Pest control in Chum Creek
Chum Creek was a sawmilling district before it was farmland, and none of its land is zoned residential today.
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Ask for a quoteMount Donna Buang, above Warburton. Photo: MDRX, CC BY-SA 4.0
Selections and conservation land
A sawmill opened at Chum Creek in 1891, and the next year the land was surveyed for farm selections. On today's planning maps just over half is green wedge farming land and about a third is rural conservation zone, with a little park and reserve. None of it is zoned residential.
So houses sit on rural blocks, with the bush close. Snakes are protected, and it is illegal to capture, harm or kill one. Yarra Ranges won't remove them, even from public land, so the call is to a licensed snake controller, found through 136 186 at the caller's cost. Who to call covers snakes, possums and deer.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Wikipedia: Chum Creek, Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb, DELWP: Living with snakes fact sheet (2021) and Yarra Ranges Council: snakes.
Pest animals and deer on the paddocks
Whoever owns the land has to take reasonable steps to prevent the spread of established pest animals and, as far as possible, eradicate them. The Act names none; Cardinia's council lists wild rabbits as one. Deer are handled through the council's deer program, which has run since 2021; its officer is on 1300 368 333.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Cardinia Shire Council: problem animals, Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 (Vic), s.20 (authorised version 072) and Yarra Ranges Council: deer.
Building in a termite area
The shire is designated for termites. New building work at Chum Creek needs termite protection; under the Building Regulations, a detached shed is exempt. Termites explains the standards.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Yarra Ranges Council: termites, Building Regulations 2018 (Vic), regs 150 and 151 (authorised version 031) and Building and Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2026 (Vic), S.R. No. 38/2026, reg 12.
Next to Chum Creek
- Healesville
- 5 km to the south-east, and the nearest town for shops.
- Dixons Creek
- Mostly farmland, with more park than Chum Creek. Both are Yarra Ranges, with the same termite designation and council rules.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Wikipedia: Chum Creek, Vicmap Planning, the state's zone and overlay maps (DataVic), measured across the suburb and Yarra Ranges Council: termites.
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