE 

12:30am 35.4 27.3 0-10 ESE G1 

Finished 1:30pm flag 

down 2:20pm 

25/11/09 

8:15am 58.9 24.2 

up to 

10.4 E-SE 

G1, G3, 

G7 Starting flag up 4:50am 

9:30am 60.3 25.5 

7.1 

max ESE 

G1, G3, 

G7 





(km/h) 

Direction 

10:25am 56 27.4 0-5.7 ESE 

G1, G3, 

G4 

11:30am 51 29.3 1.7-3.8 ESE 

G1, G3, 

G4 

12:30pm 49 30.2 0-6 ESE 

G1, G3, 

G4 

1:35pm 49.5 30.1 0-8 ESE G1 

2:35pm 54.9 29.2 0-10 ESE G1 

3:50pm 50.5 28.3 0-7 ESE G4 

26/11/09 7:20am 71.1 25.2 0-5 ESE var G4 Flag up 5:00am 

8:40am 69 25.8 0-5 E G5 

12:00pm 43.6 30 3-10 ENE var 

2:30pm 46.5 28 3-8 ENE var 

27/11/09 11:40am 43.8 30.4 2.4-10 NE Central 

12:20pm 48.2 31.3 

3.9- 

10.9 NE Stand pipe 

1:30pm 57.2 29.5 0.4-11 NE “ “ 

2:30pm 58 29.8 

1.7- 

12.2 ENE Top ridge 

3:40pm 55.6 29 4-13 NE “ “ 

5:00pm 54 28.5 2-11 NE 

6:00pm 58.5 26.8 .7-8 NE 

7:45pm 62 25.7 0-1 NE C3 

10:10pm 57 24.1 0-1 NE B2, B3 

11:20pm 53.8 23.2 0-2.1 NNE Knob 

1:00am 

Finished 

DERM weather station data 

Technicians from the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM 

installed a pole mounted mobile weather station on the property of Sunland Fish Hatchery. 

First data recording was on the 12 October 2009. 

Spray applications have been recorded for approximately the following times. Data is taken 

from ‘Spray Times 31-8-09 – 28-11-09’ (Document 437): 

Date Activity Time from Chemical 

Source 

Application Record 

2/11/2009 Ag chemical 4:10 pm – 6:35 pm Spray Records 

3/11/2009 Ag chemical 9:40 am – 5:40 pm Spray records 



5/11/2009 Fertilizer Ian Walker email (9/12/2009) 



6/11/2009 Ag chemical 9:20 – 9:35 Spray records 




27/11/2009 Ag chemical 11:40 am – 1:00 am (28/11/2009) Spray records 

The relative frequency of wind speed and direction (5-minute averages) have been prepared 

by DERM into the following summaries (summaries and windroses – document 445). The 

summaries and windroses were prepared based on the Pomona Meteorological Data (5- 

minute averages) – 12 October to 4 February 2010 (Document 451). The exact location of 

the weather station on the property is Latitude: -26.3126 (26 o 18’ 45” S), Longitude: 

152.9534 (152 o 57’ 12” E). 

2 November 2009 – 4:10pm to 6:35pm 

Wind 

N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SS 

SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

3.4 10.3 13.8 48.3 20.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 96.6 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 3.4 10.3 13.8 48.3 20.7 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 

Calm periods: 0.0 

0 

3 November 2009 – 9:40am to 5:40pm 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

5.2 4.2 5.2 22.9 26.0 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.2 1.0 76.0 

0.0 0.0 1.0 8.3 11.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 5.2 4.2 6.3 31.3 37.5 6.3 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.2 1.0 100. 




0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

7.4 24.1 10.2 6.5 8.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.9 4.6 7.4 73.1 

0.0 0.0 0.9 2.8 12.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 26.9 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 7.4 24.1 11.1 9.3 20.4 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.8 4.6 7.4 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

14.5 15.9 1.4 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 7.2 52.2 

5.8 1.4 0.0 5.8 30.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.9 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 

TOTAL 20.3 17.4 1.4 13.0 30.4 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 7.2 100. 


0 

6 November 2009 – 9:20am to 9:35am 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 

0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 



TOTAL 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 

7 November 2009 – 7:25am to 3:509m 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 2.0 10.9 23.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37.6 

0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 29.7 26.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62.4 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 3.0 15.8 53.5 27.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 




Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 64.5 24.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 91.9 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 4.8 66.1 24.2 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 

0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 25.9 52.8 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 89.8 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 30.6 57.4 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

3.7 3.7 1.9 12.0 7.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 30.6 

0.0 0.0 4.6 49.1 15.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 69.4 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 3.7 3.7 6.5 61.1 23.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 100. 


0 



27 November 2009 – 8:30am to 1:30am (28 November) 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

12.2 14.7 3.2 9.6 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.9 8.3 5.1 62.8 

0.0 0.0 0.0 10.9 21.2 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 36.5 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 

TOTAL 12.2 14.7 3.2 20.5 27.6 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 3.2 8.3 5.1 100. 


0 

1 December 2009 – 7:30am to 11:00am 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.9 50.0 26.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 88.1 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.9 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.8 50.0 26.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 

9 December 2009 – 8:30am to 4:00pm 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

8.9 6.7 4.4 7.8 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 14.4 8.9 72.2 

4.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 5.6 5.6 1.1 27.8 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 13.3 7.8 4.4 7.8 23.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 7.8 20.0 10.0 100. 


0 



11 December 2009 – 7:30am to 12:00pm 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

5.6 5.6 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 13.0 18.5 29.6 83.3 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.4 7.4 0.0 16.7 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 5.6 5.6 7.4 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 20.4 25.9 29.6 100. 


