The 2025 Virtual Annual Surveillance Workshop (ASW) was hosted and coordinated by Plant Health Australia through the Plant Surveillance Network, Australasia-Pacific (PSNAP), in two virtual sessions on 10–11 June 2025. This year's workshop brought together over 100 surveillance practitioners each day from across Australia and the Pacific to connect, share, and collaborate around plant surveillance, under the theme "Enhancing awareness and empowering progress." The virtual format allowed PSNAP members from across the region to join discussions and receive updates on the latest developments in plant health surveillance.
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Session 1: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
This session explored general surveillance, featuring expert speakers and interactive discussions from various sectors, including government, industry, and research.
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- Meeting open
Megan Wyllie
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- Synthesis of polling questions
Tim Hurst, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victoria
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- Demystifying general surveillance programs
Heleen Kruger, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
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- Department update
Aaron Dodd, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
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- Q&A session
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- The Trust Trap: Building trust in an age of doubt
Marcus Visic, WA Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development (WA DPIRD)
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- General surveillance via public reporting
Elisse Nogarotto, DEECA
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- Urban community surveillance through the Urban Plant Health Network
Jo Chong Wah, DEECA
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- The CitrusWatch Early Detector Network: Volunteer coordination and recruitment
Jessica Lye, Citrus Australia
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- Community contributions to invasive species surveillance in Australia
Andrew Turley, Atlas of Living Australia
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- Q&A session
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Session 2: Wednesday, 11 June
This session focused on updates to surveillance programs, highlighting recent developments, innovations, and lessons learned from different jurisdictions.
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- Meeting open
Mee-Yung Shin
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- International Plant Health Surveillance Program – Offshore surveillance and capacity building
Michael Carne, DAFF
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- NAQS Plant Health surveillance and monitoring updates 2024–2025
Isarena Schneider, DAFF
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- Program update
Weetek Tay, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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- Sporetracker program
Rohan Kimber
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- Grains Farm Biosecurity Program
Kate Glastonbury, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
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- Program update
Stephen Mudge, Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
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- Q&A session
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- ForestWatch
Paco Tovar, Australian Forest and Wood Products Association
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- Program update
Susan Maas, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
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- Program update
Sarah Adams, ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity
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- Closing the environmental surveillance gap
Andrew Pearce, DAFF
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- Being responsive and agile in a changing environment – Insights into the updated National Priority Plant Pests
Jo Lee, DAFF
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- Q&A session
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- PSNAP coordinator update
Salome Wilson
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- Meeting close
Mee-Yung Shin
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If you have any questions, please contact nspcoordinator@phau.com.au.
Author(s): Plant Health Australia
Published: 1 September, 2025
Date added: 16 June, 2025
