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Victoria’s Lindsay Point fruit fly outbreak lifted
22 January 2020The Riverland Pest Free Area is once again confirmed fruit fly free with the successful eradication of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) from Lindsay Point in Victoria.
Read more on Victoria’s Lindsay Point fruit fly outbreak liftedBlair Athol fruit fly outbreak area extended
18 January 2020Residents in the Blair Athol fruit fly outbreak area are reminded to check their home grown fruit for maggots, following further detections of Mediterranean fruit fly larvae in apricots within the area.
Read more on Blair Athol fruit fly outbreak area extendedFruit fly outbreak declared in Blair Athol
19 December 2019A Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak has been declared in Blair Athol after the discovery of the pest in a backyard apricot tree.
Read more on Fruit fly outbreak declared in Blair AtholSouth East farmers reduce feral deer pressure
4 December 2019A group of South East livestock producers have successfully participated in a community-led feral deer control initiative in an effort to reduce the impact of the pest animal in the region.
Read more on South East farmers reduce feral deer pressureTenders open for $25 million Dog Fence rebuild
11 November 2019Businesses are being sought to participate in the $25 million rebuild of the South Australian Dog Fence with tender documents revealing the extent of the project, requiring up to 71,000 timber posts, 127,500 steel droppers and more than 7,000 kilomet…
Read more on Tenders open for $25 million Dog Fence rebuildFruit fly eradicated from the west coast
25 October 2019The Thevenard fruit fly quarantine area has been lifted after nine months, following the successful eradication of Mediterranean fruit fly.
Read more on Fruit fly eradicated from the west coast$32,600 fruit fly sting for Victorian drivers
23 October 2019One in five Victorian drivers pulled over at a Bordertown random roadblock in the lead up to the Labour Day long weekend were found concealing fruit and will be fined $375 each.
Read more on $32,600 fruit fly sting for Victorian driversWithdrawal of passionfruit from supermarket shelves after fruit fly larvae discovered
17 October 2019Primary Industries and Regions SA recently requested a withdrawal from Woolworths shelves of passionfruit supplied from an interstate producer, following confirmation of infestation with Queensland fruit fly larvae.
Read more on Withdrawal of passionfruit from supermarket shelves after fruit fly larvae discoveredZero tolerance success as fruit flies stopped at SA border
16 October 2019Five pieces of larvae-infested fruit were successfully seized and stopped from entering the Riverland by Biosecurity SA inspectors in the first four months of the Marshall Liberal Government’s zero tolerance policy.
Read more on Zero tolerance success as fruit flies stopped at SA borderTrapping program to upskill producers on wild dogs
20 September 2019South Australia’s pastoralists and land managers will be given hands on skills in the battle to stop the impacts of wild dogs in addition to the Marshall Liberal Government’s $1.2 million trapping program.
Read more on Trapping program to upskill producers on wild dogsUpcoming events
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