0 

12 January 2010 – 7:00am to 3:30pm 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 10.8 24.5 14.7 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.8 

0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.9 20.6 14.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.2 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 14.7 45.1 29.4 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

4.9 8.8 17.6 27.5 17.6 3.9 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.0 4.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 95.1 

0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 4.9 8.8 17.6 30.4 17.6 5.9 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.0 4.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 




Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 2.0 4.9 9.8 14.7 10.8 8.8 8.8 2.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 67.6 

0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 11.8 12.7 2.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.4 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.8 21.6 27.5 13.7 10.8 8.8 2.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 14.7 5.9 1.0 3.9 1.0 1.0 2.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.4 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 35.3 21.6 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 67.6 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9 50.0 27.5 5.9 3.9 1.0 1.0 2.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 

14 February 2010 – 6:00am to 5:00pm 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

15.2 13.6 6.1 18.9 23.5 5.3 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.5 4.5 94.7 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 15.2 13.6 6.1 19.7 28.0 5.3 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.5 4.5 100. 


0 



15 February 2010 – 7:00am to 9:30am 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.7 26.7 13.3 96.7 

3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.7 26.7 13.3 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 41.2 17.6 8.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 76.5 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 14.7 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.5 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 20.6 47.1 17.6 8.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 


Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.1 5.6 30.6 2.8 16.7 22.2 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 

0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.1 5.6 30.6 2.8 16.7 22.2 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 



22 February 2010 – 9:30am to 3:00pm 

Wind 


SW WS 

W 

WN 

NW NN 

All 

speed 

W 

W 

W 

W 

>0 to 2 

m/s 

>2 to 4 

m/s 

>4 to 6 

m/s 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 34.8 40.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78.8 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.2 

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 53.0 43.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100. 


0 

The Windroses on the following pages have been prepared by DERM for the times above. 



2 November 2009 

4:10pm to 6:35pm 


9:40am to 6:35pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


9:30am to 6:30pm 


7:45am to 1:30pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


9:20am to 9:35am 


7:25am to 3:50pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

N 

W + E 

S 

0 2 4 6 m/s 

10 




8:20am to 1:30pm 


8:00am to 5:00pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


7:00am to 4:00pm 


8:30am to 1:30am (28 Nov) 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

1 December 2009 

7:30am to 11:00am 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


8:30am to 4:00pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

N 

W + E 

S 

0 2 4 6 m/s 

10 




7:30am to 12:00pm 

12 January 2009 

7:00am to 3:30pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


7:00am to 3:30pm 


7:00am to 3:30pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


7:00am to 3:30pm 

14 February 2010 

6:00am to 5:00pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

N 

W + E 

S 

0 2 4 6 m/s 

10 




7:00am to 9:30am 


7:00am to 9:50am 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 


6:00am to 9:00am 


9:30am to 3:00pm 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

20% 

15% 

10% 

5% 

N 

W + E 

S 

0 2 4 6 m/s 

10 

Samples 

Advice from Roger Chong is the submitter field on the BSL sample submission forms does 

not indicate who did the sampling. Gwen Gilson conducted the sampling for the samples 

collected in November 2009. 




Sample No: 09-132761 



Date sampled: 3/11/09 12:30 am 


sample: water and yellow belly fish 

History and clinical signs reported: spraying on the day of collection. Variable wind 

conditions 




unstated Blocked tank tq92 unstated pesticides 

unstated Blocked tank tq91 Unstated/ cracked 

unstated 

Unstated 

Yellow belly fish 28/10/09 barra 

pond 

Yellow belly fish 25/10/09 barra 

pond 

not leaking 

unstated 

unstated 

pesticides 

Histology? 

Histology? 


No information included on sampling methodology. 

QHFSS Report 09KE8064-8071:SBC (Document 130) and QHFSS Report 09KE8064- 

8071:SBC amended (Document 152) 



Method: 25391 EMN-009 (advice from Mary Hodge, QHFSS was that the method is 

segmented flow analysis with diacetyl monoxime (colourimetric determination). 

Analysis: endocrine disrupting chemicals 

lab No 

09KE8604 

09KE8605 

Sample 

descriptor 

Block tank 

Block tank 

Chemical Result (ug/L) Ref link 

4-t-octylphenol 0.007 Seal 000091/92 

Nonylphenol (tech) 0.510 09-132761 

Bisphenol A 0.087 

Cholesterol (non 

EDC) 

0.120 

EDC (others) 


LOR 

Samples were analysed for a number of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals with LORs 1- 10 

ug/L except nonylphenol with an LOR of 50 ug/L because of a matrix interference. 

Comment: it appears the nonylphenol has been analysed against a standard of technical 

nonylphenol. 

Analysis: urea 

Lab No Descriptor Urea (ug/L as N) Ref link 

09KE8064 Block tank 11 09-132761 (1&2) (seal 000091/92) 

09KE8065 Block tank 30 09-132776 (1&2) (seal 000093/4) 

09KE8066 Barra Pond 7 09-132784 (seal 000095) 

09KE8067 Block tank 68 09-132784 (seal 000096) 

09KE8068 Barra Pond 11 09-132792 (seal 000161) 

09KE8069 Block tank 650 09-132792 (seal 000097) 

09KE8070 Blocked tank 37 09-132803 (seal 000163) 

09KE8071 Blocked tank with 

algae change 

18 09-465/44 (seal 000164) 

Comment: The report does not identify the matrix, presumably it is water. In some cases, 

there appears to be two seal numbers for a single reported result. 

QHFSS Report 09KE8064-8071:SBC (Document 131 links to 220,223,224,225,221,222) 

Submitter: unstated (contact Roger Chong) Date sampled: unstated 

method:QIS16315 

Analysis: pesticide residues 

Lab No Descriptor Chemical Result (ug/L) Ref link 

09KE8064 Block tank Multi residue


LORs: samples were tested for the following analytes. 

Analyte 


(ug/L) 

Analyte Limit of Reporting 

(ug/L) 

Methidathion 0.1 Dichlorvos 0.1 

B Cyfluthrin 0.1 Methoxyfenozide 0.001 

Carbendazim 0.01 2AB 1 

Comments: trichlorfon may have been analysed as dichlorvos (although not stated). Matrix 

analysed unstated but presumably water. 2AB not described but presumably is 2- 

aminobenzimidazole (metabolite of carbendazim). In some cases, there appears to be two 

seal numbers for a single reported result. 

