Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria | Pest, Disease & Plant Movement

One of the NGIV’s most important functions is to keep industry updated with important and timely information in relation to pest and disease, quarantine and bio-security issues. This website will endeavour to educate and communicate with industry to assist them to understand relevant issues that might affect the way that they grow, manage, sell and/or ship plants.

Movement of Greenlife Around Australia

There are many issues associated with moving plants around Australia. Each state has their own set of protocols and rules regulating how you can shift plants.

For Information on Inter-State Plant Movement and Biosecurity issues, please click here.

Updates

10 September 2009

We have received some new information regarding the movement of plants into South Australia brought about by recent legislative changes. We have compiled that information and are sending it out for your information. Please note that some of these changes have been implemented from the 1st August so you need to be complying NOW.
It may be in your best interest to pass this on to your customers in South Australia.
If you have any questions you can either contact PIRSA, DPI Plant Standards (VIC) or Robert Chin at the NGIV.

1 - Letter to Nurseries
2 - NGIV - SA Changes Protocols on Plant Movement
3 - Plant Health Act 2009 Factsheet

New Regulations for sending plants into New South Wales from Potato Cyst Nematode areas. More info...

Click here for a map of the PCN Zones.

Importing & Exporting plants to & from Australia

This is done through the Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS). Click here, to visit their site.
- Exporting Information – Refer to the Phyto database: Click Here
- Importing Information - Refer to ICON database: Click Here