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Australia is celebrating World Wildlife Day on March 3 by highlighting a climate change impact guidance tool for wildlife, being developed through the One Health Surveillance Initiative, to assist decision makers in anticipating the role climate change may play in the health and disease in wildlife…
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Congratulations to Nathan Cleasby from Living Water Aquaculture who was awarded the ultimate honour with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Award for his project - Developing novel hatchery technology for the Australian Freshwater Crayfish industry.RecipientSponsorProject…
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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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28 April 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of live plants (nursery stock), customs brokers and departmental staff.What has changed?Effective immediately, enhanced regulatory measures are now in place to manage the risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella) in plant hosts…
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11 April 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of live plants (nursery stock), customs brokers and departmental staff.What has changed?The department has identified a scientific publication by Ahmad et al. (2024) reporting that the plant pathogenic bacteria, Xylella…
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The Pine wilt nematode is a microscopic unsegmented worm that affects firs, cedars, larches, spruces, and especially pines. It is unlikely to affect Australian native trees, but it would be damaging to Australia’s forestry industry and amenity trees.
Pine wilt nematode is indigenous to North…
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25 September 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of upcoming updates to paper phytosanitary certificates and Request for Permits (RFPs) for horticulture and grain commodities.Summary of changes and key pointsOn Wednesday, 9 October 2024 there will be updates made to…
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OverviewRemoving contaminants of biosecurity concern from the commodity or carrier.Examples include removing extraneous plant material and soil from a commodity, or requiring that a sea container be free of any contamination.Evaluating the efficacy of this measure requires demonstrating that the…
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5 March 2025The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) met on 5 March 2025 in Sydney, New South Wales.EIC reviewed the ongoing operation of National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA), current expenditure, and the upcoming 5-year review, supporting the involvement of Animal…
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Dairy farmer Sarah Parker from Undera, Victoria, has been described as wearing many hats – volunteering for numerous organisations for the betterment of her community and the greater industry. All while running a full-time dairy with her husband, Raymond.…
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