@smhester2

An economist who likes to solve biosecurity problems. Chief Investigator and Deputy CEO of CEBRA (UMelb); Associate Professor at the University of New England

 Armidale, NSW
une.edu.au/staff-profiles/business/shester
Joined February 2019
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We co-hosted the International workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers and their cargoes and the facilitation of international trade – defining the way forward, to explore the spread of hitchhiker pests & contaminants on/within sea containers. fal.cn/3Ac2m
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Can we design effective #pestrisk mitigation policies that minimise negative impacts on international trade? 🤔 presented by @smhester2
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📢 #SavetheDate | 2023 International Day of Plant Health event Join us this #PlantHealthDay to discuss Plant Health for Environmental Protection! 🗓️ When: 12 May 🕜 Time: 13:30 PM CEST 📝Register here: bit.ly/42hTbNV
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James Camac@jscamac12 Apr 2023
I am deeply humbled that myself and the teaching team at @CEBRA_UoM received a @DAFFgov Australian Biosecurity Award for Excellence in education for the work we've done in developing a practical postgraduate biosecurity subject @BioSci_UniMelb @UniMelb agriculture.gov.au/about/new….
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The 2023 National Biosecurity Forum is on today, in-person and online. The first session of the day focused on new opportunities and challenges in biosecurity. Learn more here: fal.cn/3x8Nb #Biosecurity #Australia #NatBioForum2023
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That’s a wrap for the 2023 National Biosecurity Forum! We discussed challenges, opportunities, and innovative approaches for protecting Australia’s biosecurity system. Thank you to our presenters and attendees. Sessions will be available soon at: fal.cn/3x91L
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Catch us at the National Biosecurity Forum next week, we’ll be part of a panel discussion at 1225pm (AEST) on technology and industry co-design! @ARDC_AU @atlaslivingaust @CEBRA_UoM @DAFQld
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
@DAFFgov16 Feb 2023
The National Biosecurity Forum is returning on 5 April! Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about challenges, opportunities, and innovative approaches to protect Australia’s #biosecurity system. Register now 👉 agriculture.gov.au/nbf
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Join us on Thu 23 March for the first Environmental Biosecurity Webinar of 2023. Discover how Australian citizen science is supporting biosecurity; learn about the Bug Hunt project; and hear from the National Feral Deer Coordinator. Register here: fal.cn/3wLnt
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Escargot in cargo: Invasive giant African snails detected more than 28 times at borders abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-0… via @ABCaustralia

Escargot in cargo: Alarm at invasion of voracious giant snails

One of Australia's worst biosecurity threats, a 20-centimetre snail with a massive appetite, has started appearing with worrying frequency at our borders.

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Paying more to make less: value degrading in the coffee value chain in eastern Uganda onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Paying more to make less: value degrading in the coffee value chain in eastern Uganda

Value upgrading through processing has been a core tenet of value chain interventions focusing on improving smallholder farmer welfare improvements. However, assessing the quality of processed...

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Just out: WaspSim, a MATLAB model, to show tech. feasibility of wasp biocontrol ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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I'm listening to 'Fascinating Creatures: The Love of Ants' with the ABC listen app abclisten.page.link/qAqeJLri…
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Susie Hester@smhester230 Sep 2022
A Matter of Diversity | Speeches | RBA rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-…

A Matter of Diversity | Speeches

Speech delivered by Jacqui Dwyer, Head of Information Department, Guest Lecture, Macquarie University

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A Matter of Diversity | Speeches | RBA rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-…

A Matter of Diversity | Speeches

Speech delivered by Jacqui Dwyer, Head of Information Department, Guest Lecture, Macquarie University

rba.gov.au
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! It is time to submit abstracts for presentations at this year’s SRA-ANZ conference, at the University of Melbourne, October 26-27 2022. Abstract submission closes September 30. Submission link: melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.c…
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CEBRA@CEBRA_UoM24 Aug 2022
#Biosecurity protects our way of life from invasive species. CEBRA researchers discuss the importance of the work we do to help protect our way of life from invasive pests and diseases with @Science_Academy #FMD #VarroaMite

Why Australia needs biosecurity

Foot and Mouth Disease, and Varroa Mite, are just two reasons biosecurity matters so much to our health, our environment, our economy... our very way of life.

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CEBRA@CEBRA_UoM25 Aug 2022
Why is the brown marmorated stink bug a threat to Australia? We discuss the tools and strategies we use to combat invasive species which can damage #Australia's unique environment and agriculture with @Science_Academy.

Biosecurity threats - how one bug in the system could be devastating

See how risk-based management makes biosecurity activities more efficient  - where less intervention is needed – while keeping biosecurity risk very low.

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ABC News
@abcnews9 Aug 2022
'A pretty profound event': Myrtle rust is threatening our native trees and cultural practices abc.net.au/news/science/2022…

'Myrtle rust is threatening our ability to practice culture': the unprecedented pandemic killing...

Some Australian native plants — including paperbarks, lilly pillies,  eucalypts and bottlebrush —  are grappling with their own pandemic as the exotic myrtle rust fungus spreads. 

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Jodie McVernon giving a shoutout to ecological modelling and decision science at #CDIC2022 @jmcvernon @j_mccaw @mickresearch @HugePossum @iadinec @smhester2
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Shoring up Australia’s #biosecurity requires us all to accept shared responsibility. That means everyone adhering to the rules – and yes, washing your shoes at the airport. #FMD @smhester2 @CEBRA_UoM theconversation.com/yes-wash…

Yes, wash your shoes at the airport – but we can do more to stop foot-and-mouth disease ravaging...

Effective biosecurity involves more than just what happens at the airport. And it doesn’t come cheap.

theconversation.com
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