Looking to the future for cooperation with India
Indian officials visited Australia for the sixth meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cooperation in Agriculture on 28 February 2025.
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Supporting Australian forestry – case studies
The Australian Government is committed to supporting Australia’s forest industries. The case studies featured on this page tell the stories of recipients of our grant programs, highlighting their projects that will deliver Australia’s future forest products.
Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation program
The Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program awarded $100.72 million in grant funding to 33 grantees across Australia. The grant funding aims to enhance the forestry sectors’ ability to supply more of Australia’s wood demands into the future.
53-2025: Services Restored: Friday 28 February 2025 – COLS
28 February 2025
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
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The unplanned service disruption to the department’s Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) has been resolved.
Detail: Between 07:55 and 10:50 Friday 28 February 2025 (AEDT) there was an unplanned service disruption to COLS. As a result, some users were unable to submit new lodgements of imported cargo documentation via COLS.
High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (H7)
National Management Group Communiqué
High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H7 – 04 February 2025
On 4 February 2025, the National Management Group (NMG) agreed that the 2024 eradication programs for high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7 had been successful.
MAA 2025-07: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #20: High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for multiple markets
Date of issue: 25 February 2025
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2025-07
Related MAAs: MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, 2024-47, 2025-03, 2025-04, MAA 2025-05
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Travelling or returning to Australia
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49-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 01 March to Sunday 02 March 2025 – Multiple Systems
24 February 2025
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
IAN 2025-03: Fish and Fish Products - NEXDOC – planned outage
Date of issue: 24 February 2025
Date of effect: 1 March 2025
Attention:
Registered fish and fish products exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a system outage.
IAN 2025-03: Dairy and Dairy Products - NEXDOC – planned outage
Date of issue: 24 February 2025
Date of effect: 1 March 2025
Attention:
Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a system outage.
IAN 2025-06: Egg and Egg Products - NEXDOC – planned outage
Date of issue: 24 February 2025
Date of effect: 1 March 2025
Attention:
Registered eggs exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a system outage.