PBRI members join forces again for another five years

The Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) collaboration agreement has been renewed for another five years. An independent review conducted by AgEcon, found the PBRI had achieved its key strategic goals of supporting cross-industry biosecurity…

2023 International Day of Plant Health – Plant Health TV Contest

The United Nations have declared 12th of May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH). Many events will be organised to raise awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost…

The 4th International Congress on Biological Invasions (ICBI2023) and B3 Conference

The 4th International Congress on Biological Invasions (ICBI2023) will be hosted in Christchurch (Ōtautahi), New Zealand (Aotearoa) on 1-4 May 2023. The ICBI congress will provide a forum to explore, share and develop responses to the global…

Online training supports good jobs in face of hitchhiker pests

New online training packages will support good jobs in agriculture by helping more people recognise exotic pests and diseases. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner…

The 2022 Ritman Scholars launch a new Plant Health Student Network

In May 2022, the PBRI awarded the Ritman Scholarship to four outstanding PhD students, to commemorate Dr Kim Ritman, a foundation member of the PBRI. The recipients were Rebecca Degnan (UQ), Bianca Rodrigues Jardim (LTU), Tavish Eenjes (ANU)…

The Ritman Scholarship winners

The second day of the Symposium coincided with the International Day of Plant Health - a resolution at the recent UN (United Nations) general assembly. On this day, the inaugural PBBRI  Ritman scholarship was awarded to four talented Australian…
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The plant biosecurity research community meets again

The second Plant Biosecurity Research Symposium was held on the 11 & 12 May  at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide on Kaurna country. The two-day Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, included…
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PBRI Committee Meeting #18, 10 March 2022

Meeting 18 was attended by representatives from six plant RDCs, Plant Health Australia (PHA) and the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE).  Susan Maas, CRDC, chaired the meeting which included a member update on biosecurity…
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Biosecurity Extension Practitioner Community

On 2 March, 50 members of the Biosecurity Extension Community joined an online meeting to share their experiences relating to plant biosecurity extension. At each of the meetings relevant speakers are invited based on suggestions from the…
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Ritman Scholarship for the PBRI Symposium 2022

Dr Kim Ritman was a foundation member of PBRI and Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer. He had a distinguished career in Plant Health, championing early career researchers to build scientific capability in plant biosecurity. Kim was…
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