Hi Guys , We came accross there in 08, if I can remember right it is the fresh stuff .
Not like going the other way , like you said ,honey &/or any thing to do with it is a no no .The old potato sacks are out as well .

Best advise is to pick up a leaflett at the info at Norseman .That way if you have any no no,s you can pace your self & alough time to use them up .

Plenty of camps along the way & things to see .

PS. plenty of candy cars as well .have a safe trip .

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funny i opened the panty for him   right in front of his eyes  was the honey  mmm he never saw it

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Bugga, bugga, bugga .. right in front of my eyes as well and I never saw it.  I could have had a field day with that one.  

Thanks for these replies (although I don't think we'll try the flasher trick to get away with anything). We're at Norseman at the moment, will go to the info centre tomorrow.

You,ll be in the dog house tonight ................onya own ........

much the same milo   everything fresh

Been through there recently, first time, and found (after) a tip

Any fresh fruit and veg is going to be taken, unless it is 'processed'. Cutting the potatoe and putting mayo on it, is classified as 'processed.

Honey they take, and any bags/boxes that had or could have had vegies in them.

Pot plants are out, basically any soil is out.

Just remember, they are doing their job, as best they can, and would have heard it all. The reasons are valid, but seem to be a 'shout into the wind'

Fresh is bad at the checkpoints.

Veggies can be peeled, parboiled and frozen no worries.

Fruit boxes, those foam thingies are a no-no.

Honey is ok into SA but don't try to bring it back to WA even if you don't break the seal. DAMHIK.  I reckon the checkpoint charlies were having peanut butter & honey sangas for weeks after we came through one trip.

The reason for the gap in the checkpoints, which BTW used to be larger when we were first doing the crossing (Ceduna & Norseman) was so that they wouldn't take any foodstuff from travellers entering the Nullarbor in case they got stuck part way (dirt road days).
Cheers Neil

I once asked why the potatoes as they are root vegetables and not subject to fruit fly and they explained it was nematodes. The honey may be due to "foul brood" (I think, but only guessing)

"open the panty".................. fancy missing that, I was about to have a ball with that one until I seen it already picked up, Damn!

as has been said fresh is a no no and honey

I don't want to open up a political debate,I am trying to understand the reason for so many anomolies between States.Cheers.Ibbo.

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I reckon we could hold a very long convention with fringe benefits to discuss and resolve recommendations on that one. It's been a source of wonder for me for years.
Vehicle registrations and road laws, driving licences and food and produce standards.
Road trains full of fresh fruit and veg cross borders every day. They've been inspected, passed and approved before leaving the market, and yet they still find the occasional fruit fly where it's not wanted. Cane toads have been found in Adelaide in fruit from Qld. Even snakes sneak in from time to time.
The Kununurra road block is very strict, the entries to SA are also firm, but honey is not such an issue in SA although they do produce tonnes of the stuff. I haven't done the Eucla road block from east to west.
Some small goods like salami may also be questioned in some places.
Safe and happy travel with or without your fruit and veg.

What do they take of you @ Ceduna??? all fresh fruit, fruit by products and cheese all your clothing and any sparrow eggs.... also if you are traveling with an Alsatian it has to have been nutered... No endangered flora or fauna, no sydney funnelweb spiders and no cane toads.
Simple....