Important update about this website:
Thank you for visiting Grower Support (Biosecurity).
This program is delivered by the Australian Banana Growers’ Council and the information contained on this website is currently moving to ABGC’s main page at abgc.org.au. This website (abgcgrowersupport.com.au) will remain active until October 2027, but it will no longer be updated.
Please visit us at abgc.org.au for latest information or reach out to communications@abgc.org.au if you’re looking for something in particular. We hope this will make accessing ABGC’s range of resources relating to biosecurity and Panama TR4 much simpler in the long term.
Thank you for your understanding.
Supporting our banana industry
Grower Support (Biosecurity) manages Panama disease tropical race 4 on behalf of industry and helps raise awareness of good biosecurity - for growers, community members, service providers and more.
This website is your go-to for latest news, resources and information relating to TR4, plus practical tips and contacts to improve your biosecurity - protecting your business, and the Australian banana industry more broadly.
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Current situation
The Panama TR4 situation in Far North Queensland, since the first detection in March 2015:
Infested properties: 11
Infested property locations: Tully Valley
The disease is present in the Tully Valley, in the Cassowary Coast region of Far North Queensland.