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Looking for Australia’s next biosecurity champions

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Australian Biosecurity Awards. The awards celebrate individuals, groups and organisations who have made an outstanding contribution to our national biosecurity system.Deputy Secretary for Biosecurity, Operations and Compliance Justine Saunders said the awards…
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The Transition: From Beagles to Labradors

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 8 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Leanne Kendra Leanne joined the department and the detector dog program at a very interesting time in 2009, when the program was transitioning from beagles to Labradors. She outlines some of the…
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Land use of Australia 2010–11 to 2020–21November 2024The Land use of Australia 2010–11 to 2020–21 shows Australia’s land use and land use change, for three time periods 2010–11, 2015–16, and 2020–21. This data package replaces the Land use of Australia 2010–11 to 2015–16 data package, with updates…
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Ballast water

Important: NOW IN FORCEAdvice to the international maritime industry – Reporting and using contingency measures for ships installed with ballast water management systems.This circular is to inform the industry of Australia’s requirements regarding the use of contingency measures for ships utilising…
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Support Plantation Establishment program

Round 3 grant applications are now open – Batch 4 closes 17 JulyYou can submit an application and access grant materials for the program on GrantConnect. The grant materials include the program's Grant Opportunity Guidelines, Question and Answer documents, and other important guidance information.…
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Importing livestock and equine reproductive material

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the importation of reproductive materials into Australia. The department’s role is to protect Australia’s animal populations from diseases and pests that could inadvertently be introduced.To import reproductive materials from livestock…
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48-2015 - Authorised Officer Program – Release of instructional material for documentation certification and validation

8 October 2015 Purpose To advise industry and Authorised Officers (AOs) of new instructional material for the issuance of export certification that is now accessible on the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources website. The instructional material will provide national consistency and…
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MAA 2024-25: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #10 – High pathogenicity avian influenza - certification updates for poultry meat and poultry products, including eggs to Hong Kong

Date of issue: 19 July 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-23AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and…
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MAA 2024-26: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #11 – High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.

Date of issue: 25 July 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and…
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2022-28: Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities to export strawberries to Thailand in 2022

10 May 2022PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open to export strawberries to Thailand for the 2022 season.Summary of changes and key pointsStrawberries produced and prepared in Tasmania and Western Australia are eligible to apply for…
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