Major piggery business, Rivalea Australia, has contacted the council about the threats posed by the disease presently spreading through China and South-East Asia.

At its final meeting of the year, the council agreed to actively engage with industry and relevant government agencies about the disease threat and any mitigation measures proposed.

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The council also is urgency the community to be on alert and report sightings of feral pigs, prepare a biosecurity plan if you own pigs and adhere to farm biosecurity requirements if you are an employee or a business that supplies materials or services to pig farms.

Also, if if you hunt pigs ensure all vehicles, clothing and equipment is washed and disinfected after hunting trips and don't bring pork products into Australia from overseas.

Federation mayor Pat Bourke said African swine fever was a real threat to the sustainability of local farms and the health and welfare of pigs.

"Australia remains free from African swine fever thankfully so far, but from a recent meeting held between staff and Rivalea Australia, council wishes to further support Rivalea on this matter," he said.

"We will seek to have discussions with the relevant state and federal government agencies, to gain a better understanding of measures in place, or proposed, to manage this significant threat.

"Rivalea is a very significant and vital business, located in Corowa, which employs large numbers of our residents.

"Any major impact on their operations would have major economic and social impacts for the area broadly.

"Pork is safe to eat and people cannot catch African swine fever from pigs or from pork, it is not harmful in any way to people, but for pigs, unfortunately, there is no cure, and an outbreak would devastate the Australian pork industry and have flow on effects throughout our communities."

Campers are also asked not to leave food scraps containing meat in the bush.