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...

Warnings for Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Rae Intensifies to Category 2 Updated: February 24, 2025 Tropical Cyclone Rae has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and multiple warnings are in...

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...

International Operation Seizes Tonnes of Cocaine The six-week Operation Orion involving agencies from 62 countries, stopped six semi-submersible vessels and seized 225 tonnes of cocaine. One of the vessels was...

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...

Australian Outlook In its tropical cyclone season long-range forecast for 2023 to 2024, Australia’s Bureau of Meterology (BOM) says the El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean has influenced...