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The department’s Rural R&D for Profit program has delivered a vital tool for protecting our plant industries: a National Diagnostic Protocol (NDP) for Pine-Wood Nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus).The Pine-Wood Nematode is a microscopic worm native to North America. It is a devastating pest…
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About our quarantine facility
Australia is free from a number of cat and dog diseases and has a highly favourable animal health status. In order to protect this status, cats and dogs must undertake a period of quarantine upon arrival in Australia. This quarantine period allows the Australian…
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Australia’s forestry industry supports our economy and our people. Particularly regional communities.
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Social and Economic Benefits (transcript) DOCX [25 KB]
The forestry industry
The forestry industry is…
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Cover Letter
Department of Primary Industries & Water
PO Box 303
Devonport
Tasmania 7310
AUSTRALIA
+61 3 6421 7634 Telephone
Andrew.Bishop@dpiw.tas.gov.au
4 September 2008
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
To whom it may concern,…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of all vessels, goods and passengers from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
This includes the monitoring of vessels arriving on mainland Australia from designated biosecurity zones in the Torres Strait,…
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Caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis
What to look for
Narrow, rusty, reddish-brown streaks on the undersides of banana leaves and smaller corresponding streaks on the upper surface.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material, fruit (particularly bananas) or soil out of the…
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Watch the biosecurity videos on the
department's YouTube channel The six short biosecurity videos on this page focus on the practical steps that you can take to reduce the biosecurity…
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Marine pests and diseases are great hitchhikers and readily attach themselves to hulls, internal water systems, damp spaces or to boating gear such as anchors, ropes and buckets. With more than one million recreational vessels in Australia, there are many opportunities for pests to…
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