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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
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