Supporting Australia’s banana industry
Grower Support (Biosecurity) manages Panama disease tropical race 4 on behalf of industry and helps raise awareness of good biosecurity - for growers, community members, service providers and more.
This website is your go-to for latest news, resources and information relating to TR4, plus practical tips and contacts to improve your biosecurity - protecting your business, and the Australian banana industry more broadly.
Part of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council
Banana Grower
Banana growers are encouraged to protect their farm at the gate and set up on-farm biosecurity.
Community Member
Community members are asked to never enter a banana farm without permission from the grower.
Service Provider
Service providers in banana growing regions should understand biosecurity and decontamination.
Farm worker
Banana farm workers should follow farm rules, come clean and leave clean.
Latest news
FNQ situation
The Panama TR4 situation in Far North Queensland, since the first detection in March 2015:
Infested properties: 10
Infested property locations: Tully Valley
The disease is present in the Tully Valley, in the Cassowary Coast region of Far North Queensland.
