For commercial treatment and certification of susceptible fruit:
Map of 15km suspension zone

More information about the Daw Park outbreak...  

Draft Plant Health Bill
Proposals to update and replace the current Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992  to minimise the potential for declared plant pests and diseases to be introduced. Read more about the draft Bill...

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Media Releases 2007

19 December 2007  Fruit fly outbreak declared - Ceduna
Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) has declared a fruit fly outbreak at Ceduna following the detection of Mediterranean fruit fly larvae in home grown apricots.

7 September 2007 Draft Bill aims to protect SA from plant pests and diseases [Ministerial News Release] (.PDF)
A draft Bill which aims to boost the proection of South Australia from plant pests and diseases has been released for public consultation. A Consultation Package is available to download. The closing date for submissions is 9 November 2007.

3 July 2007  South Australia records another fruit fly free season [Ministerial News Release] (external site)
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Rory McEwan, today thanked industry and the community for their ongoing support in helping to keep South Australia fruit fly free.

9 February 2007   Yamba marks 50 years of fruit fly protection  [Ministerial News Release] (external site)
A significant milestone in the fight to protect the Riverland against fruit fly is being marked today with a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the state's first roadblock on the Sturt Highway at Yamba.