NRE Tas returns to Agfest

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) is returning to the Paddock for another year at Agfest from 1 to 3 May 2025.

Visit the NRE Tas tent at site S70 on South Street, Quercus Park Carrick to learn more about the Department's programs and services. 

Here are some of the activities visitors can look forward to:

  • Come and meet a Biosecurity Tasmania detector dog and watch the team in action as they demonstrate how the dogs use their powerful noses to find potential biosecurity threats.

  • Refresh your knowledge of the biosecurity basics and learn how you can help protect Tasmania from the negative impacts of pests, weeds and diseases at our Biosecurity Tasmania display.

  • Play spot the hazard with Safe Farming Tasmania.

  • Learn to spot the difference between correctly constructed dams and those that are at risk of collapsing at our Agriculture display.

  • Test your recycling knowledge and practice your sorting skills with Recycle Rewards.

  • Explore and create with the Land Information System Tasmania (LIST) Map at our Heritage and Land display. 

  • Learn how to prepare for your next outdoor adventure at our Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service display.

  • Test your Agricultural knowledge and discover current research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture's display.

  • Find the hidden native orchids at Natural Resource Management's display.​