Building a culture of good biosecurity practices. Ruth Osborne - NRM South

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1 Building a culture of good biosecurity practices Ruth Osborne - NRM South rosborne@nrmsouth.org.au

2 Tasmania: Area: 68,401 km 2 Population: 520,000 Tourism: 1.28 mil/yr Reserves: 50% Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area: 20%

3 Biosecurity: Biosecurity is the management of risks to the economy, the environment and the community, of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading.

4 Biosecurity Network: Building a culture of good biosecurity practice

5 Our Beginning: 2008 Like minded professionals responding to the threat of Didymo in freshwater ecosystems (rock snot) Incoming passenger cards modified Shared responsibility, shared knowledge

6 Our Vision: That Check, Clean, Disinfect, Dry (CCDD) becomes universal practice in Tasmania Delivering - a shared communication action plan including consistent, layered messages tailored for direct engagement of different user groups

7 Our Approach: Focus on prevention rather than the problem species Tailor messages for high risk activities How: Hygiene protocols (CCDD) and other biosecurity controls Who: everyone moving around Tasmania s natural and productive landscapes When: with every visit

8 The most cost-effective way to reduce impacts of invasive species is to prevent them from establishing in the first place.

9 Our Projects: Shared communications plan Shared displays at key events How To videos Signage (Spirit of Tas) Biosecurity training - small producers, Green Army Biosecurity survey - annual

10 Our Engagement: Tailored support for specific community activities, tourism operators, farmers and event organisers RideClean - SA Mount Remarkable National Park Fat Tyre Festival 450 riders Discovery Rangers in National Parks

11 Our Grants: 2016/17 5 biosecurity projects; reaching 21,000 people, 5 biosecurity plans, infrastructure set up for 2 public activities 2017/18 13 biosecurity projects; 8 community groups, 1 indigenous community, 4 farmers. Sustainable agriculture, riparian restoration, threatened species conservation

12 Our Kits: Field Hygiene Kits - distributed 120 kits to community groups, industry, farmers, conservation landowners since July 2015

13 Our wash-down stations: Installed 20 boot wash-down stations in WHA Vehicle wash-down points Mobile mountain bike wash-down unit

14 Our Publications: Keeping it Clean a Tasmanian field hygiene manual to prevent the spread of freshwater pests and pathogens Brochure Simple steps for protecting Tasmania s wilderness Farm Biosecurity Planning Guide Ride Clean flyer

15 Our Videos:

16 Our Learnings: Coordination and facilitation is key to projects highlighting agricultural and environmental biosecurity Identifying buy-in for each partner Maintain contact and work on practical solution Highlight the shared cost and impact of poor biosecurity practices Annual survey to aid program design acts as engagement tool

17 Farm Biosecurity Planning 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% small, <2 ha medium, ha large, >100 ha All

18 Are people using CCDD? 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Always or Sometimes CCDD Never CCDD Discovery Ranger surveys Winter surveys

19 Awareness of Biosecurity Threats 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Serrated tussock Myrtle Rust Phytophthora Chytrid Didymo Land-based activities Freshwater-based activities

20 What next? National interest in our model Opportunities to build national approaches for good biosecurity practices across Australia Any aspects can be replicated and applied by growers Maintain momentum and partner involvement in our coordinated approach National Landcare Program development

21 Resources: NRM South Website Videos for fishers, bushwalkers, kayakers, researchers and more Keeping it Clean manual Hygiene kits Demonstration bootwash down Biosecurity Tasmania On-line resources on pests, weeds and pathogens Livestock Biosecurity Network Farm-based Biosecurity Action Planning On-line checklist Parks and Wildlife Bootwash down stations Discovery Rangers Mobile hygiene units NRM North Mountain bike washdown unit

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