Are you bringing a pot plant from Queensland to NSW? You could be risking a million-dollar fine

"The NSW government is warning those convicted of breaking biosecurity controls could face enormous fines as it ramps up efforts to keep dangerous fire ants out of the state".

"The control order prevents high-risk materials such as mulch, woodchip, soil, compost, sand, gravel, baled hay, and turf being moved from within a five-kilometre radius of a site where fire ants were found unless inspected and issued with a certificate by the Queensland Agriculture Department."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-16/two-million-dollar-fire-ant-fines-nsw-invasion-fight-ramps-up/102737340
#pests #NSW #biosecurity #FireAnts #PotPlants #trade

Good one! A cheeky cockatoo has been filmed throwing pot plants off a balcony, narrowly missing pedestrians on a Melbourne CBD street. #australia #cockatoo #potplants

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/cheeky-cockatoo-causes-chaos-on-melbourne-cbd-street-20221130-p5c2nu.html

Hanging out

#potplants #houseplants