[1] The Froggatt Awards are named in honour of Australian entomologist Walter Froggatt, who, when the cane toad was released into Australia in the 1930s to control beetle infestations in the sugar cane industry, was a lone voice, lobbying the federal government to exercise caution.
From 2015 there have been multiple awards presented, one each for various categories of activity determined each year.
The original trophy was a stuffed cane toad,[3] but is now a framed certificate.
The Biosecure Australia Award was to be presented annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the eradication, early warning, preventative action, awareness raising or management of an invasive species in Australia.
This was in recognition of the minister's actions when pet dogs Pistol and Boo were brought to Australia by Johnny Depp and his partner Amber Heard in contravention of the Biosecurity Act 2015.