About us

• Overview
• Strategic Plan
• Annual Report
• Programs
• 2007 Grower Meetings

Overview

The Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia (PGIBSA) is committed to protecting South Australian vineyards from phylloxera and providing effective pest and disease management policies and information to industry and government.

It is the only body of its type in the world established specifically to deal with phylloxera.

PGIBSA derives its functions and powers from the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Act (1995) and is responsible to the South Australian Parliament through the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Hon Rory McEwen MP.

Strategic Plan

Download a copy of the Board's strategic plan 2008 - 2012 in PDF format (370kb).

Our vision

That the winegrowing industry in South Australia will secure its long-term sustainability by adopting appropriate strategies to improve vineyard biosecurity, vine health and grape production.

Our mission

To protect South Australian vineyards from phylloxera and other major pests and diseases; and assist and support the grape industry in its initiatives.

Our goals

• Keep South Australia free from phylloxera
• Minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases
• Vineyards that are healthy and sustainable
• Manage the Board's resources to achieve maximum return on grower levies.

Annual report

Download a copy of the 2007 annual report in PDF format (2.3mb).

Programs

• Developing policies and procedures for movement and quarantine of grapevine material
• Funding research into phylloxera, other pests and diseases, and vine improvement
• Promoting the use of phylloxera tolerant rootstocks
• Phylloxera surveillance using GIS and remote sensing technologies
• Distributing research results and other information to growers
• Raising awareness of phylloxera and promoting vineyard protection protocols to prevent infestation
• Collecting and publishing statistical information on South Australia's grapegrowing industry
• Providing advice to government on the management of phylloxera and other pest and disease issues