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Article authored for the Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries.
Twelve grant applicants across Queensland have secured grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, in the first round of the Queensland Biosecurity Grants Program.
These grants will enhance Queensland’s biosecurity preparedness and resilience, bolstering government efforts to protect the state from pests and diseases.
Education
Six organisations will receive grants of $10,000.
- Building biosecurity capacity on the Torres Strait Islands — Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
- Weed ID workshops for rangers and land managers — James Cook University
- Development of biosecurity competency training unit for Cert IV — Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association
- Youth in Action: Strengthening biosecurity awareness and resilience — University of Queensland
- Youth biosecurity e-learning course — Plant Health Australia
- Biosecurity awareness workshops within Scenic Rim Region — Scenic Rim Regional Council
Innovation
Three organisations will receive grants of $25,000.
- Youth biosecurity hub — Plant Health Australia
- Enhancing biosecurity through bio-aerosol sampling — Genics
- Emerging technologies as a tool to monitor for invasive pathogens — James Cook University
Peacetime exercises
Three organisations will receive grants of $25,000.
- Peacetime biosecurity response — Local Government Association of Queensland
- Biosecurity planning workshop for the Queensland mango industry — Australian Mango Industry Association
- Building response capabilities in the Queensland sugarcane industry — Canegrowers
Contact
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