{"id":250454,"date":"2019-12-18T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=250454"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:29:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T05:29:18","slug":"biosecurity-advisers-appointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/12\/18\/biosecurity-advisers-appointed\/","title":{"rendered":"Biosecurity Advisers Appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Coward has been appointed to BQMAC<\/figcaption><\/figure>December 18, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government has formed a Biosecurity Queensland Ministerial Advisory Committee (BQMAC) to\u00a0 help guide statewide biosecurity systems and protections.<\/p>\n

Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said Queensland was on the frontline for national biosecurity threats and the government needed the best expertise to help counter pests and diseases.<\/p>\n

\u201cBQMAC\u2019s members have a broad range of knowledge and experience to cover all the exotic plant and animal pests we may need to deal with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

BQMAC members are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Committee Chair is former Director-General Scott Spencer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Aaron Dodd, Research Fellow, Biosecurity and Environmental Economics Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, University of Melbourne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Prof Maxine Whittaker, Dean of the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences at James Cook University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Sarah Buckler (Local Government Association of Queensland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Dr Rachel McFadyen (weeds and invasive pest management)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Janine Clark (Growcom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Michelle McKinlay (Australian Banana Growers\u2019 Council)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Will Wilson (AgForce)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • John Coward (Queensland Pork Producers\/ Egg Farmers of Australia Ltd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Peter Black (Essential Foresight)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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