AVA News

The Veterinary Business Group (VBG) recently conducted an Industry Insights Tour, taking veterinarians, veterinary nurses, business owners and committee members on a behind-the-scenes look at three industry heavyweights.

On 9 February 2023, the Senate referred an inquiry into the impacts and management of feral horses in the Australian Alps to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report.

The Australian Veterinary Association recently invited Dr Ananda-Rajah MP, Federal Member for Higgins, to discuss issues surrounding the Australian veterinary profession.

Australian Cattle Veterinarians have invited Richard Eckard to the ACV & NT Division conference to explore the challenges of sustainable agriculture and equip production vets with tools to cope with climate change.

The AVA attended the ministerial briefing where the Minister for Agriculture formally announced the commencement of a consultation seeking opinions from all stakeholders on the development of a transition plan to phase out live sheep export by sea.

The AVA has submitted its support for the Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022 to the Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment. 

This week, AVA president Dr Bronwyn Orr and AVA CEO Dr David Andrews attended The Veterinary Kaleidoscope Summit, the first Australian event dedicated to exploring diversity and inclusion in veterinary science.

A new ten-year national strategy for work health and safety (WHS), setting an ambitious national vision for WHS outcomes in Australia: safe and healthy work for all.

The 3rd Australian Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference (AVAMS23) will be held at Crowne Plaza, Gold Coast from 20 to 22 November 2023.

Biosecurity Queensland, a part of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, is seeking to gain insight into the veterinary profession’s awareness and use of the Queensland Government Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory for emergency animal disease testing.

The AVA would like to see modification to the prerequisite requirements of several visas that suitably qualified veterinarians commonly use to work in Australia to help immediately address the veterinary profession skills shortage.