Turf QLD Industry Alert |Changes to the Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Area

Changes to the Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Area

ATTENTION MEMBERS

The boundaries for the Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Area have been revised.

Changes are made to the Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Area to reflect changes to the risk status of suburbs and localities as new infestation is detected or areas are cleared of infestation following completion of all required treatment and surveillance activities.

A declaration notice will appear in the Courier Mail and Northside Chronicle on 15 February 2016 detailing the suburbs and localities that are now within the high risk and low risk restricted areas.

The following changes come into effect from 15 February 2016:

•      Allenview, Camp Hill, Chapel Hill, Coomera, Coorparoo, Haigslea, Holland Park, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Milbong, Norman Park, Upper Coomera and Willowvale which were previously free of restrictions will now move into the low risk restricted area.

•      Brisbane Airport, Eagle Farm Pinkenba and Woodhill which were previously free of restrictions will now move into the high risk restricted area.

•      Alberton, Beenleigh, Calvert, Carbrook, Eagleby, Fig Tree Pocket, Kagaru, Kairabah, Lanefield, Milora, Norwell, Tamborine and Woongoolba will now move from the low risk to the high risk restricted area.

An updated Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Area map, the declaration notice and details about the movement controls within the high and low risk restricted areas is available on our website www.daf.qld.gov.au/fireants.

Updated fire ant training is available at no charge for all persons. The training outlines everything you need to know including your legal obligations and fire ant identification. Please call 13 25 23 to make a booking.

To download the spatial dataset of the Fire Ant restricted area, please go to the Queensland Spatial Catalogue – QSpatial:

http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au

Search Items:  “Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Areas”.

Publisher:  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

NB: The Biosecurity Act 2014 will come into effect on 1 July 2016.Learn about the changes to biosecurity laws and how these may affect your business.

For more information about the changes to the Red Imported Fire Ant Restricted Area, please visit www.daff.qld.gov.au/fireants