Search Results

121-2014 - Department of Agriculture Christmas and New Year Opening Hours

​19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?This notice outlines for internal and external stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture’s Christmas and New Year operating hours in regional offices,…
- Last modified

Annex: Sea traveller processing at cruise passenger terminals and wharf side

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeAnnex: Sea traveller processing at cruise passenger ter​minals and wharf side PDF 144.2 MBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web…
- Last modified

Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Red imported fire ants in Australia: Don't Let This Come Back to Bite Us

October 2024 AcknowledgementsThe management of red imported fire ants in Australia is a matter of great significance for the Australian community. The Australian Government thanks the individuals and organisations who contributed to this inquiry. The development of this response was led by the…
- Last modified

Attachment C: Comment on Section 4 PRAs

PEST: Spider mites, 3 Tetranychus species IRA concludes unrestricted risk is VERY LOW Probability of Entry Importation: Likelihood estimate should be HIGH not MODERATE given NZ experience of ‘numerous’ events (based on PDI (2003) records). PDI (2003) Pest and Disease Information Database…
- Last modified

Australia’s First Biosecurity Detector Dog Handlers Part 1: Learning on the Fly

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 2 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Rachel Holdforth Rachel Holdforth was one of the very first detector dog handlers. Rachel talks us through the initial pairing of detector dogs with handlers, matching dog and handler…
- Last modified

The Plant Innovation Centre: Solutions to biosecurity issues

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 8 Host: Steve Peios Guest: Dr Adrian Dinsdale Dr Adrian Dinsdale, Assistant Director at the Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) at Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ), explains how game-changing technological advancements such as the…
- Last modified

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…
- Last modified

The best noses in biosecurity: Australia’s biosecurity detector dogs

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 1 Guests: Jeff Smith and Colleen Eiser In this episode we talk to Jeff and Colleen about the biosecurity detector dogs. Learn about how the dogs are selected and trained, some of the interesting items they have intercepted and…
- Last modified