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Australia’s state-of-the-art avian quarantine facility is filling the role of midwife to nearly 3000 turkey poults in Victoria.
The team at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility in Mickleham together with industry experts have nurtured 2900…
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12 February 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders who interact face-to-face with the department that our three Melbourne offices will relocate to a single premises in mid-2021.
Summary of changes and key points
The following Melbourne offices will relocate to…
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Last July, our Innovation Pilots and Marine and Aquatic Biosecurity teams began a ballast water pilot. They compared two ballast water sampling kits, the Satake Ballast Catch and Ballast Eye and the SGSBWMS2.
The goal of the pilot was to assess if existing sampling kits can save money and enable…
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19 April 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.What has changed?Regulatory charging is a key element to funding Australia’s…
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Despite the rainy day, delegates from around the region gathered and discussed the range of issues for the agriculture sector at our Bendigo Regional Outlook conference on Wednesday 5 October. The audience questions came thick and fast, ably answered by our expert panel of speakers and chairs.
If…
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Supermarket prawns are safe for us to eat but did you know that they should never be used as bait?
Store-bought prawns are a delicious gourmet treat and both Australian and imported prawns are safe for human consumption. However, there’s a small chance that…
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9 December 2025The draft report proposes removing the requirement for devitalisation on imported cut flowers.We released a draft report for a public consultation period on 20 October 2025. The public consultation period has been extended by an additional 60-calendar days and will now close on 17…
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News and alertsSee latest announcements that may affect how you import plant and plant products.Subscribe to receive import industry advice notices.Imported bulk grain poses a high biosecurity risk. It can provide a direct pathway for exotic plant and animal pests and diseases that can harm…
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International engagement is an important function for our agriculture industry. We engage in multilateral and regional opportunities to advance Australia’s interests. We pursue agriculture trade and market access opportunities through multilateral negotiations, high-level bilateral meetings, and…
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