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DON'T GIVE FRUIT FLY A LIFT - DON'T TAKE FRUIT, VEGETABLES, PLANTS OR FLOWERS ACROSS STATE AND QUARANTINE BORDERS

Fruit and vegetable growers in Australia are under constant threat from fruit fly. This pest has the potential to destroy a fruit export industry that is worth millions of dollars each year to the Australian economy, and which underpins the economies of many regional communities.  It can also prevent home gardeners from enjoying the fruits of their labour.

To help protect fruit-growing regions in South Australia, northern Victoria and southern New South Wales, growers, industry and governments from the three states joined forces in 1994 to establish a Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone (FFEZ).  Today, growers within the Zone can access lucrative export markets that growers outside the Zone cannot because they can’t claim their produce is grown in a fruit fly free area. 

As fruit flies cannot fly very far, the primary way for fruit fly to be introduced to a fruit fly free area is by visitors unwittingly bringing infested fruit into the area.   All visitors to the Zone therefore have an important role to play in continuing to keep it a fruit fly free area.  This vital role is reinforced by legislated restrictions on the transportation of fruit and vegetables into a Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone.  Fines of up to $2500 apply to anyone found ignoring the restrictions.

PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone: www.fruitfly.net.au (Ph 1800 084 881)
South Australia Plant Health and Quarantine: www.pir.sa.gov.au/fruitfly (Ph 1300 666 010)
Pest Free Area for a Greater Sunraysia: www.pestfreearea.com.au (Ph 136 186)

 

WHAT YOU CAN & CAN'T BRING INTO SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 

Fruit & vegetables into South Australia

 

South Australia is free from fruit fly and other pests.

The movement of fruit and some vegetables into South Australia is prohibited unless certified.

 

Quarantine  roadblocks and quarantine disposal bins are strategically placed throughout SA.

 

Entry conditions do apply and may vary depending upon which state travellers are coming from.

 

Restrictions apply to all fresh, unprocessed (purchased or home grown) fruit and some vegetables including:

  • Citrus - orange, mandarin, lime, grapefruit, lemon, cumquat
  • Pome - apple, pear, quince, crab apple
  • Stone - peach, plum, apricot, nectarine, cherry
  • Tropical and temperate - avocado, banana, berry fruit, feijoa, fig, guava, passionfruit, loquat, mango, paw paw, persimmon
  • Fruiting vegetables - capsicum, chilli, eggplant, tomato, tamarillo
  • Allium family - onions, garlic, spring onions, leeks, chives, shallots etc.
  • Potatoes
  • Pumpkins, melons, cucurbits, beans

The following produce is permitted:

  • Cooked, processed, preserved, frozen, canned, dried fruit and vegetables
  • Pineapple
  • Leaf vegetables - lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, celery (restricted from WA)
  • Root vegetables - carrot, turnip, parsnip, swede, radish, beetroot, ginger; washed (tops removed)
  • Sweet Potato
  • Mushrooms
  • Asparagus
  • Foods such as dairy produce, meat, smallgoods, seafood & packaged or processed goods are unrestricted.

 

Permanent Roadblocks (Quarantine Stations) in South Australia

Random roadblocks operate on roads leading into SA's Riverland (Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone).
Permanent roadblocks are stationed in the east, north-east & west of the state at:

  • Yamba (Sturt Highway)
  • Oodla Wirra (Barrier Highway)
  • Pinnaroo (Mallee Highway)
  • Ceduna (Eyre Highway)

Plant material into South Australia

Some plants including cuttings, bud wood, bulbs and grapevines are restricted or prohibited.
Dirt (garden soil) is not permitted. Commercial growing medium accepted.
Check with PIRSA for entry conditions.

Green snail (Western Australia)

South Australia is free from green snail. This pest is a problem in WA and can be carried in a wide range of plants including native varieties, leafy vegetables, cereal crops and pasture crops including hay.
Green snail host material must be declared at the Ceduna Quarantine checkpoint.
Check with PIRSA for entry conditions.

Fire Ant (Queensland)

South Australia is free from fire ant. This pest is a problem in certain parts of Queensland. High-risk materials include pot plants, soil, mulch, potting mix, baled hay or straw, landscaping or construction materials, machinery and equipment.
Check with PIRSA for entry conditions.

*Quarantine restrictions may change without notice, for current information please contact:

PIRSA Plant Health Operations
Tel: 1300 666 010
Email: pirsa.planthealth@saugov.sa.gov.au
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/planthealth