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Australasian Myrtle Rust Conference 2025 – Program and free virtual attendance links released

Australasian Myrtle Rust Conference 2025 – Program and free virtual attendance links released

Jun 6, 2025 | Events Category, News

Only 10 days to go until the second Australasian Myrtle Rust Conference (16-17 June) with Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland.

The conference program (including speaker abstracts) has been released (download here), as well as links for the free virtual attendance (here).

The conference themes are:

  • Community-led action
  • New technologies, solutions, and research insights
    – Part 1: Tools and fungal genetics
    – Part 2: Environmental and microbial insights
  • Species conservation
  • Early career initiatives and research

 

Head on over to the conference website for all the details. We’re looking forward to seeing you online for what’s sure to be a fantastic conference!

Myrtle Rust practitioner series #3 – “Monitoring and Collecting from Wild Populations of Myrtle Rust Susceptible Species“

Myrtle Rust practitioner series #3 – “Monitoring and Collecting from Wild Populations of Myrtle Rust Susceptible Species“

Aug 26, 2024 | Events Category

The third session of the Myrtle Rust Management for Practitioners – Open Series on 29 August 2024 will be on “Monitoring and Collecting from Wild Populations of Myrtle Rust Susceptible Species“.

Craig Stehn from NSW DCCEEW will share his experience in surveying, monitoring and collecting from wild populations of Myrtle Rust impacted species.

This series is exclusively focused on practical aspects of managing and maintaining a conservation collection of Myrtle Rust susceptible species and has an open forum structure. The series is open to any practitioners across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand managing collections impacted by Myrtle Rust including local council nurseries.

It’s free to register and a great platform for knowledge exchange in a relaxed environment.

Click here to register (free) for this session.