Council organises an ongoing program of rabbit control on parks, natural areas and operational lands such as tourist parks, in order to reduce the risk of injury from disturbed ground to park users, and to protect planting and landscaping programs in parks and natural areas.

Rabbit control techniques

• Baiting using Pindone-treated oats and carrots.
• Biological controls, involving the occasional release of the RHDV (rabbit callici virus) control agent.  Note that Council is not involved in any release of the myxamatosis virus.
• Contractor shooting on selected sites during periods of high rabbit populations.

Council does not have general responsibility for rabbit control in the city.  Under state legislation, all landowners with rabbits on their property are responsible for their control.  Council only has responsibility for the management of rabbit issues on its own land.  The State Agency with control of wild rabbit problems is the Cumberland Livestock and Pest management Authority, Camden.

Email Council to report rabbit infestations 
Council makes no commitment to follow up individual reports, but all reports are valuable in helping staff develop, implement and monitor the program.