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SUMMARY:DWG Annual General Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:Where: Main Roads Western Australia\, Don Aitken Centre\, Waterloo Crescent EAST PERTH\, Whadjuk Noongar Boodja and Online \n\n\n\nThe Dieback Working Group are holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 7th online and in person at Main Roads Western Australia. If you wish to support DWG and our efforts\, we would like to invite you to attend. \n\n\n\nDWG is currently accepting new membership requests and nominations to join our Committee of Management. You must be a DWG member to nominate to join the Committee of Management.  \n\n\n\nResponsibilities of Office-bearers and Other Members for the DWG Committee of Management are outlined within Part 4 of our Rules of Association (2018). Nominees must be aware of their prospective responsibilities prior to submitting their form.  \n\n\n\nPlease complete and submit the relevant forms by email before 31/10/2024 to project.officer@dwg.org.au\, or to a DWG staff member in person upon arrival at the Main Roads Office.  \n\n\n\n\nApplication for DWG Membership form\n\n\n\nNomination Form for DWG Committee of Management\n\n\n\n\nRSVPs Essential \n\n\n\nIt would be great to see as many members in attendance as possible to discuss the exciting DWG updates for 2024 and celebrate our successes! Food and beverages will be provided. Should you wish to attend the AGM\, RSVP below to confirm your attendance by 17 October \n\n\n\n Create your own user feedback survey
URL:https://www.dwg.org.au/event/dwg-annual-general-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:Main Roads Western Australia | Whadjuk Noongar Boodja\, Don Aitken Centre\, Waterloo Cres\, East Perth\, Washington\, 6004\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Perth Garden Show - come and visit us!
DESCRIPTION:Love gardening? Come and visit us at the Perth Garden Show this weekend! 2-4 May @ McCallum Park\, Perth. \n\n\n\nThere’s a huge variety of presentations by special guests and expert horticulturists\, hands-on workshops\, and inspiring demonstrations to choose from over the weekend.Come and visit DWG at our marquee (site 32)\, we’ll have loads of tips and activities: \n\n\n\n– Discover which garden plants are susceptible or resistant to Dieback for your backyard \n\n\n\n– Learn how simple it is to ‘Arrive Clean\, Leave Clean’ and help stop the spread of Dieback \n\n\n\n– Get hands-on with treatment and ‘inject a tree’ \n\n\n\n– Ask us any questions you have about Dieback! \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit: \n\n\n\n\nPerth Garden Show
URL:https://www.dwg.org.au/event/perth-garden-show-come-and-visit-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250506T080000
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SUMMARY:Myrtle Rust Surveillance Training Course
DESCRIPTION:Location: Brisbane and the Gold Coast where the significant impact of this disease can be viewed firsthand. \n\n\n\nThe 2025 Training course has been postponed till 2026.  \n\n\n\nJoin Senior Forest Pathologist Dr Geoff Pegg of Queensland’s Department of Agriculture & Fisheries for this in-depth surveillance training\, an exciting initiative intended to assist in building capacity in Western Australians to proactively identify and report new suspected Myrtle Rust infestations during standard field operations. \n\n\n\n\nRegister your interest for 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Training Outcomes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIdentify Myrtle Rust\n\n\n\nConfidently identify Myrtle Rust at a range of sites\, on a range of hosts\, and over a series of life stages. This will include the observation of cryptic symptoms such as early signs and the characteristic “scorched” appearance left behind by the fungus. \n\n\n\nObserve Leaf Symptoms\n\n\n\nObserve leaf symptoms which are not caused by Myrtle Rust and learn to categorise and rule out these symptoms. \n\n\n\nSite Identification\n\n\n\nIdentify sites which are most at risk from Myrtle Rust and incorporate these sites into surveillance planning. \n\n\n\nEffective Hygiene\n\n\n\nPlan and apply effective hygiene in the field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy having trained personnel in a variety of industries and locations in WA\, we hope to increase the chances of early detection in our state. \n\n\n\nThe course is recommended for those who have a field or botanical focus to their role\, who will have the opportunity to observe and report Myrtle Rust when working with susceptible plant communities. We encourage all sectors to participate and do their part towards mitigating the impact of Myrtle Rust in WA (Biosecurity surveillance is at its most effective with as many sets of boots on the ground as possible!). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload Itinerary
