Issue 1 | November 2022

About the Network:

The Plant Surveillance Network Australasia-Pacific (PSNAP) enables members to communicate about plant pest surveillance. It acts as a coordination point for surveillance professionals and practitioners to strengthen surveillance capacity and capability across Australia, New Zealand and the nearby region.

The Annual Diagnostic and Surveillance Workshop 2022

The Annual Diagnostics and Surveillance Workshop (ADSW) 2022 was held from 30 August to 1 September in Melbourne. The theme of the hybrid workshop was “Surveillance and Diagnostics - integrated to inspire and innovate”.

Career profile

This month we shine the spotlight on Andie Wong, the Urban Biosecurity Coordinator at Citrus Australia.

Plant health surveillance data protocols

Plant health surveillance data protocols describe the required fields and controlled vocabulary to produce a valid pest record for a pest or pest group using the Pest Record Specification (accessible to PSNAP members only through Portal login).

Pest record specification (v 1.0) and data vocabularies for plant health surveillance

Use of consistent data standards by Australia’s plant biosecurity surveillance programs will ensure that information from across programs can be collated and analysed to build a robust evidence-base for risk management decisions (accessible to PSNAP members only through Portal login).

Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD)

A revised version of the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD) came into effect in October 2022.

Forest biosecurity training

The National Forest Pest Surveillance Program, supported by Plant Health Australia and NSW Department of Primary Industries, recently conducted a Forest biosecurity training. Participants received training on how to support surveillance and pest reporting activities.

Vacancies

View opportunities available in the surveillance space.