The Industry resource toolkit is an education resource developed by PHA to help plant industry members educate their members about the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD).
The toolkit is a collection of 12 articles that can be used to improve understanding of national biosecurity arrangements and help prepare for plant pest incursions.
The articles will be published in the following order as they have been written with the intention of building knowledge over time:
1. National biosecurity system
The first article in the toolkit provides an overview of Australia’s national biosecurity system and how we respond to emergency plant pest (EPP) incidents.
DOWNLOAD ARTICLE 1: National biosecurity system
2. What happens when you report something unusual?
This article describes the process followed when a suspect plant pest or disease report is made through the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline.
DOWNLOAD ARTICLE 2: What happens when you report something unusual?
3. Responding to an Emergency Plant Pest under the EPPRD
This article provides an overview of how we respond to an EPP under the EPPRD. Additional articles in the toolkit series expand on this topic to provide more information on the response arrangements.
DOWNLOAD ARTICLE 3: Responding to an Emergency Plant Pest under the EPPRD
How the toolkit works
Twelve articles will be distributed to PHA Plant Industry Members throughout the year.
Articles are written in order with the intention of building knowledge over the series and should therefore be published in order. However, they are also a valuable resource that members can return to if needed.
The articles cover topics such as national biosecurity arrangements, the role of your industry and growers in plant pest response, cost-sharing arrangements, and actions growers can take to prepare for plant pest incursions.
Each article contains links to more information such as YouTube videos, websites, and/or training courses.