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What a year! It’s been tough, to put it mildly, but for many of us, we've reflected on what’s important and found new ways of delivering services and doing business. For Vinehealth Australia, 2020 has provi... Read More...

Vinehealth Australia has lodged a submission to Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) in response to the public consultation on developing a new Biosecurity Act for South Australia. You can read the submis... Read More...

If you are a business consigning empty used grape bins or bulk tippers into South Australia from a Phylloxera Exclusion Zone, we remind you that the amnesty on requiring documentation to accompany these consig... Read More...

The Board of Vinehealth Australia has overseen creation of draft strategic priorities for the organisation for 2021 to 2026. Vinehealth Australia is seeking industry feedback on these priorities before finalis... Read More...

Canberra resident Brett Burdett has demonstrated the power of community biosecurity action. Mr Burdett and his wife Donna noticed unfamiliar insect larvae in a newly purchased fridge in August and reported ... Read More...

The South Australian wine industry operates alongside other horticultural industries in many areas of our state, including in the Riverland Pest Free Area (PFA). As a result, the wine industry plays an importa... Read More...

A New Zealand agricultural machinery dealer and farmer was recently issued a $400 fine at Christchurch airport, plus ordered to pay court costs and an additional $500 to the Ministry for Primary Industries, fo... Read More...

The consultation phase to develop South Australian’s new Biosecurity Act is now open and will close on Tuesday. PIRSA has released a Technical Directions Paper and other materials to support the consultation p... Read More...

A new CSIRO report, Australia’s Biosecurity Future: Unlocking the next decade of resilience, says Australia’s biosecurity systems won’t cope with the challenges ahead. The report says that unless our biosec... Read More...

As vintage 2021 approaches, what score would you give yourself in relation to biosecurity preparedness? If you’re like most of us, you probably have a long list of jobs to do. We’re here to help. Our handy&... Read More...