NSW Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 5) 2024
Restrictions apply on the movement of fire ant carrier material. The revised Order:
- The Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order has been updated to include map updates related to the fire ant infested area in Queensland, and a new detection near Oakey, northwest of Toowoomba. This detection extends the QLD fire ant infested area.
- Also updated is the definition for gravel to ‘stones or rocks that are less than 20mm in diameter.’
Anyone bringing organic mulch, compost, growing media, manure, soil, hay, straw, chaff, silage, potted plants, turf, agricultural equipment, earth moving equipment, sand, gravel, chitters, coal fines, coal stone, overburden and decomposed granite into NSW from Queensland must comply with the current NSW Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order.
Read the Emergency Order Plain English Guide (PDF, 359.38 KB)
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