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Taking the Lead: From Kennel Assistant to Technical Supervisor

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 7 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Sarah Tibbetts Sarah first worked as a kennel hand, assisting the biosecurity detector dog program. She has since joined the department, has progressed her career and is now a technical supervisor…
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Establishing the Biosecurity Detector Dog Program

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 1 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Bob Stirling (PSM) Bob Stirling, one of the founders of the Australian biosecurity detector dog program, talks us through his journey with the detector dog program. From the program’s humble…
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Victorian North East Regional Forest Agreement

​​​​​The North East Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments originally signed the North East RFA on 9 August 1999, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the North East RFA region. The North…
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Workforce management and planning

Workforce management and planning is part of a suite of responsibilities growers must deal with to successfully run their business operations. Adopting modern workforce planning practices can help adjust to disruptions and challenges in the labour market and assist in attracting, developing, and…
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Pup 2 Pup: From Seal Handler to Dog Handler

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 6 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Kelvin Wong Kelvin recently joined the detector dog program in 2022 and has now found his feet with detector dog Udell at his side. In this episode Kevin outlines learning and development…
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Indicator 2.1e: The area of native forest harvested and the proportion of that effectively regenerated, and the area of plantation harvested and the proportion of that effectively re-established (2024)

This indicator is used to assess the success of the re-establishment of forests after harvesting. Re-establishment is critical to the maintenance of the productive capacity of the forest.This is Key information for Indicator 2.1e, published October 2024.Key pointsOver the period 2016-17 to 2020-21…
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The National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch

​​​​​The National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch was endorsed by the Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture in April 1999.Published by – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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2021-14: China: Honey and other edible non-prescribed goods: Chinese registration requirements for Australian food establishments from 1 January 2022

Date of issue: 7 October 2021 Date of effect: From 1 January 2022 Reference Number: MAA2021-14 Related:  MAA2021-07(NPG) Attention: Industries— Australian Food and Grocery Council and Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Exporters Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment…
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Priority 1: National Soil Action Plan

Develop an agreed national framework to support measurement, monitoring, mapping, reporting and sharing of soil state and trend information to inform best practice management, decision-making and future investment.Priority 1 links to goals 1 (Prioritise soil health) and 3 (Strengthen soil knowledge…
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Submissions received

Between August and September 2016, stakeholders were invited to make public submissions on the working holiday maker visa review via the online portal. More than 1700 submissions have been received. The Department of Agriculture would like to thank all those who made a submission. Disclaimer:…
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