Monthly Archives: February 2012

Nationally coordinated animal health programs: part 2

AHA recently submitted a two-part opinion piece written by our Deputy CEO, Dr Ian Denney, to the Australian Veterinary Journal. We published part one on the News Board in early February, part two is featured below. 

National animal health programs need broad inputRead more

AHA meeting dates 2012

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AHA MEETING DATES IN 2012
March
19 March Industry Forum
20 March Members’ Forum (members consider Annual Operating Plan)
21 March EADRA workshop
22 March EAD Reference Group meeting
NMG training
23 March CCEAD training
April
12 April  AHA Board meeting

AHA organisational changes

Dear AHA Members

Since the adoption of the AHA Strategic Plan,  we have been working to better align our strategic priorities with the company’s organisational structure.  Also, in the face of continued budget pressures, I have been considering ways of … Read more

Australia Day honours

We would like to congratulate our colleagues who received Australia Day honours this year:

  • Professor Ivan Caple was named a Member of the Order of Australia. Professor Caple has had a long and distinguished career as a veterinary scientist. He is the former
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Farmers contribute to international Johne’s conference

Farmers recounted their experiences ‘on the ground’ and lessons learned in managing Johne’s disease at the 11th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis in Sydney in February.

While the program featured many new developments in research, it catered for more than just … Read more

Nationally coordinated animal health programs: part 1

AHA recently submitted a two-part opinion piece written by our Deputy CEO, Dr Ian Denney, to the Australian Veterinary Journal. Part one has been published and we provide it in full below. Part two will be uploaded soon.

Part 1: Looking beyond governmentsRead more

Public consultation on chemicals of security concern

Please note the following notice from the Attorney-General’s Department. Some of the chemicals in question may be relevant to agriculture industries:

The Attorney-General’s Department is inviting the community, including businesses that import, manufacture, distribute, transport, handle or use products containing Read more