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TR4 Program update
TR4 Program update

The updated Panama TR4 Code of Practice and investigating options for those managing infested properties.

Changes to Code Of Practice Approved
Changes to Code Of Practice Approved

Queensland Government approved amendment allows for smaller destruction zones on an infested property.

The latest on Panama TR4
The latest on Panama TR4

Panama TR4 Project Manager Geoff Wilson brought growers, stakeholders and interested parties up-to-date with the latest on Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) at the Tully Roadshow.

Latest Australian Bananas Magazine out now
Latest Australian Bananas Magazine out now
TR4 Destruction Zone Code Consultation
TR4 Destruction Zone Code Consultation

Code Consultation has now closed. A feedback report will be available soon.

TR4 Control Program Update
TR4 Control Program Update

We need a lot more growers to participate in this Program for effective surveillance to continue.

Tablelands TR4 destruction zone workshop
Tablelands TR4 destruction zone workshop

Hear about TR4 Destruction Zone research studies, the proposed Code of Practice changes and the latest news from the TR4 Control Program.

TR4 destruction zone workshops
TR4 destruction zone workshops

Destruction Zone workshops - Tully (13 March) and Innisfail (14 March).

Resources for FNQ Growers - TC Jasper recovery
Resources for FNQ Growers - TC Jasper recovery
Ninth detection of TR4 in Tully Valley
Ninth detection of TR4 in Tully Valley
Important consent required from growers for TR4 Control Program
Important consent required from growers for TR4 Control Program

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Help protect Far North Queensland’s bananas

A serious disease of banana plants is here in Far North Queensland. It could have a huge impact on our banana industry.

We all need to work together to protect our banana farms and our communities.

What can you do?

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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.

FNQ situation

Infected plant tally

Year-on-year tally of infected plant detections to 30 August 2023

Infested properties

Far North Queensland properties confirmed to be infested with Panama TR4 as at 30 August 2023.

Suspect sample collections

2,691 suspect plant samples collected to 30 August 2023, of these 211 tested positive.

Location

 

The disease is present in the Tully Valley, in the Cassowary Coast region of Far North Queensland.

The Panama TR4 situation in Far North Queensland, since the first detection in March 2015:

Infested properties:                     9

Infested property locations:        Tully Valley

Total samples collected:             2,691

Total infected plants:                  211                      

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