Five to Seven Named Tropical Cyclones Expected In their Tropical Cyclone (TC) season outlook, Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) say five to nine named tropical cyclones could occur in the...

Updated Biosecurity Checklist Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has recently updated their “Starting on the Right Tack” Biosecurity checklist for non-commercial vessels arriving into Australian waters. The...

Biosecurity Fees and Rubbish Disposal Charges Newcastle – New South Wales According to Hervé Michel, owner of the French flagged sailboat Mouez Avel, when he arrived at the port of...

Updated: March 6 – Alfred Has Slowed Down Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to batter areas of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales with damaging winds and powerful ocean swells,...

Survey to Help Improve Guidance for Visiting Yachts The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) are currently developing biofouling management options for international non-commercial vessels so that yacht...

Biosecurity reporting requirements for yachts to change The long-standing reporting requirements for non-commercial vessels intending to arrive in Australian territory are to contact the department’s key biosecurity port offices by...