MYRTLE RUST detected in Victoria Myrtle rust has recently been confirmed in a number of nurseries in Victoria. This is the first detection of myrtle rust outside New South Wales and Queensland. The disease has been confirmed in nursery stock in 13 production nurseries and wholesale outlets in metropolitan Melbourne. To date the disease has [...]

 
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Queensland Government
Media Release
6 January 2012
Food grants for smart local business
TROPICAL north Queensland’s food-related businesses are at the forefront of the Queensland Government’s plan to double the value of the state’s food sector by 2020.
A recent study shows the total value of north Queensland’s primary industries is $3.4 billion.
The [...]