Biosecurity & quarantine

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) works with primary industries to safeguard our agricultural resources from biological threats and to maintain our export opportunities.

The State’s reputation is underpinned by a comprehensive biosecurity and quarantine system, developed and operated by DAFWA.

DAFWA is involved with:

  • creation of surveillance and diagnostic programs
  • animal and plant risk assessments
  • importing and exporting requirements
  • creating mechanisms to respond to incursions
  • livestock movement and identification
  • development and maintenance of biosecurity and quarantine legislation.

To find out more about what we do to protect agricultural production and export opportunities within the State please search our website.

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  • Citrus canker on fruit and leaves

    Citrus canker: plant and tree removal in Restricted Areas

    4 July 2018

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has removed all known citrus host material from Restricted Areas in Kununurra and Wyndham.

  • Banner - infected fruit and leaves against citrus plantation

    Citrus canker: Industry information

    3 July 2018

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has taken action to protect Western Australia’s citrus growers from the threat of citrus canker.

  • Cattle in saleyards

    Early detection of emergency animal diseases

    27 June 2018

    Early detection of emergency animal diseases (EADs) was one of eleven subprojects within the Boosting Biosecurity Defences project.  This project was inititally due to finish on June 30 2018, howev

  • Ministry of Data CEO Tim Sondalini addresses the crowd at the challenges launch event.

    Registrations now open for AgHack

    26 June 2018

    Registrations are now open for the upcoming agricultural-technology Hackathon (AgHack), which will be held between Friday 27 and Sunday 29 July.

  • WA Digital Infrastructure Atlas

    The WA Digital Infrastructure Atlas

    25 June 2018

    The release of the nation’s first Digital Infrastructure Atlas will provide WA enterprises with increased opportunities to improve their telecommunications services.

  • Biosecurity alert: Citrus canker

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has taken action to protect Western Australia’s citrus growers from the threat of citrus canker following confirmation that the disease

  • Getting Value from Farm Data Networks

    Getting Value from Farm Data Networks

    28 May 2018

    As part of the successful Getting Value from Farm Data Networks grower group forum at Technology Park, Bentley, four high quality speakers presented to about 70 attendees.

  • Decision support tools

    28 May 2018

    The aim of the eConnected Grainbelt Project is to make a real difference to growers’ businesses and the grains industry.

  • Pastoral cattle

    Northern Australian Biosecurity Surveillance (NABS) activities in Western Australia

    21 May 2018

    The Northern Australia Biosecurity Surveillance (NABS) project is a coordinated surveillance program to enhance the early detection of exotic disease incursions and to provide sufficient surveillan

  • Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) is a serious pest of fruit and vegetables. Qfly have clear wings unlike Medfly which have brown bands on their wings.

    Biosecurity alerts: Queensland fruit fly updates

    2 May 2018

    Queensland fruit fly is not present in Western Australia, but is occasionally detected and requires an eradication response to contain and prevent further spread.

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