Proposed Agenda

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions

9:15 am Overview of current GTFHG biosecurity objectives and status to date.

9.30 am Regional forest biosecurity: be alert and maybe slightly alarmed. Dr Helen Nahrung, Forest Research Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane

10:30 am Coffee/Discussion

11:00 am Biosecurity Programs in New Zealand. Dr. Nari Williams, Plant and Food Research, Bioeconomy Science Institute, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

11:20 am Forest Biosecurity in Australia. Paco Tovar, Forest Biosecurity Manager, Australian Forest Products Association, WA

11:40 am Biosecurity in South Australia - PIRSA

12:00 pm Lunch

12:30 pm Facilitated Group Discussion on Key steps in planning for industry needs

o Creating links between Biosecurity agencies and the forest sector?

o Ensuring business continuity during a biosecurity incident?

o What surveillance data does industry collect that is useful in biosecurity incidents? What data should industry be collecting?

o Where should we be monitoring for exotic pests?

o Where should we be monitoring for established pest not in the region?

- Deciding what pests/pathogens are important

- Monitoring in the GTR- how much is enough?

- Response-How do industry and government work together for rapid response to incursions of established pest that threaten the sector?

1:30 pm Scenario Session: How do we respond to a pest incursion from another region (i.e. the mythical polyphagous pine scale with a vast host list)?

2:15 pm Next Steps

2:45 pm Adjourn