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Written 23/09/21

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) management has advised that a second employee has returned a positive COVID test.

To ensure the safety of all, VICT ceased operations across the whole site effective late last night.

Notice from VICT:

“We will remain closed for the remainder of day shift today with the earliest possible opening time being 18:00 this evening.

As soon as that or any other planned opening time is confirmed, we will advise transport and release the block currently ...

Officers from the WA Police Force’s Licensing Services, Compliance and Inquiry Team and the Australian Border Force executed a search warrant at a residence in Helena Valley. The search warrant was executed as part of an investigation into the importation of items used in the manufacture of firearms, as well as the procurement of large amount of manufacturing tools.

It will be alleged the following items were seized during the search warrant:

• Five x home-made silencers
• Nine x steel barrels comprising of various ...

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has issued Industry Advice 163-2021 advising changes to khapra beetle measures.

What’s changed?

Exclusions list 

The exclusion list for high-risk plant products on the khapra beetle urgent actions webpage has been updated. The exclusions list of high-risk plant products is relevant to Phases 1 to 3 and Phase 6A part 1. 

The updated exclusions list of high-risk plant products is available here. 

The following plant products exported on ...