3rd Australian Biosecurity Symposium
Animal Health Australia (AHA) partnered once again with Invasive Species Council, Centre for Invasive Species Solution and Plant Health Australia with the delivery of the 3rd Australian Biosecurity Symposium on the Gold Coast.
We had almost 450 delegates from across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, New Zealand and Taiwan discussing how we can strengthen Australia’s biosecurity system. You can see all the wonderful photos and the talented work of our visual scribe at this link and read more about the Symposium here.
Update to the review of the AHA Constitution
The AHA executive and board appreciated all the input from members about the review of the AHA Constitution. The Board and Executive have assessed the Member feedback and based on this, have scaled back the proposed changes to essential updates only. The AHA Chair will give a presentation at the September Members’ Forum explaining the amendments, which are now limited to those that are necessary to modernise and update the constitution.
The revised Constitution will be put to AHA Members at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 13 November 2024.
Member Engagement Week: September
There is still time to register for Member Engagement Week which will kick off on Monday 23 September with the Industry and Government Forums as well as our networking event. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Appointment: General Manager, Emergency Preparedness, Animal Health and Biosecurity
I’m pleased to announce that we have appointed Dr Mark Cozens to the position of General Manager: Emergency Preparedness, Animal Health and Biosecurity.
In his current role as Head of Program AUSVETPLAN, Mark has led and managed several key projects, using his expertise in horizon scanning to bring about successful outcomes for our members.
Mark’s commitment to collaborative and purposeful approaches combined with his abilities to innovate and lead, will serve him well as he steps into his new role and contributes to the advancement of emergency preparedness, animal health, biosecurity and surveillance across AHA and nationally.
Thanks,
Dr Samantha Allan
CEO | AHA