Published on Monday, 9 September 2024 at 3:16:49 PM
The Department of Agriculture and Regional Development has announced a significant expansion of the PSHB Quarantine Area (QA) effective from 6 September 2024.
The new QA has increased in size from 871 km2 to 16,400 km2 and now covers the entire Perth metropolitan area. Five additional Local Government Areas are included: Armadale, Kwinana, Mundaring, Rockingham and Serpentine Jarrahdale, taking the number of QA Local Government areas from 25 to 30. The Quarantine Area is divided into Zone A and Zone B.
• Zone A covers an area with high numbers of infested trees and where intensive control activities such as tree removal are underway. This zone has more restrictions on the movement of high-risk materials.
• Zone B covers an area with fewer or no infested trees and where heightened surveillance is underway to identify and control new infestations. This zone is intended to act as a ‘buffer zone’ between areas of higher infestations and the remainder of the State.
Zone A
City of Belmont
City of Gosnells
City of Bayswater
City of Melville
Town of Bassendean
City of Nedlands
Town of Cambridge
Shire of Peppermint Grove
City of Canning
Town of Mosman Park
Town of Claremont
City of Perth
City of Cockburn
City of South Perth
Town of Cottesloe
City of Stirling
Town of East Fremantle
City of Subiaco
City of Fremantle
City of Swan (Localities of Brabham, Henley Brook, Aveley, Belhus, Ellenbrook, The Vines, Upper Swan, Baskerville, Millendon, and Herne Hill only)
City of Vincent
Town of Victoria Park
Zone B
City of Armadale City of Kwinana
City of Joondalup Shire of Mundaring
City of Wanneroo City of Rockingham
City of Kalamunda Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
A Quarantine Area Notice (QAN) restricting the movement of wood and plant material is in place:
Residents in Zone A:
- cannot move untreated or unseasoned wood outside Zone A, unless chipped to pieces that are 2.5 cm or less in diameter,
- cannot move plant materials, including living plants, that are greater than 2 cm in diameter outside Zone A, and
- must ensure any machinery used to handle green waste is cleaned before it can be moved outside Zone A.
Residents in Zone B:
- cannot move untreated or unseasoned wood outside the Quarantine Area, unless chipped to pieces that are 2.5 cm or less in diameter,
- cannot move plant materials, including living plants, that are greater than 2cm in diameter outside the Quarantine Area,
- can move wood or plant materials, including living plants, into Zone A, and
- must ensure any machinery used to handle green waste is cleaned before it can be moved outside the Quarantine Area.
Restrictions do not apply to grass and lawn clippings.
Further information including an interactive map showing the zones and requirements can be found at https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/borer
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