Sample 2 


Sample No: 09-132776 



Date sampled: 3/11/09 9:30pm 


Sample: water 

History and clinical signs reported: spraying on the day of collection. Variable wind 

conditions. 

Analysis requested: Histology but also says for pesticide tests. 



Unstated (1) bottle water tap93 Unstated Pesticides 

Unstated (1) bottle water tap94 Unstated Pesticides 

Unstated Yellow belly fry 11/11/09 Fixed Histology 

Comments: 


information included on sampling methodology. No individual sample numbers. 

See QHFSS Report 09KN228-09KE8072:SC2 (Document 131) and QHFSS Report 

09KE8064-8071:SBC (Document 130) summarised above for analytical results. 

Sample 3 


Sample No: 09-132784 







Sample: water 

History and clinical signs reported: Spraying on the day of collection. Spraying on 4/11/09. 

Variable wind conditions. 

Analysis requested: pesticide tests 



unstated Barra pond tag 95 unstated pesticides 

unstated Block tank tag 96 unstated pesticides 


No information included on sampling methodology. No individual sample numbers. 



Sample 4 


Sample No: 08-180386. 



Date sampled: Unstated 


Animal: Chicken 

History and clinical signs reported: deformed and dead on hatching. This year deformed and 

unhatched eggs. Wing and leg deformities. Unable to eat and drink. 2/8 affected; other 6 OK. 

30 eggs in incubator; none hatched. 15 eggs under hen –only 2 hatched. 1 died after 1-2 

hours. Also sudden onset resp distress ???? Owner concerned about spray drift. 

Analysis requested: Pesticides, biochemistry and histology. 



DP1897 

DP1898 

1 x liver Fresh frozen pesticides 

1 x kidney Fresh frozen Pesticides 

1 x gizzard Fresh frozen Pesticides 

1 x gizzard contents Fresh frozen Pesticides 

1 x small bowel intestine Fresh frozen Pesticides 

DP1899 Yolk/ liver Fresh frozen pesticides 




Submitter: Matt Landos Date sampled: 1/11/08 Method: AP016 

Lab No 

DP1897 

DP1898 

DP1899 

Sample 

descriptor 

Pooled liver/ 

kidney bird 1 

Pooled GIT/ small 

intestine Bird 1 

Pooled liver/yolk 

Bird 2 


(mg/kg) 

DDE 0.08 

DDT 0.03 

Dieldrin 0.03 

Multi residue





Sample: water and yellow belly fish 

History and clinical signs reported: spraying on the day of collection. Spraying on 5/11/09. 

Variable wind conditions. 

Analysis requested: histology and pesticide 



Unstated Barra pond tag 161 Unstated Pesticides 

Unstated Block tank tap 97 Unstated Pesticides 

Unstated Yellow belly Fixed Histology 

Comments: 

It is unstated what containers were used, how all the samples were stored. No information 

included on sampling methodology. No individual sample numbers. 



Sample 6 


Sample No: 09-132803 





Sample: water and yellow belly fish 

History and clinical signs reported: spray????. Variable wind conditions 

Analysis requested: Histology but also says for pesticide tests (unclear). 



Unstated Blocked tank water tag 163 Unstated Pesticides 

Unstated Yellow belly ??? fry 6/11/09 Unstated Histology? 

Unstated Yellow belly ??? fry 7/11/09 Unstated Histology? 

Comments: 







Sample 7 


Sample No: 09-132811 



Date sampled: 8-11/11/09 


Sample: unstated 

History and clinical signs reported: 3-4 days after cessation of spraying. 10,000 fry stocked 

bara pond. Examined –most of the fry stocked not viable. Only 2 fry collected live. 

Analysis requested: Histology but also says for pesticide tests (unclear). 



Unstated 

After spray 8/11/09 1 x bottle of 

filter papers 

Unstated 

pesticides 



Comments: 



Tank dimensions not known. 

QHFSS Report SSP0020561 09KE8072 (Document 132) 

Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled: 11/11/09 





Lab No Descriptor Chemical Result (ug) Ref link 

09KE8072 Block tank Dichlorvos 0.055 09-132811 

Comments: The laboratory reports that ‘they are unable to directly analyse trichlorfon, but is 

able to analyse dichlorvos which is a major decomposition product of trichlorfon’. 

Sample 8 





Submitter: Renee Thompson 

Property: QFNS0292 Sunland Fish Hatchery 



Animal: Duck 

History and clinical signs reported: Ducks brought onto property ~12 months ago. Have bred 

whilst on property. First lot of ducklings 7 survived from 13 eggs. Two broods since then 

have not survived. Either eggs turn putrid or ducklings are hatched still with large yoke sac 

but die quickly. The ducks were hatched on the farm. 

Analysis requested: Pesticides and biochemistry. 



DP1980 

DP1981 

Entire duck – autopsy + clot tube 

(pre-mortem) 

Dead newly hatched duckling – 

autopsy 


autopsy 


autopsy 

unstated 

unstated 

unstated 

unstated 


Pesticides 

Pesticides 

Pesticides 

Pesticides 

Submitter: Renee Thompson Date sampled: 19/11/09 Method: AP016 

Lab No 

DP1980 

DP1981 

Sample 

descriptor 

Duck gastro 

intestinal tract 

(GIT) 

Pooled newly 

hatched ducklings 


(mg/kg) 

DDE 0.12 

DDD 0.06 

DDT 0.05 

Multi residue



Analyte 


(mg/kg) 

Analyte 


(mg/kg) 



p,p’ DDT 0.02 p,p’ DDE 0.02 




Methoxyfenozide Not tested Fipronil Not tested 

Comments: Three ducklings were pooled to make DP1981. It is not stated what containers 

were used or how all the samples were stored. No information included on sampling 

methodology. 

