Moving Plants and Plant Products within Victoria
There are restrictions on the movement of certain plants, plant products and agricultural machinery within Victoria.
Four types of zones are established in Victoria to prevent the spread of certain pests and diseases.
These zones are concerned with:
- Queensland fruit fly (movement of fruit)
- Phylloxera (grapes, grapevine material, agricultural equipment and soil)
- Potato cyst nematode (potatoes, potato plant material, agricultural equipment and soil)
- Toolangi Plant Protection District (nursery plants, cut flowers, leafy vegetables, strawberry plants, rubus plants and potato tubers)
Toolangi Plant Protection District (PPD)
The Toolangi Plant Protection District has special significance to Australian horticulture due to high-quality potato, rubus and strawberry planting stock produced in the area to supply local and interstate commercial growers.
Specific prohibitions, restrictions and requirements operate to prevent the entry of pests or diseases into the control area or spread of pests and diseases within the Toolangi Plant Protection District. This requires that commercial consignments of nursery plants, cut flowers and leafy vegetables, strawberry plants, rubus plants and potato tubers be free from certain plant pests and diseases or treated to control certain pests.
All consignments entering the Toolangi Plant Protection District must be accompanied by certification and be verified by an accredited business.
For details on becoming accredited to import host plants or plant products into the Toolangi Plant Protection District, see Compliance and Verification Agreements.
Industry notices about moving plants and plant products within Victoria
Dragon fruit no longer considered a host of Queensland fruit fly 08/12/10
Conditions for the movement within Victoria of PCN host materials from PCN control areas 15/06/09
Further information
For more details contact DPI on 136 186 or email plant.standards@dpi.vic.gov.au. See the contact list for office locations.
