AVA Member Updates

The 2024 NT Division Annual Meeting was held at the NT Division Conference. Thanks was expressed to outgoing NT Division President, Dr Marie Montgomery-Quin, for her 2 years of dedicated service in the role. Welcomed into the President position was Dr Amy Harding.

100 years of Vets celebrated at government house, Sailing Day 2024 underway, your committee for 2024, and an update on advocacy by the NSW Committee.

We are pleased to inform members of the results of the recent Division Elections for the AVA Queensland Division Committee.

Queensland Parliament’s State Development and Regional Industries Committee recently held a hearing into the Agriculture and Fisheries and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023.

We hope that you will join us in thanking Dr Fiona Duggan for seven years of dedicated work for the Tasmanian Division as President and Executive committee member. 

We are pleased to inform members of the results of the recent Division Elections for the AVA Tasmanian Division Committee.

The AVA announces its 2024-2026 SA Division Committee Members

With 2024 well underway, students are returning to universities including the DVM1 students at the University of Melbourne. I had the opportunity to welcome these students to the profession and introduce them to the AVA and the role it can play during their student years, and ongoing throughout their careers.

Over the past few years, the AVA has been advocating on several concerns with the ACT Medicines, Poisons, and Therapeutic Goods (MPTG) legislation and regulation.