Quarantine South Australia - Changes to regulations

It’s in the first paragraph under the sub-heading ‘Quarantine Station Locations’.

Regarding my last paragraph, the third paragraph in my link states:

"Road signs will inform you that you must dispose of restricted fruit and vegetables before you enter South Australia."

If the roadblock is a few hundred meters from the border and you have fruit/vegetables on board then you have brought fruit/vegetables a few hundred meters into the state and subject to prosecution.

As for your interpretation, I think that the bit Shaker is referring to clearly states their intention. I previously would have something insignificant to hand to them so that I appeared to be genuinely concerned about quarantine. With the present information in the link, I will be going overboard to make sure I am not caught with contraband.

Terry, please test your interpretation as soomas possible and report back.

"I previously would have something insignificant to hand to them so that I appeared to be genuinely concerned about quarantine."
So you have no " genuine " concern about the introduction of fruit fly into SA Peter.
Dave.

I do have a genuine concern about quarantine right around Australia. I also like to appear concerned as well.

"The list of bins does not include a place to leave F&V near the SA border on the Sturt Hwy, so what are people supposed to do?"

Leave your contraband further back. There is a good rest stop at Lake Cullulleraine. Have a drink stop there and attend to your loading.

I doubt there is any SA legislation that states they must provide bis at the border. Where they do provide them they just do it as a service. The law is clear, certain foodstuff is not welcome in SA. It is up to you as to how you comply.

Instead of stirring the plot here, why not stir the plot with the SA government. Write to them and ask them “why they have not provided bins there” and “when are you going to install some there.” We can not postulate what the SA government does, there is little purpose of asking us. Pose your questions directly to them and report the replies back here.

I personally don't carry "contraband" into SA Peter, I live in Adleiade and am well aware of the fruit fly problems at times.

Stirring the plot ?
No wonder people are reluctant to post things here at times when people go all drama queen on you.

I'm merely making a point that the info is completely confusing to people reading it, with bins well inside SA on the Yamba / Sturt Hwy route, AFTER he supposed quarantine required nil.

You can call them if you like.

Agree Les: only thing that they Excel at is confusing us including most SA government websites ...

I see there's a new sign on the Mannum to Purnong Road regarding quarantine stations ...

but if they were serious about it they all would be man. Coming from South I have only ever been stopped at a station once.
Unmanned stations are quite clearly not going to stop many at all .

Stepen, the brochure on the Riverland exclusion zone says you can't take fruit and veggies in unless you have an itemised reciept from an SA business. ie a Woolies receipt or similar. Do you know if this has changed

Howdy Stephen

Just wondering how travelling from Burra to Morgan is bringing fruit into SA ?

Hope you are having a good festive season !

Cheers

Gazz

Hi Terry

I am not sure, but they were not carrying any receipts and even 2 weeks ago, my sister in law had goods confiscated near the same area on their way to Berri for a swimming carnival. The good thing with Kate, she was not fined and She never expected to see the mobile patrol on the Burra Morgan road.

The best way is to take no chances, do not carry any fresh fruit and Vegs and buy that at Waikerie, Berri or Renmark.



Cheers


Stephen

Hi Gazz

It has nothing to do with SA, but to protect the premium fruit growing area of the Riverland...Fruit Fly Free, something that the area is very proud of.

Any vehicle entering the Riverland Fruit Fly Quarantine area, from any direction within South Australia will pass the Quarantine bins and signs will inform travellers that the bins will be in so many kilometres and then 500 metres before, inform all travellers that they must dispose of all fresh fruit and veg.

Here are 2 examples of such signs before you enter the Riverland Quarantine area, with the first on the Eudunda to Morgan Road and the second on the Burra to Morgan Road.

To be very honest, I have only heard one story years ago from out then Service Manager at work when he was stopped on the Burra to Morgan road on the way to his shack.

South Australia is very proud of its Fruit Fly Free fruit growing area, that is worth millions of dollars to the local area, something that other states can not boast.

So the most simple thing to do is never bring fresh fruit and veg into the Riverland, and once you are there , get fresh supplies from Renmark, Berri or Waikerie where there are large supermarket chains.



Cheers



Stephen

That's very odd Stephen. We've been stopped traveling into the same area. We were asked where we'd traveled from & when we said we hadn't left SA, we were just waived on. They didn't even look in the car, or the caravan.

Regarding bringing food into the Riverland region, that has been in force for many years. There is a separate page on that - Taking fruit and vegetables into the Riverland - it's revision date is "Page Last Reviewed: 29 Jun 2018." There is no significant change in legislation there.

My link - "Page Last Reviewed: 07 Dec 2018" - has a significant change in it that I have flagged.

Howdy Stephen

I only queried your post because the PIRSA heading reads

"Bringing Fruit and Vegetables into South Australia "

and if you are travelling from Burra to Morgan or vice versa you are already in South Australia.

I live in SA and travel regularly through fruit fly inspection stations so I understand what they are on about - even though I have had my fair share of barneys with them when not carrying any fruit or veg.


All the best

Gazz

Gazz, as I have pointed out there is two separate pages, one covering travellers coming interstate and one for travellers in SA entering the Riverland area.

Hi Kevin

All I can say is you are very lucky, as any vehicle entering the Riverland Quarantine area is banned from bringing fresh fruit into the area, even for South Australians living outside of the area.

Last year when we were going to the Ooldea 100th Anniversary, I stopped at the Ceduna Quarantine Station, told them where we were going (Ooldea is still in South Australia) and they gave me a stamped and dated permit to pass back through the roadblock without having to hand over any of our fruit.



Cheers



Stephen

It looks like they're finally getting serious about quarantine Stephen.

About time really, the way it's been operating, relying on people's good will has never worked.

We don't break the rules, but it's pretty obvious that many do.

NB: There's even a bin on the Walker Flat Rd now.

or cut everything up

Is just cutting it up ok?

I thought it to be cooked or frozen. Or eaten LOL

That may have changed. Now depends on your your definition of "processed" but it does say fruit salad is now banned. The whole website has changed in what looks to me as an attempt to make it simpler.

What you are suggesting is what it used to do. Now because the checking station is a number of kms inside SA they are saying that you travelled in SA with banned items so will be fined. They have even gone to the extent of removing the signs that said you will not be fined. The local MP (Tim Whetstone, or similar) has a big photo spread on facebook of him removing the signs.