Sample 9 


Sample No: 09-136492 


Property: Sunland Fish Hatchery (QFNS0292) 



Sample: water 

History and clinical signs reported: water samples from ponds and tanks taken after spray 

events. Filter papers from inside hatchery shed. 




Unstated 7 water samples (number in 

sheet attached 

Unstated Pesticides 

Attached Sheet (document 231) 

Number Description 

1 House tank (7/11/09) 

2 Barra pond (28/11/09) 

3 Block tank (25/11/09 

4 Barra Pond (25/11/09 

5 Block Tank (28/11/09) 

6 Filter paper from spraying 28/11/09 (collected 

14/12/09) 

7 House tank (29/11/09 



QHFSS Laboratory Report 09KE8830-8830, 09KE8836:SBC (Document 137) 

Submitter: unstated Date sampled: unstated Method: 25391, EMN-009, QIS16315 

Lab No 

Sample 

Chemical 

Result 

Ref link 

Submission 

descriptor 

(ug/L) 


09KE8830 

House tank 

Urea (as N)


Lab No 

Sample 

Chemical 

Result 

Ref link 

Submission 

descriptor 

(ug/L) 


Beta 


11/12/09 

S-7:30am 

F-12:00pm 

12/1/2010 

S-7:00am 

F- 3:30pm 

13/1/2010 

7:00am 

F-3:30pm 

14/1/2010 

7:00am 

F-3:30pm 

Glyphosate 

soyal phospholipids + propionic acid 

G6, G2, G5 

G2,Gh,G4 

Glyphosate 


G4,G3, G1, A2, A3 Glyphosate 


G1, A1, B1, B2, B3.1 Glyphosate 


Boom 

Boom 

Boom 

Boom 

15/1/2010 

B4, C1, C2, C3, 

Glyphosate 

Boom 

7:00am 

Knob, central, House 


F-3:30pm 


No records available. 

Samples 

Sample 1 

See sample submission 09-136492 (sample 9) in November 2009 above for details. 

QHFSS Report 09KE8835 (Document 143) 






Lab No Descriptor Chemical Result 

(ug/filter) 

09KE8835 Filter paper from Nonylphenol 0.140 

spraying Multi residue



Cyfluthrin isomers 0.6 Cypermethrin Not tested 

Alpha endosulfan 0.300 Carbendazim 0.060 

Endosulfan sulfate 0.300 Beta endosulfan 0.300 

Nonylphenol (tech) 0.004 Nonylphenol 0.003 

2AB 1 Other EDC?? 0.003 

Other OPs?? 0.300 methoxyfenozide 0.060 

glyphosate 0.050 AMPA 0.050 

glufosinate 0.100 Other OCs? 0.030 

Comments: The laboratory reports that ‘they are unable to directly analyse trichlorfon, but is 

able to analyse dichlorvos which is a major decomposition product of trichlorfon’. Unclear 

what other OPs and EDCs were analysed. Ref link is different from submission to analytical 

report. 

Sample 2 


Sample No: 10-103510 





Sample: Silver perch 

History and clinical signs reported: mortalities in tanks in hatchery. 




Unstated 1) Silver perch fry 4/1/10 Unstated Unstated 

Unstated 2) Fry silver perch 4/1/10 Frozen Unstated 

Unstated 3) S tank 1 Very cracked Unstated 

Unstated 4) Males pond mud Unstated Unstated 

Comments: samples 3 and 4 have ‘hold’ written against them. 

QHFSS Report 10KE1115 (document 144) and amended QHFSS Report 10KE1115 

(document 147) 

Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled: 4/1/10 


Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 


10KE1115 Sediment from DDE pp 0.06 10-103510-2 



silver tank 1 

DDT pp 0.05 

Multi residue



Analyte 


(ug/L) 

Analyte Limit of Reporting 

(ug/L) 

4-t-octylphenol 0.01 Nonylphenol 0.01 

Cholesterol (not an EDC) 0.01 Bisphenol A 0.01 

Glyphosate 0.5 AMPA 0.5 

Glufosinate 1.0 

QHFSS Report QHFSS Report 10KE1115-10KE1250: SBC2 (Document 153) and QHFSS 

Report QHFSS Report 10KE1115-10KE1250: SBC2 amended (document 154) 

Submitter: Roger Chong Date sampled: 12/2/10 Method: unstated 

lab No 

Sample 

Chemical 

Result 

Ref link 

Submission 

descriptor 

(ug/L) 


10KE1250 

Water 

Carbendazim


Laboratory Information management (LIMS) templates. The link between the sample 

submission and report appears to be the package number SSP0021709. 

February 2010, event 10, Syndrome – Larval malformation, discoordination and 

mortality 

Fish Health 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 6 th Veterinary Report – Silver Perch Larval 

Malformation, Discoordination and Acute Death Syndrome (document 609): 

Date 


September 2009 No spraying observed after 27/9/09 

October 2009 No spraying observed 

November 2009 Spraying observed on 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 25, 26, 27 & 28 

December 2009 Spraying observed on 9 th 

1/12/09 Hatchery door left open 

9/12/09 Hatchery door shut 

17/12/09 New water from Ringtail ponds was delivered to top-up the water storages at the 

hatchery. 

5/1/10 Hatchery door left open 

January 2010 Spraying on occasions 

1/1/10 Spawning of 3 groups of 4 Australian Bass 

3/1/10 Mortalities reported. 10,000 larvae survived from 711,000 fertilised embryos. The 

deformity rate estimated was 25% of approximately 487,000 embryos. The 

swimming discoordination rate estimated was 65% of 380,100. 

