Back together again! – 2024 PBRI Symposium

8 – 9 May, Cairns 2024 PBRI Symposium

The third biannual symposium was held in Cairns, celebrating International Day of Plant Health with a focus on biosecurity collaboration.

This event provided an opportunity to hear about the impacts and outcomes of plant biosecurity research co-investment and a platform to connect and collaborate.

Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry opened the symposium, highlighting the work of government in protecting Australia’s plant biosecurity followed by a keynote address by Danny le Feuvre, CEO, of the Australian Honeybee Industry Council, and Hort Innovation CEO, Brett Fifield.

Secretary Adam Fennessey participated in a panel session on readiness and recovery and four new PBRI Ritman Scholars were announced.