URL:https://www.dwg.org.au/event/myrtle-rust-surveillance-training-course/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250923T083000
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SUMMARY:DIG Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:The DIG Conference serves as a dynamic platform for national and international Dieback stakeholders from diverse sectors to come together\, exchange ideas\, and advance the collective understanding of Phytophthora Dieback and other environmental biosecurity challenges. \nVisit the EVENT page here for details
URL:https://www.dwg.org.au/event/dig-conf-2025/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260430T170000
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SUMMARY:Info Session - Metham Sodium Treated Gravel (Dieback-free BRM)
DESCRIPTION:In late 2024\, DWG Inc. secured a $2.4 M Australian Government Saving Native Species Threat Innovation grant to research\, trial and promote the application of an innovative soil-fumigation methodology for basic raw materials (BRM) to mitigate the spread of Phytophthora cinnamomi.\nResults from a large-scale trial recently completed in 2025 have demonstrated that this is an exciting new “Dieback mitigation tool”. These 2025 results strongly align with trial results from the proof- of-concept work conducted in 2019.\nWe would like to invite you and any of your colleagues to attend our information session on this innovation and how it can benefit bushland reserves\, conservation on local government-managed lands and industry.  \nDuring the webinar\, we will cover:\n1.	A short film providing project background and why this is so important for biodiversity.\n2.	Considerations for land managers and suppliers\n3.	Your opportunity to be informed of updates\n4.	Q & A   \nPlease join us for one of the following Microsoft Teams webinars for your state: \nNSW webinar: Info Session – Metham Sodium Treated Gravel (Dieback-free BRM)\nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device\nClick here to join the meeting\nMeeting ID: 931 215 461 257 5\nPasscode: PA9Zd3\nDownload Teams | Join on the web\nLearn more | Meeting options \nVIC webinar: Info Session – Metham Sodium Treated Gravel (Dieback-free BRM)\nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device\nClick here to join the meeting\nMeeting ID: 935 435 479 479 0\nPasscode: bB2Rk9\nDownload Teams | Join on the web\nLearn more | Meeting options \nWA webinar: Info Session – Metham Sodium Treated Gravel (Dieback-free BRM)\nMicrosoft Teams meeting\nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device\nClick here to join the meeting\nMeeting ID: 938 587 044 288 7\nPasscode: YQ9kU3\nDownload Teams | Join on the web\nLearn more | Meeting options \nQLD webinar: Info Session – Metham Sodium Treated Gravel (Dieback-free BRM)\nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device\nClick here to join the meeting\nMeeting ID: 933 368 270 443 7\nPasscode: yA29jr\nDownload Teams | Join on the web\nLearn more | Meeting options \nAny questions\, please reach out to Pip Soulsby\, Senior Project Manager – pip.soulsby@dwg.org.au
URL:https://www.dwg.org.au/event/info-session-metham-sodium-treated-gravel-dieback-free-brm/
LOCATION:Online via Microsoft Teams
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SUMMARY:DIG Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:It’s our 30th Birthday! Come Celebrate with us at DIG 2026 \nIn 2026\, the Dieback Working Group proudly marks 30 years since our founding in 1996 by Dr Ian Colquhoun. The DIG Conference 2026 will celebrate this milestone\, bringing together practitioners\, researchers\, land managers\, and community partners from across Australia. For three decades\, DWG has worked to increase awareness and improve the management of Phytophthora Dieback and other biosecurity threats to our natural ecosystems. DWG has grown into a nationally recognised not-for-profit organisation with diverse membership and strong outreach across industry\, government\, science\, and community sectors. The 2026 conference will reflect on our progress\, share new knowledge\, and continue driving best-practice behaviour and policy change. \nRegister your interest in DIG 2026 to get the latest event details\, registration information and speaker announcements \nVisit the EVENT page here for details
URL:https://www.dwg.org.au/event/dig-conference-2026/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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