Spray records 



Date/ time Blocks Actives Equipment Weather 

14/02/2010 

Glufosinate 

Boom 

E-NE winds 

S-6:00am 

G1, G3, G4, G6, A1, 

Soyal phospholipids + Propionic 

ligh to 

F-5:00pm 

B1 

acid 

variable 

15/2/2010 

Glufosinate 

Boom 

E/NE 

S-7:00am 


F-9:30am 

G5 

acid 

20/2/2010 

S-7:00 

F-9:50am 

A1, B1, C1 

Glufosinate 


acid 

Boom 

light S-SE 



21/2/2010 

S-6:00am 

F-9:00am 

22/2/2010 

S-9:30am 

F-3:00pm 

B4, C1, B2 

G2, Gh, A3, B3, 

Knob, C3, C2 

Glufosinate 


acid 

Glufosinate 


acid 

Boom 

Boom 

light SW-SE 

E-SE 

Date/ time Blocks Fertiliser 

8/2/10 The lot Black urea 

February 2010 – OC Sniffer Dog 

BSL sample: 10-103533. (document 230) 


Property: Sunland Fish Hatchery (QFNS0292) 



Animal: soil 

DDT detection dogs located background levels- one spot @ fertiliser shed has (upwards 

arrow) levels. 

Analysis requested: Pesticides 



DP1984 Fertiliser shed composite Unstated Pesticides 

DP1985 Car port drain Unstated Pesticides 

DP1986 Telstra/ house Unstated Pesticides 

DP1987 Gladioli shed Unstated Pesticides 

A map of sampling sites for sub 10-103533 (document 233) details the location of the 

samples. 


Submitter: Renee Thompson Date sampled: 12/2/10 Method: AP016 

Lab No 

DP1984 

Sample 

descriptor 

Fertiliser shed 

composite 


(mg/kg) 

Chlorpyrifos 0.46 

Dieldrin 0.05 

ppDDE 0.19 

ppDDD 0.04 

opDDT 0.06 



#10-103533 230 



Lab No 

Sample 

Chemical 

Result 

Ref link 

Submission 

descriptor 

(mg/kg) 


ppDDT 0.37 

Moisture 

21 %w/w 

Multi residue 


Samples were analysed for a large number of Ops, Ocs and SPs. Reported on ‘as received’ 

basis. LORs generally in the range: SPs 0.05, Ocs 0.02 and Ops 0.02-0.1 mg/kg. 


Analyte 


(mg/kg) 

Analyte 


(mg/kg) 



p,p’ DDT 0.01 p,p’ DDE 0.01 


Alpha Endosulfan 0.01 Beta Endosulfan 0.01 




information included on sampling methodology. Sampling date in analytical report but not in 

sample submission form. 

March 2010, event 11, Syndrome – Growth retardation 

Fish Heath 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 5 th Veterinary Report – Australian Bass Growth 

Retardation Syndrome (document 608): 

Date 


16/8/09 Australian Bass hatched from Kurwongbah broodstock. 

September 2009 No spraying observed after 27/9/09 

October 2009 No spraying observed 

3/10/09 Stocked into the Barra pond at Gilson road with similarly aged cohorts from the 

same spawning stocked at Ringtail. 110,000 bass of the single spawning, 50,000 

were stocked into the Ringtail pond White 1 – (RTW1) and 60,000 into Ringtail 

pond Red 4 for grow-out at 18 days old. 

November 2009 Spraying observed on 2,3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 25, 26,27 & 28 

18/11/09 600 bass from Red 4 pond were stocked into the Barra pond at 93 days old. The 

fish lengths of both Barra pond and RTW1 bass were observed to be similar 

being at 19 – 23 mm length at the start of the observation period commencing 

on 18/11/09 and finishing on 2/3/10 (RWT1) and 3/3/10 (Barra pond). Fish were 

randomly selected for the stocking and sampling of the two ponds in the 

observation period. 

November 2009 Fish were sampled from Ringtail for histology. 

December 2009 Fish were sampled from Barra pond for histology. 

December 2009 Spraying observed on 9 th 

January 2010 Spraying on occasions 



Date 


February 2010 Spraying on occasions til 10 th 

March 2010 No spraying observed 

2/3/10 Fish were sampled from Ringtail for weight and length measurements. 

Sampling was conducted by routine netting and fish were randomly sampled 

from the nets. 

3/3/10 Fish were sampled from Barra pond for weight and length measurements. 

Sampling was conducted by routine netting and fish were randomly sampled 

from the nets. 

Spray Records 



No applications recorded for March. 

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 

Evaluation of Organic Chemical Contaminants in the Cooloothin Creek Using PDMS and ED 

Passive (document 133) and Detection and Measurement of Pesticide Concentrations in 

Waters of the Noosa River Catchment by Queensland EPA/DERM 2009-2010 (document 

155) 

Date of placement: 22/1/09 – 19/2/09 

Sampler: EPA staff (no individual specified) 

Method: PDMS strip passive samplers and EmporeTM Disk (SDB Disk Chemcatchers) in the 

linear kinetic phase of uptake on the Empore TM Disk. GCMS instrumental analysis. 

Placement: Cooloothin Creek which flows into Lake Cootharaba: Upstream, Downstream 1 

and Downstream 2. Replicate samplers deployed at Downstream 1, whereas single 

samplers were deployed at the other 2 sites. 

Lab No 

unstated 

unstated 

Sample 

descriptor 

Upstream 

Downstream1A 


Galaxolide 0.0026 

unstated 

TCPP 0.0576 

Tonalide 0.00056 

Multi residue


Lab No 

unstated 

Sample 

descriptor 

Downstream1B 

unstated Downstream 2 


Metolachlor 0.01475 

Atrazine 0.00965 

TCPP 0.0306 


Tonalide 0.0003 

Carbendazim 0.0004 – 0.001 

Multi residue 

(others) 


Sampler: EPA staff (no individual specified) 

Method: PDMS strip passive samplers and EmporeTM Disk (SDB Disk Chemcatchers) in the 

linear kinetic phase of uptake on the Empore TM Disk. GCMS instrumental analysis. 

