(‘hot spots’ or outbreaks) and Action Group and movements at a regional level based Regional on monitoring network, including Coordinator, identification and stakeholder DEDJTR engagement e.g. GIS maps, SMS alerts and use grower contact database Fruit Fly hot spot identification, Regional Medium-high Ongoing determination of cause and Coordinator, negotiations with stakeholders to Goulburn Murray undertake actions to reduce the hot Valley Fruit fly spot fruit fly population. action Group. Determine regional impacts during Regional Medium-high During fruit trapping program by measuring Coordinator, season, damage in field and packhouses Cobram and harvest District Fruit Growers, Fruit Growers Victoria Package and communicate Cobram and Medium-high During fruit monitoring network results or peaks District Fruit season to commercial orchards e.g. Growers, Fruit infographic through existing Grow Growers Victoria, Notes alerts using a communication Regional database Coordinator Collect and store data and Cobram and Medium-high Ongoing 3.2 information from the region that may District Fruit be used as evidence for the Growers, Fruit development of export protocols. Growers Victoria, Regional Coordinator, DEDJTR # Key activity Rationale 2.3 Reduce unwanted or Unwanted or unmanaged host trees can provide breeding sites unmanaged host trees for fruit fly that pose significant risk to commercial orchards and home gardeners Tasks Responsible Priority rating Due date Alignment (25% time) SWAP Develop and maintain tree register for Regional Very high Ongoing 2.1 host trees on public and private land, Coordinator including unmanaged orchards and LGAs & SGAs. hobby farms/rural lifestyle Negotiate with public and private Regional Very high Ongoing 2.1 landholders to ensure they are aware Coordinator of their obligations in relation to DEDJTR unmanaged host trees including LGAs & SGAs. unmanaged orchards and report issues with host trees to relevant authorities. This will focus on voluntary participation in tree removals. Undertake actions to resolve issues DEDJTR, Very high Ongoing 2.3b and gain compliance related to Regional
(‘hot spots’ or outbreaks) and movements at a regional level based on monitoring network, including identification and stakeholder engagement e.g. GIS maps, SMS alerts and use grower contact database Action Group and Regional Coordinator, DEDJTR Fruit Fly hot spot identification, determination of cause and negotiations with stakeholders to undertake actions to reduce the hot spot fruit fly population. Regional Coordinator, Goulburn Murray Valley Fruit fly action Group. Medium-high Ongoing Determine regional impacts during trapping program by measuring damage in field and packhouses Regional Coordinator, Cobram and District Fruit Growers, Fruit Growers Victoria Medium-high During fruit season, harvest Package and communicate monitoring network results or peaks to commercial orchards e.g. infographic through existing Grow Notes alerts using a communication database Cobram and District Fruit Growers, Fruit Growers Victoria, Regional Coordinator Medium-high During fruit season Collect and store data and information from the region that may be used as evidence for the development of export protocols. Cobram and District Fruit Growers, Fruit Growers Victoria, Regional Coordinator, DEDJTR Medium-high Ongoing 3.2 # Key activity Rationale 2.3 Reduce unwanted or unmanaged host trees Unwanted or unmanaged host trees can provide breeding sites for fruit fly that pose significant risk to commercial orchards and home gardeners Tasks Responsible Priority rating (25% time) Due date Alignment SWAP Develop and maintain tree register for host trees on public and private land, including unmanaged orchards and hobby farms/rural lifestyle Regional Coordinator LGAs & SGAs. Very high Ongoing 2.1 Negotiate with public and private landholders to ensure they are aware of their obligations in relation to unmanaged host trees including unmanaged orchards and report issues with host trees to relevant authorities. This will focus on voluntary participation in tree removals. Regional Coordinator DEDJTR LGAs & SGAs. Very high Ongoing 2.1 Undertake actions to resolve issues and gain compliance related to DEDJTR, Regional Very high Ongoing 2.3b
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