Find a quarantine station or disposal bin
Some fruit, vegetables, plants, and plant products cannot be brought into South Australia, or into the Riverland.
You must dispose of these restricted items in quarantine bins that are provided across the state, or at the quarantine stations that can take restricted produce.
You will be fined if you are caught with restricted fruit and vegetables at the Yamba quarantine station, or at random roadblocks that are set up after disposal bins. Take these steps to make sure you avoid unnecessary fines:
- Find out which items are:
- Check the map below to find disposal locations to use on your travel route.
Quarantine bin listing the restricted fruit and vegetables
Quarantine locations map
The map shows quarantine stations and disposal bins at entry points to South Australia, and the Riverland Pest Free Area which is outlined in red.
You can search the map by town, postcode, or address.
Google map links
Disposal bin locations
- Glenelg Highway near Mount Gambier
- Nelson Highway near Mount Gambier
- Princes Highway near Mount Gambier
- Dukes Highway near Bordertown
- Stuart Highway at Marla
- Wimmera Highway near Naracoorte
- Old Wentworth Road at the State border
- Purnong Road near Mannum
- Goyder Highway near Morgan
- Thiele Highway near Eudunda
- Sturt Highway near Blanchetown
- Stott Highway near Sedan
- Angas Valley Road near Walker Flat
- Hunter Road near Bow Hill
- Browns Well Highway near Paruna
- Karoonda Highway near Alawoona
- Oodla Wirra – when quarantine station is closed
- Pinnaroo – when quarantine station is closed
Quarantine stations
- Eyre Highway at Ceduna
- Barrier Highway at Oodla Wirra
- Mallee Highway between Murrayville and Pinnaroo
- Sturt Highway at Yamba between Mildura and Renmark – no disposal of fruit and vegetables
Call the Fruit Fly Hotline
Report suspected fruit fly or get answers to your fruit fly questions. The hotline is open 24 hours.