A $371 million biosecurity funding package announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrision will strengthen Australia’s ability to stop new pests and diseases from entering the country.
An innovative project that has successfully eradicated black rats from an island off Tasmania’s far northeast coast has been recognised with a national Froggatt Award.
More than 250 champions from across Australia’s and New Zealand’s biosecurity sector have come together virtually to pave the way forward for a biosecurity mass movement.
An award-winning wilderness weeding venture has put a callout for volunteers ready to brave Tasmania’s wild wilderness coastline this summer.
The discovery of yellow crazy ant clusters less than 20km from Townsville has alarmed the local taskforce battling these invasive ants.
Four out of five Aussies would back environmental initiatives like tree planting, weed removal and river restoration to keep people in regional communities employed while we recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Our 2019 Froggatt Awards recognised outstanding achievements, including a young man who saved the NSW town of Lismore from invasion by yellow crazy ants.
Remote Norfolk Island is a haven for wildlife found nowhere else on the planet. But the survival of many is directly threatened by invasive species.
Keeping a lid on the spread of yellow crazy ants in Nome near Townsville is vital work that needs the help of the local community.
Our project to help eradicate yellow crazy ants from northern Queensland is in the running for an Australian Ethical community grant.
Our work is and always will be about stopping the invasion and spread of hostile weeds, pest animals and diseases that threaten our natural environment. It’s our core business.
We’ve compiled a list of Bushcare, Landcare and Coastcare groups across Australia to help you connect with locals working on weeds.
The Froggatt Awards recognise major contributions to protecting the Australian natural environment from weeds and feral animals.
We are working in partnership with the Lord Howe Island Board to promote rat eradication.
In April 2010 a new pathogen that could fundamentally alter Australia’s ecology was detected in NSW. Australia was caught off-guard in responding to this new incursion.
