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The National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network (NPBDN) helps Australian plant diagnosticians succeed together by working collaboratively to navigate biosecurity challenges.
The February issue of their bi-monthly newsletter has just been published, read it now via the link below. More
Healthy bees play a vital role in Australia’s $172.9M melon industry, with cross-pollination a valuable contributor to crop produce. Watermelon, rockmelon and honeydew melon are commonly grown in Australia and are all dependent on insect pollination to produce large evenly shaped fruit. More
Representatives from Plant Health Australia (PHA), Citrus Australia, and the NT Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade came together for a planning meeting in January 2024 to discuss key priorities and support delivery of the CitrusWatch program over the next 12 months and beyond. More
Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen, Plant Health Australia’s General Manager, Partnerships and Innovation, will join the selection panel for the Queensland Biosecurity Mates Ambassador Program to appoint local biosecurity champions.
The program aims to create a collective of committed representatives, across a range of sectors, focused on educating, advocating, and supporting measures to enhance Queensland’s biosecurity resilience and preparedness. More
Plant Health Australia’s Growers Pest Reporting and Responses Biosecurity Online Training (BOLT) course is a free resource for growers, farm managers and farm workers to learn more about plant biosecurity, helping growers protect their production systems and livelihood by implementing biosecurity systems and processes on-farm. More
Plant Health Australia (PHA) will be hosting a two-day workshop in Melbourne from 13 – 14 March 2024 to finalise activities in the Nationally Integrated Surveillance System for Plant Pests (NISSPP) project.
The workshop will present findings from the previous consultation process undertaken with PHA Members. More
The programs for the Annual Diagnostic Workshop (ADW) and Annual Surveillance Workshop (ASW) 2024 are now available, and jam-packed featuring plant surveillance and diagnostic experts from around the Australasia-Pacific region.
We are only eight weeks into the new year and 2024 has already presented quite a few opportunities for us to highlight PHA’s role in the plant biosecurity system and how our multi-faceted work strengthens the system for the benefit of the economy, environment and community. More
Welcome to the first 2024 edition of Tendrils.
I’m looking forward to another productive year packed with projects, collaborations and partnerships (existing and new) with events designed to ensure ongoing engagement. Before looking ahead to what 2024 has in store for us, it would be remiss of me not to take the time to reflect on a few highlights from 2023. More
Welcome to the November edition of Tendrils, our second last e-newsletter for 2023!
As we approach the end-of-year festivities, it is important to remember that biosecurity threats don’t take a break and we need to continue to be vigilant to safeguard Australia’s biosecurity. More
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