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  • Northern biosecurity
    • Aquatic pest biosecurity community awareness
    • Biosecurity-it’s everyone’s business virtual reality experience
    • Country Handle with Care - Costa and dirtgirl Tackle Biosecurity
    • Frontline-northern biosecurity’s community song
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    • Rabies Awareness - Keep a Top Watch!
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Northern Australia classroom biosecurity resources

Biosecurity helps protect Australia’s plants and animals from the impact of invasive and exotic pests, weeds and diseases. It’s a big job and we need everyone to be involved.

These classroom resources have been prepared to help you teach your students about biosecurity and how we can all care for Country by keeping a Top Watch!

Printable classroom resources

These resources can be downloaded and printed.

  • Northern Australian Quarantine Strategy Funbook (PDF 13.0 MB)
  • Northern Australian Quarantine Strategy Chatterbox (PDF 3.0 MB)

If you have trouble accessing these files please contact topwatch@aff.gov.au.

Other classroom resources

Top Watch! Tag

Top Watch! Tag is a game of chasey with a twist. Your students will take turns playing junior biosecurity officers trying to prevent pests and diseases getting past our biosecurity officers. To play you will need a set of instructions and tags. Email topwatch@aff.gov.au to order your set of tags.

  • Top Watch! Tag instructions (PDF 13.9 MB)

If you have trouble accessing this file please contact topwatch@aff.gov.au.

Be a Junior Biosecurity Officer

Visit Be a Junior Biosecurity Officer to find out more.

Videos

Watch our videos for more information on Australia's biosecurity and to help you keep a Top Watch!

  • Avian influenza – keep a Top Watch!
  • Lumpy skin disease – keep a Top Watch!
  • Rabies – Keep a Top Watch!
  • Country handle with care - Costa and Dirtgirl tackle biosecurity
  • Frontline – northern biosecurity’s community song
  • Aquatic pest biosecurity community awareness

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If you would like further assistance or would like to request a school visit by one of our Biosecurity Engagement Officers email topwatch@aff.gov.au.

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We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

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