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Avian influenza — on 13 June 2025, Agriculture Victoria announced that the February 2025 outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7N8 in northern Victoria had been successfully eradicated.
Animal Health Australia joined global experts at the International Sheep Veterinary Congress in Wollongong on 27-30 October.
Avian influenza — on 13 June 2025, Agriculture Victoria announced that the February 2025 outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7N8 in northern Victoria had been successfully eradicated.
2025-2030 AHA Strategy Plan Thank you again for the valuable insights we have received to date as we develop the 2025-2030 Animal Health Australia (AHA) Strategic Plan. We’d like to make it as easy as possible for members to contribute their thoughts, so to supplement our September Members’ week session we have also created a […]
2024 Australian Biosecurity Awards – Government AHA extends its congratulations to Biosecurity Queensland for being recognised at the 2024 Australian Biosecurity Awards for launching the African Swine Fever (ASF) Preparedness and Prevention Project (PPP) in June 2020. This proactive initiative was developed in response to the ASF spread in Asia and the heightened risk it […]
2025-2030 AHA Strategy Planning Thanks to our members for the valuable insights provided at the September Members’ Forum to assist us in drafting the 2025-2030 Animal Health Australia (AHA) Strategic Plan. Planning continues with workshops in November to review members’ feedback and engage with the Board and AHA staff. Further engagement with members will be […]
Animal Health Australia (AHA) would like to announce that after five years in the role, Sharon Starick has stepped down as AHA Chair, with Malcolm Letts appointed unopposed. Ms Starick said, “It has been a privilege to serve as Chair, during a time that saw many opportunities to deliver for our members in strengthening the […]
Animal Health Australia (AHA) held its 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) today and welcomed two new Board Directors, Roseanne Healy and Edward (Ed) Storey, re-appointed Malcolm Letts and farewelled outgoing Directors Michelle Gorman and Dr Len Stephens. AHA Chairperson, Sharon Starick said “On behalf of the AHA Board and our members, congratulations to our newly […]
Animal health database Thank you for your keen interest in discussing the way forward for a future animal health database for Australia at our September members week. The in-person format of members week allowed us to have quality engagement with all member organisations who were present, covering all member groups. We provided information, received your […]
Member Engagement Week Thank you to our member representatives who were able to join us for our September Member Engagement Week activities. It was great to have such broad representation from our membership, enabling a forum that brought both a diversity of views and strong collaboration on key issues. Read more about the sessions in […]
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 […]
Shaping the Future: First Biosecurity Youth Summit This year, the inaugural Biosecurity Youth Summit was hosted alongside the 3rd Australian Biosecurity Symposium. AHA was excited to partner with Biosecurity Queensland on the planning and delivery of the Summit, welcoming 40 high school students from across Queensland to Sea World, where they engaged and immersed themselves […]
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