Jono’s farm makeover protects natural assets
Jono and Kristy Fitzgerald are the custodians of an Endangered Ecological Community on their Luskintyre property in the Lower Hunter.
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Jake and Frankie strengthen their herd from the ground up
Mixed cattle farmers Jake and Frankie Fennell run a 4,000-strong beef herd on their property Wintinna Station in Outback South Australia.
2023-21: Publication of the updated Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock version 3.3
30 November 2023
Species: All livestock
Countries: All
Attention
- All
Purpose
To advise all stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has published the updated Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) version 3.3.
IAN 2023-15: Eggs – Export Documentation System Planned Outage
Date of issue: 30 November 2023
Date of effect: 3 December 2023
Julie is a community leader in drought resilience
Julie Freeman first came to Western Australia’s northern Wheatbelt as a graduate teacher.
The best way she found to get to know people in the small rural town of Mullewa was through volunteering.
National Management Group Communiqué: African black sugar ant (Lepisiota incisa) in Western Australia - 9 November 2023
The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) for Lepisiota incisa – comprising all governments – has endorsed a revised response plan for eradicating Lepisiota incisa from Western Australia.
The response continues to be led by Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and will include a range of activities to delimit, contain and eradicate remaining infestations in the Perth metropolitan area, and in Narrogin, WA.
256-2023: Further expansion of the class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement
30 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements; continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered training organisations (RTOs).
What has changed?
From 27 November 2023, the scope of AEPCOMM has been expanded to include the following commodities:
255-2023: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended – National Fumigation (Charleston) (AEI: US4024SB)
30 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries, that have been shipped between 1 September 2023 and 30 April 2024 (inclusive)).
254-2023: Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) commercial vessel Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) changes – plant declarations, coastal strip and crew change
30 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels preparing for arrivals into Australian territory
What has changed?
The MARS Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) and offline form for commercial vessels has been revised. The following changes will come into effect from 1 December 2023:
Putting rabbits to the test
Community members will continue to be able to access free testing services for rabbits and hares, thanks to an Australian Government funded national disease monitoring program.