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Project UpdatesThe Skills Development Programme Twenty-six participants of the Partnership’s Skills Development Programme on Animal Husbandry and Cattle Production arrived in Armidale…
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COLS cannot process all items for import.You can submit some items to the import assessment team with the item’s description in the subject line. The items are:Australian Defence Force military consignmentspersonal effectsFrom 7th October 2025, Ship or Aircraft Stores and Carnet will be lodged via…
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Quick reference guidesHow do I submit a new lodgement for commercial goods?DownloadHow do I submit a new lodgement for commercial goods? (PDF 742 KB)How do I submit a new lodgement for commercial goods? (DOCX 975 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for…
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Comparison of spur-throated locust and giant or hedge grasshopper nymphs
Spur-throated locust -
Austracris guttulosa
Giant or Hedge grasshopper…
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The Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy program operates along Australia's northern coastline from Broome in the west to Cairns in the East. This includes the Torres Strait, but excludes the metropolitan areas of Darwin and Cairns.
The following map highlights the areas of primary interest to…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2014 The animal residue testing datasets 2013–14 outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2013–14 financial year, under the National…
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Liriomyza sativae
What to look for
Leaves with long, white meandering trails (mines) on the leaf surface.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or fresh vegetables out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity Monitoring Zone, or from…
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Piper aduncum
What to look for
A shrub or small tree that can grow to eight metres. The plant features erect branches with aromatic leaves that droop. Mature plants flower and fruit throughout the year: flowers are cream-coloured and develop opposite most leaves.
What you can do
Do not…
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Chrysomya bezziana
What to look for
Check any animals, birds or humans for wounds and for signs of maggots deep within the wound. Wounds that can become infested include husbandry wounds (for example ear-tagging, castration and dehorning) and relatively minor skin wounds (such as tick bites).…
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Diaphorina citri.
What to look for
Tiny dark psyllid insects resting at 45⁰ angle whilst feeding on young leaves.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or fruit (especially citrus fruit) out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity…
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