Dieback Information Group Conference 2026
September 8 - September 9
The Dieback Working Group (DWG) will celebrate 30 years of Phytophthora Dieback awareness when it hosts the DIG 2026 conference at Murdoch University on September 8 and 9.
The event will bring together practitioners, researchers, land managers, and community partners from across Australia.
Day two, the conference day, will include the following speakers:
- Treena Burgess, Murdoch University – Keynote: 30 years of Dieback Awareness – Past, Present & Future
- DWG, Dieback-Free Basic Raw Materials (BRM) Project update & results
- Sarah Sapsford – Murdoch University – Keynote: Interactions between climate change and pathogens
- Bob Du, Murdoch University – Metham Sodium Laboratory Trials
- Sarah Dunstan, Ecopath Solutions – Phytoguard™ Detection