Placement: Cooloothin Creek which flows into Lake Cootharaba: Upstream, Downstream 1 

and Downstream 2. Replicate samplers deployed at Downstream 1, whereas single 

samplers were deployed at the other 2 sites. 

Lab No 

Sample 


descriptor 

Unstated Blank Multi residue


Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

Unstated Site 8 

unstated Site 9 


sulfate 

Carbendazim 0.0007 

Multi residue




CUC1060 Water sample from Lake 

Cooroibah 

unstated 

OPs including methidathion 

Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6074 original and amended (Documents 119 & 120) 

Submitter: Ian Walker Date sampled: 23/9/08 Method: FV005 modified 

Lab No 

CUC1060 

Sample 

descriptor 

Water from Lake 

Cooroibah 


(mg/kg) 


Multi residue


Comments: 

It states hold in freezer. It is unclear of they were intended to be analysed. No sample 

numbers. Unclear if the flesh, liver and gonads are combined or separate. 

QHFSS Report 09KE1277-1279 (document 142) 



QHFSS lab No 

10KE1277 

10KE1329 

10KE1330 

Sample 


descriptor 

Noosa river fish Multi residue


Lab No 

Sample 


descriptor 

Unstated Site 1 

Diuron 0.0045 

Unstated 


TCPP 0.044 

Multi residue 



Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 



TCPP 0.043 


Multi residue 



Analyte 


(ug/L) 

Analyte 


(ug/L) 


Cyfluthrin 0.1 Cypermethrin Not tested 

p,p’ DDT 0.1 p,p’ DDE 0.05 

p,p’ DDD 0.1 Carbendazim Not tested 


Endosulfan sulfate 0.01 

Comments: 

This report may be outside the TORs based on date received of 14/4/04. It also appears that 

a purge and trap volatile method was also used and no xylene was detected. The purge and 

trap results do not appear to be present in the report. Not stated but trichlorfon maybe 

analysed as dichlorvos. 

(Second report in Document 109) 

Submitter: Paul Murray 

Property: unstated 



Water for human consumption – property unstated 

Test method: SHW17 

Lab No 

Sample 

descriptor 

analyte 

Result 

(CFU/ml) 

Ref link 

Submission 


09 13574 Unstated 



Coliforms MPN 

per 100 ml 

E coli: MPN per 

100 ml 


per 100 ml 


100 ml 


per 100 ml 


100 ml 

190 

1 

310 

0 

10 

0 

6120N (A) 

6120N (B) 

6161N 

Not 

provided 

Not 

provided 

Not 

provided 

Comments: 

The report indicates that sample 09 13574 did not meet the microbiological requirements of 

the NH&MRC drinking water guidelines. Although the samples (residue and microbiological) 

were provided by Qhealth to the Taskforce at the same time, the samples do not relate to 

the same time period. It is unclear if they relate to the same property. 



Sample 3 

Queensland Health FSSe Report 09KE7903-09KE7910:SC2 (Document 122) 

Submitter: Environmental Health – Maroochydore (Paul Murray?) Date sampled: 12/11/09 

Method: QIS16315 

Lab No 

09KE7903 

09KE7904 

09KE7905 

09KE7906 

09KE7907 

09KE7908 

09KE7909 

09KE7910 

Sample 

descriptor 

Unstated 

Unstated 

Unstated 

Unstated 

Unstated 

Unstated 

Unstated 

Unstated 


Methoxyfenozide 0.002 

6112N 

Multi residue


(ug/L) 

(ug/L) 



p,p’ DDT 0.1 p,p’ DDE 0.1 


2-aminobenzamidazole 1 Beta Endosulfan 0.05 

Alpha Endosulfan 0.05 Methoxyfenozide 0.001 

Endosulfan sulfate 0.05 Glufosinate 1 

Nonylphenol 0.001 Glyphosate 0.5 

AMPA 0.5 

Comments: The report does not state what matrix was analysed or provide a sample 

descriptor. However, it is suspected that these are results for tank water. 

Reports states that the samples complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 

2004. Dichlorvos may include trichlorfon, but not stated. 

Sample 4 

QHFSS Report 09KE8431-09KE8447: SC2 (Document 126) 

Submitter: Environmental Health – Maroochydore Date sampled: 7/12/09 

Method: QIS16315 

Sample: water 

Lab No 

Sample Chemical Result (ug/L) Ref link 

descriptor 

09KE8431 Unstated nonylphenol 0.170 Unstated 

Multi residue 


Methoxyfenozide 0.001 

Multi residue 


DOCUMENTS LIST 

Protocols and Plans 

No. 

Document 

1 Sampling plan for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce ver 5, 4 September 2009 

2 Sampling plan for the Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce ver 5a 

3 A Protocol for Responding to Adverse Fish Health Events and Chemical Overspray/Drift 

Incidents at Sunland Fish Hatchery 

4 Sunland Fish Hatchery Veterinary Investigation Work Instruction 

Analytical reports 

No. Document Sample Nos Sample 

date 

Relates to 

100 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6252 DP1914R- 

DP1916R, 

22/12/2008 #08-184980, 08- 

185511 

DP1918R 

101 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6253 DP1926- 8/12/2008 09-103042 

DP1929 

102 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6254 DP1930- 4/02/2009 #09-103042 

DP1931 


DP1933 

104 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6256 DP1934 12/02/2009 #09-103703 


DP1894 

106 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6197 CUC1086 8/12/2008 #080739 



109 Queensland Health Report 03EP5070 5070, 09 unknown unknown 

replacement report 

13574- 09 

13575 





DP1915 


DP1912 


116 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6148 DP1900- 

DP1901 

1/11/2008 #08-180371 




date 

Relates to 


(amended) 

DP1894 


DP1899 

119 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6074 CUC1060 23/09/2008 08.0794 

amended 

120 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6074 CUC1060 23/09/2008 08-0794 


