Miscellaneous Health Services

Asbestos

Please click here for more information on asbestos.

Greywater Re-Use

Please click here for further information on greywater re-use and information required to make an application.

Mosquito and Midge Monitoring

The City of Melville is proactive in the control of mosquito and midge numbers. Sampling of known breeding sources is conducted routinely and these areas are treated as required.

For more information on mosquitoes please click here.

To report a mosquito problem in your area, or a stagnant pool or other water body, please contact the City of Melville's Health Services on (08) 9364 0275.

Pest Control

Please see the attached documents for more information on various pests.

Bees - For more information please click here. 

For bees or wasps on City of Melville parks, reserves or verges, contact City of Melville's Streetscape and Environmental Coordinator on 93386 9777

For bees or wasps in a Telstra Box, contact Telstra on ph 13 22 03

For bees or wasps in and underground power box, contact Western Power on ph 13 13 51

Fleas - For more information please click here.

Head Lice - For more information on head lice treatments please click here.

Mosquitoes - For more information please click here.

Rats - Health Services provides information on rat problems and rat bait for use by residents of the City of Melville. To seek advice on a rat problem or to report a problem please contact Health Services on (08) 9364 0275.

Rat bait is available from the City of Melville, 10 Almondbury Road Booragoon for the cost of $1.00.

We have been advised  by the manufacturers of Racumin that in many cases simply throwing rat baits around a house is not an effective distribution method.  It is important that baits are secured to one spot close to the area with known rodent activity. Securing baits can be done by putting a wire/string through the bait and securing it to something or just using a thumb tack/nail to secure it to a piece of timber (e.g. roof timber).

It is said that for every one rat that can be seen there are  many, many more in hiding. Also within the  rodent  population there is a dominant  rodent , this  rodent  often collects and stores food in its den, preventing others  from obtaining it.  

Rodent baits thrown around the house are easily collected by the dominant  rodent  reducing the availability for the rest of the population. In this case, only the dominant rat will die; soon another rat will take over this dominant roll.  Securing baits to one location or using bait stations will stop the dominant rat from being able to take the baits while producing an environment that rats will be comfortable eating in. The bait stations should be checked regularly and used for at least 2 weeks after the problem appears to be gone to make sure the problem has been eradicated. If problems still persist, your environmental health officer and/or pest controllers should be contacted  for advice.

Termites - For more information please click here.

Rainwater and Septic Tanks

For more information please click here.

For any queries regarding rainwater and septic tanks please contact the City of Melville's Health Services on (08) 9364 0275.