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Plant Health AustraliaBlueberry Industry Biosecurity Plan

Alison SaundersProgram Manager – Biosecurity Planning and Implementation

11 November 2014

November 2014

Plant Health Australia

• Public company, formed in 2000 Australian Government (1/3 membership) State/territory governments (1/3 membership) Peak plant industry bodies (1/3 membership)

• Provide national coordination to improve biosecurity across Australia’s plant industries and capacity to respond to plant pest emergencies

Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed PLANTPLAN Strategies

Pest contingency planning

Biosecurity Planning

Government members

Plant Health Australia

Associate members

Industry members

Government members

What does PHA do?

Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed PLANTPLAN Strategies

Plant biosecurity snapshots

Best practice awareness

Pest contingency planning

Biosecurity awareness material

Biosecurity Planning

Working with industry

• PHA assists the industry through: Working with peak bodies and related

stakeholders Development of Industry Biosecurity Plans,

Biosecurity manuals, Contingency plans, Factsheets, etc.

Facilitating biosecurity implementation

Industry Biosecurity Plans (IBPs)

• ‘High level’ document providing a framework for biosecurity activities in the industry

• Covers: Pest threat identification

Priority pest list to assist target preparedness activities

Risk mitigation

Summary of preparedness and awareness material

Biosecurity action items

Farm Biosecurity Manuals

• Awareness of biosecurity practices

• Target audience is growers and consultants

• Covers: Biosecurity best practice awareness Priority exotic pest factsheets

• Can be used with on-farm training activities