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Staff profile: Louise Irwin

Role at Animal Health Australia: Executive Support Officer

What would you like to achieve this coming year at AHA?:  A greater knowledge of every facet of AHA  and to create good working relationships with all members and stakeholders.

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Help us find our 2012 Farm Biosecurity Champion

Nominations are now open for the 2012 Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award.

The Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award, part of the Australian Farmer of the Year Awards, recognises farmers who are focused on protecting their properties from biosecurity … Read more

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. 

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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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AHA commences Chairperson selection process

With our Chairman Dr Roly Nieper announcing his intention to step down at the 2011 Annual General Meeting, the selection process for the nomination of a replacement Chairperson has commenced.

Advertisements have been placed in the national and rural press, … Read more

AHA at SheepConnect NSW

AHA Project Officer, Kelly Wall, joined around 200 sheep producers at a free sheep industry update in Yass NSW on Wednesday 17 August.

Presented by Sheep Connect NSW, a joint initiative of NSW DPI and Australian Wool Innovation, the day … Read more

AUSVETPLAN update

Peter Dagg

Animal Health Australia, following consultation with and endorsement by industry and government, has published updated AUSVETPLAN disease strategies for:

  • Equine influenza – a major revision that incorporates: updated information in response to the learnings from the 2007 Australian
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