Media Releases
Animal Health Australia (AHA) is the trusted and independent national animal health body in Australia, bringing together government and industry to deliver animal health and biosecurity.
With our members we scan the horizon for threats and opportunities, advocate for and drive solutions and take a whole-of-sector approach to ensure the long-term success of Australia’s animal health and biosecurity system.
For media enquiries please contact Jackie Poyser, Executive Manager Communications and Training at jpoyser@animalhealthaustralia.com.au or 0410 994 410.
Media releases – 2020
November
27 November
Media Release – A fresh face and a fond farewell: AHA announce Board appointments
September
21 September
Media release – Health data captured from one-in-three slaughtered sheep
August
7 August
Media Release – On the front foot in the fight against emergency animal diseases
July
2 July
Media Release – Providing every opportunity for the livestock sector to succeed
April
29 April
Media release – Extension a focus for sheep industries’ new national biosecurity strategy
March
24 March
Opportunities and Challenges Facing Australian Livestock Industries
Media releases – 2019
November
26 November
A new era of leadership for AHA
October
28 October
NSHMP growing by leaps and bounds
2 October
Animal Health Australia welcomes its first female Chair
August
5 August
Building capability among biosecurity emergency responders
June
20 June
New biosecurity collective ready for action
February
22 February
Costa Georgiadis to lay the groundwork for biosecurity conversation
Media releases – 2018
December
10 December
Join the biosecurity conversation in Australia!
November
30 November
Faces both fresh and familiar: AHA announces Board appointments
October
22 October
National Sheep Health Monitoring Project sets new records, provides easier access to data
September
26 September
#BeZoonosisAware – Join us for Zoonosis Awareness Week!
August
13 August
New course available to up-skill biosecurity responders
July
2 July
Zoonosis Awareness Week is back again
June
26 June
Best practice tools and strategies central to on-farm OJD control
May
29 May
New cattle surveillance project to support producers limit their losses from endemic disease
April
16 April
Aquatic biosecurity awareness – what’s it all about?
4 April
Johne’s disease testing underpins high assurance scores
March
5 March
Last call for sheep farmers to have their say on OJD
February
27 February
Record response to poultry welfare standards during public consultation
12 February
Time’s running out to have your say on poultry welfare standards
Media releases – 2017
December
21 December
November
27 November
Poultry welfare standards now open for public consultation
6 November
Staying one step ahead of FMD (a joint release with funding and research partners)
August
17 August
Mixed livestock producers should be biosecurity aware (A joint release with Cattle Council of Australia, Sheepmeat Council Australia and WoolProducers Australia)
July
21 July
Pigs should not ‘pig out’ on food waste
5 July
Good biosecurity practices protect livestock producers (A joint release with Meat & Livestock Australia)
June
14 June
Biosecurity focus the way of the future for livestock producers
1 June
Johnes disease in cattle: Transitional arrangements end 30 June 2017
April
19 April
Johne’s disease in cattle: the next phase
March
8 March
Australian Biosecurity Awards: the winner is … us!
February
23 February
Don’t buck the trend: Welfare guide gets thumbs up from goat producers
Media releases – 2016
September
22 September
CattleMAP: the next steps in the new approach to JD in cattle
7 September
A new partnership ushers in an era of strengthened on-farm biosecurity
August
23 August
No more kidding around with welfare
June
24 June
New approach to Johne’s disease in cattle commences 1 July 2016
May
27 May
International report confirms Australia is a world leader in animal health and biosecurity
24 May
BJD Review – Evaluation of CattleMAP and suspension of testing begins
3 May
New approach to managing BJD continues to make progress
March
2 March
AUSVETPLAN a winner at the 2016 Australian Biosecurity Awards
February
16 February
Producer interest front and centre in the new national approach to managing BJD