AVA Member Updates

Please join AVA and the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Veterinary School for a webinar to talk about veterinary education in Victoria.

The AVA has made a submission in response to the public consultation for the Draft Tasmanian Veterinary Service Standards.

Dr Robyn Whitaker, Governance and Advocacy Officer, provides an update for the QLD Division for the month of December.

Dr Robyn Whitaker, Governance and Advocacy Officer, provides an update for the NT Division for the month of December.

The AVA has made a formal submission on the Government discussion paper on sustainable funding and investment to strengthen biosecurity.

The AVA has made a submission on the discussion paper of the role and functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control.

There is currently an Australia-wide shortage of tick paralysis antiserum due to a sudden increase in demand.

December saw the AVA Advocacy team placing two submissions for DPIRD consultations; Western Australian Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act Review and the Standards and Guidelines for the Health and Welfare of Horses in Western Australia consultation. Thank you to the AVA members who provided input to help inform the AVA submissions.

On Wednesday 26 October 2022, the AVA held a Veterinary Wellness Roundtable to discuss the state of wellness in the veterinary profession. The full report is now available.

2022 saw the launch of the AVA Chartered Veterinary Practitioner™, with the inaugural 2023 student cohort now confirmed and due to commence in January 2023.