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Animalplan webinar series

Our webinar series is an Animalplan Steering Committee initiative. Webinars will showcase Animalplan projects and activities.Everyone is welcome to attend our webinars.Webinars
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Stocktake of Megatrends shaping Australian agriculture (2021 update)

Authors: Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Stefan Hajkowicz and Sandra Eady Growth juggernaut: Three billion empowered consumers Read more Fractal politics: Beware the dance of giants Read more More from less: The permanent race for advantage Read more Cascading planetary risks: Coming, ready…
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Biosecurity Preparedness Plans

Biosecurity Preparedness Plans are plans that contribute to managing the likelihood and consequence of the establishment or spread in Australian territory of pests and diseases of biosecurity concern, and support Australia achieving its Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) which is a very low…
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Spongy moth

PLANT PEST Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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Disease surveillance and reporting

If you see any unusual symptoms in farmed or wild aquatic animals, including unusual fish deaths, report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.‘Surveillance’ is a systematic series of investigations of a given population of aquatic animals to detect the occurrence of disease…
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Frontline – northern biosecurity’s community song

​Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000 kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high risk animal and plant pests and diseases. Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the…
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Protecting Australia’s horticultural industries from disease: The impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on Australian horticulture and the environment

Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Jay Gomboso, Lucy Randall and Zoltan Lukacs Overview Xylella is one of the world's most devastating plant pests and Australia's number one priority plant pest. It is a bacterium, primarily transmitted by insect hosts, that results in yield losses and plant…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

Office of the Director-General Reference:08/17372 5 Sep 2008 Ms Louise van Meurs General Manager Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Dear Ms van Meurs…
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Exhibitions, sporting, cultural and other events

​If you are staging or participating in an event where you need to bring equipment to Australia on a temporary basis, then you need to organise clearance with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) and the Department of Home Affairs. Examples of events that…
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2022-01: Trade Reform – Introduction to Export Service

05 January 2022 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform industry of the implementation of Export Service beta. Summary of changes and key points In December 2021, the Export Service beta became available for export registered establishments. The Export Service aims to…
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