Travelling with fruit and vegetables to the Riverland from within SA
Fruit fly can spread through restricted fruit and vegetables, also known as host produce, and you cannot take these into the Riverland Pest Free Area (PFA) – see the outbreak map.
Make sure you plan for the restrictions when travelling to the Riverland from within South Australia:
- Check the list of restricted fruit and vegetables.
- Follow the below guidelines.
Don't bring host produce
Host fruit and vegetables grown or sold outside the Riverland PFA may not have had the required treatment applied, which is why you can't bring them into the region yourself.
There is also a risk of travellers introducing other pests to this fruit production area.
Dispose of restricted fruit and vegetables
Dispose of restricted fruit and vegetables
You must eat or dispose of your fruit and vegetables that are at risk from fruit fly, before you get to the Riverland.
Check the disposal bin and quarantine station map to find locations on your travel route.
Avoid fines
Avoid fines
The 'bring a receipt' general rule stopped on 21 July 2021, and it is no longer recognised. This previously allowed anyone to bring store-bought host produce into the Riverland, if they had the receipt.
You will be fined if you are caught travelling into the Riverland with restricted fruit and vegetables, whether you have a receipt or not.
Find out more about why our prevention methods are important to keep the Riverland a pest free area.
Buy produce in the Riverland
Fruit and vegetables sold in the Riverland have received treatments and checking, so they are safe from fruit fly. You can buy these from local Riverland shops while travelling in the region.
Some local businesses increased the availability of fresh fruit and vegetables for residents and travellers in Walker Flat, Swan Reach, and Blanchetown.
Industry and retailer arrangements
The only time produce can be taken into the Riverland is if:
- industry and growers have completed their market access requirements for travelling to, within, through, or out of the Riverland
- it came directly from one of the few retailers outside of the Riverland PFA that have special arrangements for accrediting their host produce.