DP1981 

122 Queensland Health FSSe Report 

09KE7903- 12/11/2009 6112N-6119N 

09KE7903-09KE7910:SC2 

09KE7910 


124 EnTox passive sampler report unknown 27/7/08- unknown 

26/8/08 

125 QHFSS Report 09EN3982/3985 :GP EN3982- 

EN3984 

20/10/2006 JMN201009A07, 

JMN201009A08, 

JMN201009C07, 

JMN201009C08 

126 QHFSS Report 09KE8431-09KE8447:SC2 6156N- 

6171N 

127 QHFSS Report 09KE6807-09KE6809: 

PW1 

128 QHFSS Report 09NA-12984- 

09NA12985:TKP2 

09NA12984, 

09NA12985 

23/09/2009 JMN230909A01_6,J 

MN230909C01_6 

129 Water readings for Sunland Fish Hatchery 

23-9-09 

portable 

meter 

readings 

130 QHFSS Report 09KE8064-8071:SBC 09KE8064- 

09KE8071 

unstated 

but 

received 

19/11/09 

09-132761, 09- 

132776, 09-132784, 

09-132792, 09- 

132803, 09-465/44 

131 QHFSS Report 09KN228-09KE8072:SC2 09KE8064- 

09KE8072 

3/11/2009 09-132761, 09- 

132776, 09-132784, 

09-132792, 09- 

132803, 09-132811 

132 QHFSS Report SSP0020561 09KE8072 09KE8072 11/11/2009 09-132811 

133 Evaluation of Organic Chemical 

22/1/09- 133 

Contaminants in the Cooloothin Creek 

Using PDMS and ED Passive 

19/2/09 

134 Comparison of DERM passive sampling dec 09-Jan10 134 

results from dry season/ macadamia no 

spray season 

135 QHFSS Report 08NA12582- 10/12/2008 18-182660, 08- 




date 

Relates to 

08NA12583XY 179890 

136 QHFSS Report 08PE328-330 UT unstated 18-182660, 08- 

179890 

137 QHFSS Report 09KE8830-8834, 

unstated unstated 

KE8836:SBC 

138 Passive sampler Noosa Catchment Report 

October 2009 _FINAL 

27/7/09- 

26/8/09 

139 passive sampler 3 rd Noosa Catchment 

Report February 2010_FINAL 

11/12/09- 

11/1/10 

140 Chemical Residue Laboratory Report 6662 DP1984- 12/02/2010 

DP1987 

141 QHFSS Report 09KE1258-1264, 1328- 09KE1258- unstated 09-120470 

1330 

1264, 

KE1328-1330 

142 QHFSS report 10KE1277-1279 0KE1277- 22/07/2009 

1279 

143 QHFSS Report 09KE8835 09KE8835 14/12/2009 09-136492 

144 QHFSS Report 10KE1115 10KE1115 4/01/2010 10-103510 

145 QHFSS Report 09KE7314 09KE7314 20/10/2009 JMN201009A09 

146 QHFSS Report 10KE1061 10KE1061 9/02/2010 JMN090210F01 

147 amended QHFSS Report 10KE1115 10KE1115 4/01/2010 10-103510 

148 QHFSS Report 09KE6901-6908 09KE6901- 

6908 

23/09/2009 JMN230909A05- 

JMN230909A06, 

JMN230909C04- 

JMN230909C05, 

JMN230909B01- 

JMN230909B02, 

JMN230909H01- 

JMN230909H02 

149 QHFSS Report 09KE6902-6906 Amended 09KE6902- 

6906 

23/09/2009 JMN230909A05- 

JMN230909A06, 

JMN230909C04- 

JMN230909C05, 

JMN230909B01- 

JMN230909B02, 

JMN230909H01- 

JMN230909H02 

150 QHFSS Report 09KE6901-09KE6908: pw1 09KE6901- 23/09/2009 JM230909 water 

6908 

151 QHFSS Report 09KE1250: SBC 09KE1250 unstated, 10-103510 

rec’d 

15/2/10 

152 09KE8064-09KE8071 09KE8064- unstated 09-132761, 09- 




date 

Relates to 


SBC2 

09KE8071 

10KE1250 


SBC2 amended 

but 132776, 09-132784, 

received 09-132792, 09- 

19/11/09 132803, 09-465/44 

12/2/10 unstated 

10KE1115- 

10KE1115- 

10KE1251 12/02/2010 unstated 

155 Detection and Measurement of Pesticide Concentrations in Waters of the Noosa River Catchment 

by Queensland EPA/DERM 2009-2010 

156 RE: 

QPIF_EDOCS_n44329_v1_D138_Passive_sampler_Noos 

a_Catchment_Report_October_2009__FINAL.pdf - Adobe 

Reader 

email 

Munro 

Mortimer to 

Richard 

Watts 

Fri 28/05/2010 10:26 

AM 

Sample submissions 

No Document Lab no Date submitted 

200 08-180371 DP1900-DP1902 unknown 

201 08-179890 DP1907-DP1908 9/12/2008 

202 08-178975. unknown 17/10/2008 

203 09-133965. DP1980-DP1981 19/11/2009 

204 09-103703. DP1934 11/02/2009 

205 09-103692. DP1932-DP1933 11/02/2009 

206 09-103042. DP1926-DP1931 8/12/2008 

207 08-185511. DP1918 21/12/2008 

208 08-184980. unstated 10/12/2008 

209 08-182660. DP1910-DP1912, 9/12/2008 

unstated 

210 08-184972 DP1910 10/12/2008 

211 08-180386. DP1897-DP1899 unknown 

212 08.0739 CUC1086 10/12/2008 

213 08.0738 CUC1085 10/12/2008 

214 08.0737 CUC1084 10/12/2008 

215 09-121094, 09-120470. unstated 22/7/069, 27/07/2009 

216 Compilation of documents received from 

Hodge 

217 QHFSS sample submission form for 

JMN090210F01 



218 QHFSS sample submission form for 

JMN230909 

219 QHFSS sample submission form for JMN201009A07- 219 

JMN201009 

230909A08, 

JMN201009C07- 

230909C08, 

JMN230909C01- 

JMN230909C06, 

JMN230909H01- 

JMN230909H02, 

JMN230909D01- 

JMN230909D03, 

JMN201009A09 

220 09-132761 unstated 3/11/2009 

221 09-132803 unstated 6/11/2009 

222 09-132811 unstated 8-11/11/09 

