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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 26 November 2024 and approved a new four-year Response Plan for the National Tropical Weeds Eradication Program (The Program). The Response Plan 2024-2028 represents the next phase of the long-term commitment from governments in eradicating these weeds…
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Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray and Stephanie Black.
Aerial scene of vineyard in Coonawarra region Australia featuring rows of grapes and vines.
Introduction
Australia’s agricultural trade has by and large continued unhindered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some sectors, such…
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The commercial pressure on NZ growers to take advantage ofthis lack of protocol is enourmous as a grower who has travelled widely around the world, this makes no protective sense and beggers belief that BA…
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7 September 2015
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture has reviewed the 2003 policy on stockfeed with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (…
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Applications for the fifth round of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program is now open for wine and cider producers.
The program provides funding of up to $100,000 to wineries and cellar door operators who grow and promote agri-tourism, largely in regional Australia.
Assistant Secretary…
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20 October 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders associated with the import of live dogs, cats and canine semen to Australian territory, including importers, pet transport agents, and official and government-approved veterinarians
What has changed?
The department has conducted a policy…
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16 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (third parties), performing or certifying disinsection treatments applied to aircraft cabin and hold, for aircraft arriving in Australia and New Zealand.
Purpose
The changes to aircraft…
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We bring together governments, CSIRO, private and university animal health laboratories to establish and maintain standards for all veterinary laboratories in Australia.Best practice animal health laboratory services are essential to ensuring the quality of pest and disease detection and management…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 2
Guest: Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity and Compliance, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Find out why biosecurity is important for Australia, the growing challenges the biosecurity system is…
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PLANT PEST
Scorched leaves are a common symptom of the bacterial disease Xylella which can infect hundreds of plant species.
John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org
Xylella and exotic vectorsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that…
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