H5 Bird Flu Biosecurity Workshop - Lismore

H5 Bird Flu Biosecurity Workshop

Join us for a practical, one day workshop focused on H5 bird flu preparedness and biosecurity planning.

Designed for poultry producers, staff, contractors, and industry support businesses, these sessions will provide practical steps to strengthen biosecurity and improve outbreak preparedness.

Workshops will be delivered at locations across NSW, including

• Tamworth

• Stroud

• Cowra

• Lismore

Can't make it to one of these locations? Expressions of interest are being sought for additional workshop locations H5 Bird Flu Biosecurity Planning Workshops - Expression of Interest – Fill in form

Prepare now to protect your livelihood in the future.

Workshop objectives

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Develop, review and update farm-specific biosecurity management plans with a focus on H5 bird flu preparedness.

• Gain an understanding of Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) response arrangements, including destruction, disposal and decontamination (DDD) requirements.

• Provide primary producers with access to other business advice through the Farm Business Resilience Program (FBRP)

Facilitators

This workshop will be delivered by:

• Mick Crouch (MINTRAC)

• Tugrul Durali (Avian Management Systems)

Drawing on extensive hands-on poultry industry experience, Mick and Tugrul will provide practical, easy-to-implement biosecurity strategies tailored to poultry production systems.

Location:

Lismore Workers Club, 231 Keen St, Lismore NSW

Date and time:

2 November 2026 - 9:30am - 4:00pm

Key details:

Free to attend, registration required.

Lunch and light refreshments provided

Contact:

For further information - Kimberly Townsend M: 0447 905 254 E: kimberly.townsend@dpird.nsw.gov.au

This workshop is an initiative delivered by NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on behalf of the Farm Business Resilience Program, jointly funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the NSW Government.