Peel harvey Biosecurity Group

we're hiring

The PHBG are looking to fill multiple roles within the organisation.

Applicants who live within the region are preferred and experience in a similar role and/or in the land care sector will be considered advantageous.

The PHBG values its local work force and believes in providing both formal and informal professional development opportunities to its staff.

Please send your resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria to executive@PHBG.org.

Applications close 23rd September

PHBG_Position Description_FO.pdf

Field Officer

PHBG_Position Description_EGO.pdf

Engagement Officer PD

PHBG_Position Description_CO.pdf

Communications Officer PD

REPORT DECLARED WEEDS HERE

upcoming events

Weed ID and Advice Workshop

The popular Peel Harvey Biosecurity Group (PHBG) Weed ID and Advice Workshop is being held at the Lesser Hall, Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra September 9th.

Over the last three years more than 150 landholders have attended these workshops and reported a high level of satisfaction with the interactive format. Landholders report the workshops increased their knowledge of weed identification and control.

The PHBG welcome back weed experts, Greg Keighery, Order of Australia recipient, and Principal Ecologist Andrew Mitchell, as hosts to the workshops.

industry news

Worried about foot and mouth or lumpy skin disease?

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development have an emergency disease hub with information on disease signs, preparedness activities and what happens in the event of an outbreak.

FMD Emergency Hub

Does Australia have enough vets to cope with a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak?Australia's shortage of veterinarians in rural and regional areas could put national biosecurity at risk as livestock diseases such as lumpy skin disease and foot-and-mouth disease inch closer, an industry spokesperson says.

Heritage island's biosecurity under threat after campers share selfie of pet catA social media post of a domestic cat smuggled onto Queensland's heritage-listed K'gari (Fraser Island) by campers has wildlife rangers on the world's largest sand island stressing the importance of biosecurity.

Avian influenza: How bird flu affects domestic and wild flocks, and why a One Health approach mattersAvian influenza virus — or bird flu — can infect domestic poultry such as chickens and turkeys, as well as wild birds. The H5N1 strain has been identified in Canada.

Exotic pest detected near Darwin for first time, worrying mango growersMango shoot loopers can destroy fruit crops, and now they have entered the NT for the first time.