{"id":6238,"date":"2025-12-02T15:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/?page_id=6238"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:14:44","slug":"biosecurity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/?page_id=6238","title":{"rendered":"Biosecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6238\" class=\"elementor elementor-6238\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f82051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f82051\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d562a8a\" data-id=\"d562a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c710e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78c710e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Biosecurity-cover-image2-1024x167.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Biosecurity-cover-image2-1024x167.png 1024w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Biosecurity-cover-image2-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Biosecurity-cover-image2-768x125.png 768w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Biosecurity-cover-image2.png 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e8d6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e8d6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d065bb\" data-id=\"4d065bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabbe32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cabbe32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biosecurity is all about protecting our industry, environment and society from invasive pests, weeds and disease.\u00a0<\/p><p>Keep updated with biosecurity threats to keep our industry safe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a61c83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a61c83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f601535\" data-id=\"f601535\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69f1ea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c69f1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6026d52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6026d52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39fb939\" data-id=\"39fb939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144b377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"144b377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acb9b4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acb9b4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7637c\" data-id=\"bf7637c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e161f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36e161f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Imported Red Fire Ants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d4fd8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d4fd8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f15e4c9\" data-id=\"f15e4c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac085cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac085cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-165923.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-165923.png 453w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-165923-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c17745\" data-id=\"1c17745\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484bb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"484bb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1.png 358w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87da9d4\" data-id=\"87da9d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbc6ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddbc6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-170123.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-170123.png 457w, https:\/\/turfnsw.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-170123-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc5cb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdc5cb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb0db3\" data-id=\"ebb0db3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a53d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07a53d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fire ants infest around 830,000 ha in Southeast Queensland, close to the NSW border which poses an ongoing risk of new infestations in NSW. Most of NSW has been free of fire ants. Nests found in South Murwillumbah (November 2023), Wardell (January 2024) and Tweed heads (July 2025) were destroyed and surveillance and treatment are ongoing, in partnership with\u00a0the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.fireants.org.au\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireants.org.au\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program\" target=\"_blank\">National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program.<\/a><\/p><p>The current\u00a0Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order\u00a0defines the emergency zones and requirements for moving fire ant carriers.<\/p><p>If you are moving the defined fire ant carriers from the parts of QLD and NSW shown in red, orange or yellow on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpi.nsw.gov.au\/dpi\/bfs\/insect-pests\/rifa\/maps-of-infestations-and-zones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this map<\/a>, you must comply with the current Emergency Order. View the current\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/departments-and-agencies\/dpird\/our-agencies\/agriculture-and-biosecurity#toc-orders-2025\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">order<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpi.nsw.gov.au\/fire-ant-plain-english-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plain English Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2c106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc2c106\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ab7fa\" data-id=\"c1ab7fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118d089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"118d089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaae2c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaae2c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-568a771\" data-id=\"568a771\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ac89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78ac89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpi.nsw.gov.au\/dpi\/biosecurity\/invasive-plants-and-animals\/insect-pests\/rifa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The NSW Government has temporarily suspended turf delivery from fire ant-infested areas to prevent the spread of these pests into NSW.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f1ec64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f1ec64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea8cd48\" data-id=\"ea8cd48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fcbf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7fcbf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c5b04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c5b04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3005ec\" data-id=\"c3005ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1f7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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