News – Page 5 of 27 – Vinehealth Australia

September 25, 2023September 22, 2023

Cellar door grants: consider biosecurity

The fifth round of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants, which provides funding of up…

September 25, 2023September 22, 2023

Mentors available for free support

Do you need some help to negotiate the tough times currently being experienced within the wine…

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023

Draft SA Biosecurity Bill available for comment

Vinehealth Australia advises industry that the development of the new Biosecurity Act has reached a new…

August 22, 2023August 21, 2023

Mornington Peninsula PEZ reminder

In early August we advised through an Industry Notice that the Department of Primary Industries and…

August 22, 2023August 21, 2023

Hosting a ‘biosecure’ machinery auction

If you’re involved in hosting a machinery auction, we encourage you to think about how you…

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023

Quarantine and Register top service requests

We receive around 200 service requests per year at Vinehealth, which cover a range of key…

August 22, 2023August 21, 2023

Where have we been planting rootstocks?

Planting grafted vines is one tool in your farm-gate hygiene arsenal that can increase protection against…

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023

Levy payments now outstanding

We are in the process of contacting all SA vineyard owners who are yet to pay their…

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

Verifying SA’s vineyard holdings

In keeping with our responsibility to ensure we maintain accurate vineyard holdings in the South Australian…

July 25, 2023October 31, 2023

Reflections from Dr Prue McMichael

Vinehealth Australia has long stood as a steadfast guardian, committed to preserving the health and sustainability…

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

Tips for minimising trunk diseases

Dr Mark Sosnowski, Sub-Program Leader of Horticulture Pathology, at the Department of Primary Industries and Regions…

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

Translated footwear disinfestation posters available

Our Footwear and Small Hand Tool Disinfestation Protocol poster is one of our most popular resources….

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

2023 Winegrape Crush Survey released

The South Australian winegrape crush was 661,984 tonnes in 2023. This was 18% below the state’s…

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

Simply red

With a lot of talk around the difficulty of selling red winegrapes, South Australia’s reliance on…

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

How our vineyard size compares

Have you considered how the size of vineyards in South Australia’s wine regions compare with wine…

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Vinehealth Australia funding confirmed

Following a funding review that began in 2018, and significant industry consultation between November 2022 to…

June 27, 2023October 31, 2023

Inca Lee: reflections and observations

To South Australian Vineyard Owners, After seven years, my time at Vinehealth has come to an…

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

New stats from the Register

Each year we analyse key vineyard planting statistics for South Australia, which we export out of…

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Sheep in vineyards: consider the risks

Using sheep to control midrow and undervine growth is an alternative to slashing and spraying and…

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

Leasing vineyards and the Register

A requirement of the Phylloxera & Grape Industry Act 1995 is that the Registered Landowner must…

June 27, 2023June 26, 2023

Grape Industry Kiosk: what’s my password?

When accessing the Vinehealth Register via the Grape Industry Kiosk, having a safe password ensures the…

June 27, 2023June 26, 2023

Plant cuttings found in travellers’ bags

Plant cuttings disguised as botox, tea and seafood have cost four travellers entering Australia $22,000 in…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Phylloxera spreading in Yarra Valley

On Monday night we advised the South Australian grape and wine industry via a Biosecurity Alert…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Vinehealth Australia Board vacancies

Vinehealth Australia is looking for several new board members with a range of skills and experience,…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Suzanne McLoughlin to lead Vinehealth

The Board of Vinehealth Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Suzanne McLoughlin as Acting…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Final fruit fly update for V23

Since our April E-news fruit fly update there have been 2 Queensland fruit fly outbreaks declared,…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Biosecurity in focus at Adelaide Uni

Each year, Vinehealth Australia is invited to speak to final year students in oenology and viticulture at…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

River Murray flood survey: open now

PIRSA is working with industry, state and commonwealth agencies to conduct an evaluation of the economic…

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

$3.3k penalty and visa cancellation for breach

In early May, biosecurity officers conducted an inspection on an incoming passenger at Perth International Airport…

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

New phylloxera detection in Victoria

This week we advised industry via a Biosecurity Alert that Agriculture Victoria has confirmed the detection of phylloxera…