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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 14 and 15 February 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania. The Committee progressed the development of a new Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) and…
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6 October 2016
The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 6 October 2016. This meeting provided an opportunity to agree the Committee’s 2016-17 workplan (which has subsequently been endorsed by the Agriculture Senior Officials’ Committee).
The Committee congratulated relevant individuals…
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The National Biosecurity Committee in consultation with key stakeholders has developed a National Biosecurity Strategy to provide a strategic direction for Australia’s biosecurity system.The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) was formed on 1 July 2008 as a ministerial advisory committee to…
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6 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Those in industries reliant on grain, importers and customs brokers, logistics and storage facilities, approved arrangement holders, processing and manufacturing facilities, and plant and animal related peak industry bodies. What has changed?The…
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Indigenous Rangers play a key role in environmental biosecurity surveillance and land management.A deep connection to Country helps Indigenous Rangers recognise signs of ecological distress, unusual pests and signs of disease, making them frontline defenders in biosecurity surveillance and…
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The environment and heritage projects for the South-East Queensland Comprehensive Regional Assessment provide more and better information than ever before about the biodiversity, old-growth and…
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Filmed amidst the stunning native forests of Queensland and New South Wales, ‘Roots of Resilience’ tells the story of the deep connection between forests and First Nations culture, and the threat posed by the devastating plant disease – myrtle rust.Interviews with Australia’s Indigenous rangers,…
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In early December 2024, the 66th meeting of the Plant Health Committee—the peak government plant biosecurity policy and decision-making forum—took place in Canberra followed by a Border/Near Border workshop and field trip to Port Kembla (in Wollongong) and Sydney.The workshop and field trip…
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7-8 June 2017 The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 7 and 8 June 2017 in Darwin, Northern Territory. The Committee took the opportunity to recognise and thank Western Australia…
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16 May 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries including importers, customer brokers, freight forwarders, port authorities, transport operators, and biosecurity industry participants.PurposeThis Import Industry Advice Notice (IIAN) is to engage and seek…
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