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22 March 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for those who will be operating under the new Biosecurity Act and are interested in what is changing and how it will be applied.What has changed?…
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9 August 2017
Purpose
The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice is to advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has released the work plan for the export of nectarines from Australia to the People’s Republic of China.
Summary of changes and key points
The…
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12 September 2017
Species: All livestock
Country: All
For information:
Livestock Exporters
LiveCorp
Australian Livestock Export Industry (ALEC)
Department Officers
Purpose
To remind livestock exporters of the department’s requirement for independent auditing of Exporter…
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There are 300,000 doses of a vaccine against the serious cattle virus that causes lumpy skin disease (LSD) that have been secured in an agreement that will help Australia prepare for potential future outbreaks.
LSD, which also affects buffalo, has been reported in Indonesia but Australia remains…
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The Australian Agricultural Drought Indicators (AADI) project, formerly known as the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), was established in April 2022 by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). The project was established in response to reviews of the 2018–2019…
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During 2010, the Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Working Group (BEPWG) and the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) endorsed a common set of mapping symbology for use during the response to biosecurity incidents.
This symbology set is consistent with the ‘All Hazards National Symbology Set’…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017The department has prepared the Final group pest risk analysis for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-…
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Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage importsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019 The…
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Prevailing currents and conditions in the Torres Strait, and the Arafura and Timor Seas, make our region vulnerable to some of the highest densities of marine pollution in the world.Indigenous Rangers are on the front foot in protecting our marine environment…
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OverviewThe desktop and functional exercises were completed with great success in 2023.Activities 1 and 2 were conducted at AgriBio, Bundoora, Victoria in September 2023.The focus of these 2 desktop activities were laboratory resources and logistics.Activity 3 was conducted at the Tasmanian Animal…
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