223 09-132776 unstated 3/11/2009 

224 09-132784 unstated 4/11/2009 

225 09-132792 unstated 5/11/2009 

226 08.0794 cuc1060 23/09/2008 

227 sample plan 23-9-09 JMN230909A01- 22/1/09-19/2/09 

JMN230909A06, 

JMN230909C01- 

JMN230909C06, 

JMN230909B01, 

JMN230909D01, 

JMN230909H01- 

JMN230909H02 

228 09-126853 unstated unstated, submitted 

18/9/09 

229 09-136492 unstated unstated, submitted 

18/12/09 

230 10-103533 DP1984-DP1987 Unstated, submitted 

12/2/10 

231 09-136492 attachment 

232 09-126853 attachment 

233 map of sampling sites for sub10-103533 

234 10-103510 unstated unstated 4/1/10? 

Other documents 

No Document 

300 Timeline of events at Sunland Fish Hatchery FINAL 12 MAY 2009.doc 

400 The nut farm, owner R. Arbuckle 

401 Chemical application record, Jondell (Arbuckles) 



402 Untitled document (weather conditions 4-10-08-9-12-08) 

403 SPRAYING RECORDS - ARBUCKLE PROPERTY, 30/07/2007 TO 05/11/2007 

404 REPORT _SUNLAND FISH HATCHERY_IW_290409.doc 

405 SUPPLEMENTARY_REPORT _SUNLAND FISH HATCHERY_IW_220509.doc 

406 Appendix 1-Diagram of Macadamia Farm.doc 

407 Appendix 2-Property Map ex APS.doc 

408 Appendix 3_Diagram_Pond layout.doc 

409 Appendix 4_Photograph_Gilson 2006.doc 

410 Appendix 5-Map of Gilson property- Pond Location.doc 

411 Appendix 6_Record of Sample Taken Males Pond 8-12-08.pdf 

412 Appendix 6_Water sample -Males Pond.doc 

413 Appendix 7_Record of Sample Taken Barra Pond 8-12-08.pdf 

414 Appendix 7_Water sample_Barra Pond.doc 

415 Appendix 8_Record of Sample Taken Spawning Tank 8-12-08.pdf 

416 Appendix 8_Water sample_spawning shed.doc 

417 Appendix 9_Gilsons Males Pond Water Sample Results.pdf 

418 APPENDIX 9_Lab report water -Males Pond.doc 

419 Appendix 10_Lab report water -Barra pond.doc 

420 Appendix 10-Gilsons Barra Pond Water Results.pdf 

421 Appendix 11_ Gilsons Spawning Tank Water Results 14-1-09.pdf 

422 Appendix 11_Lab report -Spawning Tank.doc 

423 Appendix 13_Spray Records 2005-2006.doc 

424 Appendix 14_Spray Records 2007.doc 

425 Appendix 15-Waypoint spraying observation.doc 

426 Appendix 16_Spray Records 2008.doc 

427 Appendix 17_Spray Records_Weather Conditions 2008-2009 season.doc 

428 Appendix 18_ Spray Records Herbicide Applications 2008.doc 

429 Appendix 19_Buffer Area locations_ Ziesemer.doc 

430 Appendix 20_Record of Sample Taken Lake Cooroibah 23-9-08.pdf 

431 APPENDIX 20-Water Sample_Lake Cooroibah.doc 

432 Appendix 21_ Lab Report_Water LakeCooroibah.doc 

433 Appendix 21_Lake Cooroibah Sample CUC1060.pdf 

434 Appendix 22_Weather_Tewantin Oct08.pdf 

435 Appendix 23_Weather_Tewantin Nov08.pdf 

436 Appendix 24_Weather_Tewantin Dec08.pdf 

437 spray times 31-8-09 - 28-11-09 

438 Distance estimates – 6/9/2009 Chemical Applications 

439 intention to spray notice 29-9-06 


431 APPENDIX 20-Water Sample_Lake Cooroibah.doc 




444 Atrosine forte label 



445 Pomona fish hatchery windroses 

446 Ziesemer Pesticide_herbicide records 09 

447 chemical application record 2009 

448 Report on Sunland Hatchery - Chemicals Used on Hatchery 

449 Appendix 1 Hatchery Chemicals 

450 Draft Sunland Inspection_Chem Use - Supplement Rpt 

451 POMONA_met_12Oct-04Feb10 

500 Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce Interim Report #1, June 2009 

501 Noosa Fish Health Investigation Taskforce Interim Report #2, February 2010 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 3rd Veterinary Report, Bass Fry Kill Syndrome 1st 

600 Ed, undated 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 2nd Veterinary Report, Mullet Deformities 

601 Syndrome, 29-9-09 

602 AER, Landos 

603 Vet records O Johnson 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 1st Veterinary Report on Sunland Fish Hatchery, 

604 For Scientific Subcommitee, 20/3/09 

605 Record of visit and sampling - Sunland Fish Hatchery 16-12-08 

606 Sunland Fish Hatchery - Farm inspection and Sampling 9.12.08 Report 15.12.08 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 4th Veterinary Report, Golden Perch Loss 

607 Syndrome 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 5th Veterinary Report, Australian BAss growth 

608 retardation Syndrome 

Noosa Fish Health Investigation Task Force, 6th veterinary Report, Silver Perch Larval 

609 Malformation, Discoordination and Acute Death Syndrome 

610 Memo, Renee Thompson, 18-2-10 

611 untitled attachment 1 to Memo, Renee Thompson, 18-2-10 

612 attachment 2 to Memo, Renee Thompson, 18-2-10

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