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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.

The Future Proofing Indigenous Stations Pilot Project was a collaborative initiative between the Australian Cattle Veterinarians (ACV) and Broome-based Indigenous not-for-profit organisation, Saltwater Country.

All veterinary specialists registered with an Australian veterinary board may now apply for Skills Assessment for the purpose of migration with AVBC even if their primary veterinary degree is not listed in the AVBC Qualifications Generally Recognised document (AQGR).

As part of an updated AVA policy on waterfowl hunting, which opposes the use of shotguns due to their negative impacts on animal welfare, the AVA has called on the Victorian Government to outlaw recreational duck hunting.

The inaugural THRIVE Wellness Symposium is scheduled for 28 May 2023, just ahead of the AVA National Conference. 

The Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria (Vetboard) is keen to hear from currently registered veterinary practitioners and veterinary students on proposed changes to its regulatory fee structure (including fees payable to register or renew registration as a veterinary practitioner in Victoria).

Australia’s veterinary professionals deliver an essential service in our rural and regional communities on commercial farms, in our metropolitan communities caring for our domestic pets, and in areas of community need such as wildlife, stray and feral animals.

The AVA thanks the Department of Education for the opportunity to comment on the review of Australia’s Higher Education System.

The Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly report, covering April to June 2022, is available.