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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 7 September 2022, tropical moisture combined with a range of weather systems to produce significant rainfall over large parts of the country. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres mm were…
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The Southern Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of three RFAs in New South Wales. The Australian and New South Wales governments signed the Southern RFA on 24 April 2001.
The Southern RFA was varied on 28 November 2018 with an extension until 26 August 2039, as it has proven to be a strong…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 26 April 2023, high pressure systems brought little to no rainfall to much of Australia. Meanwhile, a low-pressure trough across northern Queensland combined with south-easterly airflow resulted in heavy…
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The Australian Government is working to support farmers and regional communities affected by drought.
This table maps government actions that address the advice of the Coordinator-General for Drought. Read the Coordinator-General's report to government.
1. Stewardship of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 May 2024, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Exceptions were southwest parts of Western Australia and Tasmania receiving up to 100 millimetres from cold front and northeast Queensland receiving up…
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Northern Australia is considered one of the ‘frontlines’ from a biosecurity perspective. There have been numerous plant pest/disease detections over the last 10 years in northern Australia, many of them significant in terms of costs (financial and social) to industry, the environment, and the…
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Date of issue: 06 May 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-06
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Export establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment — Central and Regional offices…
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The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without…
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Date of issue: 19 March 2021
Date of effect: 3 am (AEDT), 28 March 2021
Reference Number: IAN 2021/01
Attention: Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
To advise organic exporters about the implications of the commencement of the Export Control Act…
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In 2019 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and its partners marked 30 years of continuous operations under the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS). The NAQS initiative commenced in July 1989, initially as a 3-year trial focussed on early detection of incursions of…
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