Immediate fines for fruit found at SA/Vic border

Alisha Fogden
January 10 2019 - 4:30am
Primary Industries Minister Tim Whetstone with one of the new signs being put up to remind people to dispose of their fruit before reaching the SA border.
Primary Industries Minister Tim Whetstone with one of the new signs being put up to remind people to dispose of their fruit before reaching the SA border.

In the past three weeks more than 300 drivers crossing into South Australia from Victoria have been slapped with on-the-spot $375 fines for attempting to bring fruit and vegetables into this state.

Alisha Fogden

Alisha Fogden

senior journalist, cropping editor at Stock Journal

Journalist at Australian Community Media newspapers since 2007.

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