Border checkpoint

One at Ceduna heading east....

Don't know about Eucla, but there is one at Border Village for vehicles travelling west, and one at Ceduna for vehicles travelling East.

Cheers
Glenn

As the previous responders have said there is a checkpoint for west bound traffic at Border Village, just a few kilometres east of Eucla, and one for west bound traffic on the western side of Ceduna.

If you are doing a day trip west of Ceduna you can call in at the checkpoint when heading west and let them know what you are doing. They will take a note of your details. When you are coming home at the end of the day you call in again and they will check your details and let you back through.

At least that is what happened when we did a day trip from Ceduna to Fowlers Bay a couple of years ago.

Duncs

Hi Harry,
They stop all vehicles, 24 hours a day.It is about 2 kms out of town.

Cheers

Stephen

Hi Fred G
You ask if the Ceduna roadblock is the normal fruit check. In our experience, the SA inspection has long since been broadened to include vegs as well. We have found out the hard way that things like onions and spuds are high on the wanted list because of disease. I think pumpkin is OK, but not much else. Obviously tomatoes and cucumbers are a no-no, and most green vegs. Last time through, we cooked some vegs, but others reckon peeling some vegs is enough.
The SA govt brochure is probably worth looking at.
We lost a truss of the most beautiful tomatoes, heading East at Swan Reach from Adeliade, because we didn't think of the Western boundary of the Riverland region. Julie wept for weeks!
Hope this helps.

Just googled up a good link for this topic.Fruit Fly Zone info for travellers.

I've been across several times and have always wondered why the S.A. checkpoint should be at Ceduna and why not at Border Village adjacent to the W.A. checkpoint but I suppose that is too logical. The W.A. checkpoint used to be just east of Norseman but was shifted some years ago.
When going shopping with HIDs which is not very often I always wonder how fruit and veggies are got into W.A. by Woollies and Coles????????

Yes, the Eastbound traffic is checked at Ceduna, as it always has been, Westbound used to be checked at Norseman as stated.

This came about from the earlier days of motoring when the powers to be still used sensible thinking.

By having the quarantine stations situated as they were they avoided taking any food from travellers that were heading into the Nullabor.

They probably figured that any bugs that may be in an apple core tossed out couldn't do much damage out there anyway and that fruit may be a lifesaver when traffic was minimal and a breakdown occurred.

I'm sure glad Harry started this particular thread, because we wern't aware of any of this info...just something we would have taken for granted.

Landseka...I hope all those oysters didn't do too much damage LOL LOL ;-)))

Fred.

Just remember than when travelling anywhere in South Australia, particularly within proximity to checking stations, that the authorities concuct mobile patrols and it's not unusual for them to set up check points after signs warning of the need (obligation) to discard specified fruit/vegetables etc. Non complaince with warning signs will result on on the spot fines. You haved been warned.

we have done the trip many times and any fruit and veg that can be cooked we cook, then put in the fridge. anything that can't be cooked we ensure that we eat it well before the inspection sites. it is amazing how much fruit and veg gets dumped well before the sites. we have never wasted anything or had to hand anything over, planning is the key.