Events

The National Biosecurity Engagement Forum

17 September 2008

A key step in maintaining and improving regional biosecurity is to involve the whole community in detecting and managing pests, diseases and weeds and preventing their spread and establishment.

The Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) in the Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) invites biosecurity stakeholders to attend this forum to develop a clear framework of effective community-based biosecurity programs and activities.

The purpose of the forum is to identify key biosecurity outcomes and engagement practices, and to discuss specific priorities for horticultural biosecurity engagement case studies.

The forum will be held on Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 8.45am to 5.00pm in Canberra at the Devine Function Centre. There is no fee for attendance.

In addition, an informal science café will be held on the evening of Tuesday 16 September. The science café will engage a wide cross-section of the community in discussion about volunteer biosecurity detection and monitoring. It will be held from 7.00pm to 9.30pm accompanied by relaxing drinks and refreshments, complete with an open fire.

For more information or to RSVP please contact Heleen Kruger on heleen.kruger@brs.gov.au.

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