Lunch with Lloyd Klumpp

Lloyd started his career as a veterinarian in mixed agricultural practice. After 25 years in the private sector, often working to deliver government Biosecurity programs, Lloyd joined the Victorian Department of Primary Industries as a Veterinary Officer eventually becoming the Director of the Operations Branch of Biosecurity Victoria.

Lloyd was then General Manager of Biosecurity Tasmania, a position he held for nine years. Biosecurity Tasmania is the division of the Tasmanian Government responsible for maintaining Tasmania’s biosecurity system. In that role, Lloyd represented Tasmania on many national committees and boards including the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC). He participated in many of the NBC’s sub-committees including as Chair of the National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group.

After leaving Biosecurity Tasmania, Lloyd held the positions of Chair of the National Fruit Fly Council and Chair of Tasmania’s Marine Farming Planning Review Panel.

Lloyd has participated and taken a leading role in many biosecurity emergency responses in both the animal and plant sectors including Victoria’s Equine Influenza response in 2007 and the Tasmanian Queensland fruit fly response in 2018.

Lloyd has always been a strong advocate for the national biosecurity system and was, until the end of 2025, the Inspector General of Biosecurity, a statutory position enabled by the Biosecurity Act 2015.