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Australia’s largest biosecurity eradication initiative

Following the discovery of fire ants in South East Queensland in 2001 a nationally cost-shared effort commenced to eradicate them. The National Fire Ant Eradication Program is Australia’s largest biosecurity eradication initiative.

About the program

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program is Australia’s largest biosecurity eradication initiative.

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10-year Eradication Plan

The aim of our 10-year Eradication Plan is to reduce the size of the infestation in South East Queensland using a staged, rolling treatment strategy.

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The National Steering Committee

Our program operates under the guidance of an independently chaired National Steering Committee.

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Publications

To ensure transparency and accountability, we produce regular reports on how we are tracking in our effort to eradicate fire ants.

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Biosecurity Act 2014

The Queensland Biosecurity Act 2014 and the Biosecurity Regulation 2016 aim to protect Queensland from biosecurity threats that could adversely impact Queenslanders.

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Media centre

Stay up-to-date with what is happening across the National Fire Ant Eradication Program and the national Steering Committee.

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