A Tilba woman says she is shocked and angry the shire is spraying weeds with the chemical Roundup.
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Eurobodalla Council's invasive species team was controlling marram grass, an invasive plant from Europe, at Narooma's Bar Beach last week.
Naturopath Kate Cerrone believes the use of chemical-control methods and particularly Roundup should be banned.
One morning last week, Ms Cerrone said her blood boiled after arriving at Bar Beach for her daily swim.
"As I walked barefoot down the path, I had never witnessed so much spraying; it was shocking," she said.
The council said a professional contractor used "Roundup biactive" to kill marram grass around Bar Beach.
"It saddens and angers me that council don't allow dogs, but will spray chemicals," Ms Cerrone said.
Ms Cerrone is concerned for people's health and wellbeing and does not see any benefits from the weed spraying program.
"There's just no sense to this," she said.
Ms Cerrone wants Australia to follow some other nations and ban Roundup.
"We are being exposed to these poisons," she said.
"Multiple countries have banned roundup, and states in the US have stood up and banned it.
"Wake up."
Control measures of marram grass has been underway across Eurobodalla over the past three years.
The council said spraying has been the most effective method to help stop dune erosion.
"Spraying is the most effective control method to ensure complete removal of the underground roots and stems that the plant grows from," a council spokesperson said.
"Areas with marram grass are more susceptible to erosion and we aim for native species to be on the dunes."
The council said they are working towards minimising chemical usage, while reducing the negative impacts of weeds.
"Non-chemical control is often highly labour intensive and cost prohibitive due to the large volume of work that we do," the spokesperson said.
"Chemical use is always in accordance to the requirements and best practice. Ultimately, Council needs to balance effective and safe control of large volumes of weeds with cost efficiency for ratepayers.
"We look forward to non-chemical controls becoming available and more affordable as technologies improve," a spokesperson said.
