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Fruit fly restrictions lifted in Tasmania but markets yet to recognise status

Tasmania has officially clocked over into fruit fly-free status but Australia's trading partners will not automatically recognise the change.
Read full storyNew fruit fly crackdown means a $375 fine for anyone bringing fruit into South Australia

Motorists caught bringing fruit into SA will no longer receive a caution, but will instead be slapped with a $375 fine. It’s part of a zero tolerance approach by the State Government to keep the state fruit-fly free.
Read full storyStates and territories in deadlock over fruit fly management agreement

Despite several states experiencing millions of dollars in expenses as a result of fruit fly this year, state and territory governments are yet commit to a federal management strategy for the pest.
Read full storyFruit fly detected on Flinders Island off north-east Tasmanian coast

Biosecurity authorities in Tasmania are ramping up fruit fly control measures after the discovery of another adult fly on Flinders Island.
Read full storyThe east and west working together to eradicate fruit fly pests

COLLABORATION between the east and west has strengthened the capabilities of the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) to rid the region of the Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF).
Read full storyFruit fly outbreak declared in South Australia's Riverland

A town in South Australia's Riverland region, internationally recognised as being pest-free, has had a fruit fly outbreak.
Read full storyYoung to Yangzte: Region's cherry growers turning to Chinese buyers

Standing between the rows of his cherry orchards outside of Young, Cherry Growers Association Australia president Tom Eastlake is preparing for what could be a game-changing season. Mr Eastlake is one of the many cherry growers around Young gearing up to export their produce to China for the first time thanks to relaxed new trade laws.
Read full storyThevenard fruit fly quarantine area lifted

The Thevenard fruit fly quarantine area was lifted this week following the successful eradication program for an outbreak of Mediterranean fruit fly. Fruit fly was detected in Thevenard in May and the area was then placed under quarantine.
Read full storyFederal Government announces $16 million fruit fly package

Australian fruit and vegetable growers will be given a new edge in the fight against fruit fly, with new high-tech systems giving early warnings of fly movements.
Read full storyNew fruit fly handbook and website

Get familiar with the diversity of fruit flies worldwide with a new handbook and website that makes identification easier – hopefully aiding in the early detection of exotic pest incursions.
Read full storyNew start-up sets sights on fruit fly

The Coalition Government is helping Australian farmers through a new tech start-up taking aim at Australia’s biggest biosecurity barrier to trade: the fruit fly.
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