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Help protect against bird flu

If you notice sick or dead birds or other animals, you should not touch them. If there are multiple dead birds or other animals, take photos or a video.Record your location and report it to the 24-hour Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.See more on reporting suspected bird fluHelp…
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Veterinarians preparing companion animals for export

If you are a registered veterinarian, follow these steps to prepare companion animals for export. Check importing country requirements The exporter of the animal must provide the importing country requirements in writing. Exporters can contact the: importing country’s government authority…
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Rooted in culture, growing through connection: First Nations networks to build resilience

Across Australia, First Nations farmers and land managers are leading a collaborative movement that blends cultural knowledge, sustainable land stewardship, and community-driven innovation to build resilience in the face of drought and climate change. Through the Future Drought Fund delivery…
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COVID-19 – Audits of establishments preparing and/or storing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products for export – Arrangements and Response (2020-08)

Date of issue: 27 March 2020 Date of effect: 27 March 2020 Purpose The department has received a number of inquiries about how it is approaching its staffing, regulatory and operational obligations in relation to audits of export establishments and the risks posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. This…
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2020-73 - Plant Exports – Christmas and New Year period arrangements

11 December 2020 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers about arrangements for plant exports systems and services during the Christmas and New Year period. Summary of changes and key points Our Canberra offices will be closed for the Christmas…
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Huanglongbing and vectors

PLANT PEST Huanglongbing causes uneven mottling across leaves leading to the eventual death of the citrus plant.M.E. Rogers, UFL, idtools.org.  Huanglongbing and vectorsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that causes yellowing, blotchy mottling, and unseasonal leaf flushing,…
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Spongy moth

PLANT PEST Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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Fankhauser Apples

​Fankhauser Apples Submission Fankhauser Apples 515 Old Drouin Road, Drouin, Vic 3818 Phone: +61 3 5625 2596 ABN: 87083.625717 ACN: 114 989 936 www.fankhauserapples.com.au To whom it may concern, I am a 4th generation apple grower from Drouin in Gippsland, Victoria. I am writing to you in…
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Johnny Appleseed Holdings Ltd

​Office of the Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 3 July, 2011 Submission This submission is on behalf of Johnny Appleseed Holdings Ltd and has been prepared in…
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Protecting Australia from rabies

Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies. If rabies became established in Australia, the toll on human and animal health would be profound and the cost of response and elimination immense. At least 60,000 people die from rabies each year, with the majority of…
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