Aerial mosquito treatment by helicopter is planned to start 9:00am Saturday 14 December and may extend into Sunday 15 December.
It will cover areas including Tinchi Tamba Wetlands, Bald Hills, Brighton, Boondall Wetlands, Brisbane Airport, Port of Brisbane, Pinkenba, Tingalpa, Hemmant and along Bulimba and Tingalpa Creeks, as well as Mud Island, St Helena Island and Green Island, weather permitting.
You can protect yourself from mosquitoes by:
- limiting your time outdoors around dawn and dusk
- applying mosquito repellents regularly
- wearing loose fitting, light coloured protective clothing when outdoors
- screening doors and windows or using mosquito nets or air-conditioning
- using mosquito coils and lanterns.
For more information, visit brisbane.qld.gov.au or call Council on 07 3403 8888.