The term of the previous Board expired 30 June 2015.  The new Board was officially appointed 11 August 2015 and comprises four new members and four returning members:

New members:

• Dr Julia Beatty from the University of Sydney has been appointed to represent academics in the field of veterinary science
• Mrs Wendy Cochrane has been appointed to represent consumers of veterinary services
• Dr Steven Ferguson has been appointed as one of two veterinarians selected by the Minister
• Dr Kylie Parry has been appointed to represent veterinarians practising in rural areas...

Effective July 1, 2015, the United States Department of Education (USDE) will recognise AVBC accreditation standards and processes.   The AVBC accredits veterinary schools on behalf of all the veterinary registration boards of Australia and New Zealand.

AVBC Chair Dr Robert Cassidy said that this is good news for U.S. students attending veterinary schools in the region as they can now be assured of their eligibility to participate in U.S. federal student aid programs.  Taking up the opportunity to be recognised has also been a great opportunity for AVBC to be benchmarked against international best practice.

Please read the Bio Security Bulletin regarding a Hendra virus case at Murwillumbah found in June 2015 (PDF 248kb) which is issued on behalf of  Ian Roth - the Chief Veterinary Officer in NSW.
Please address any queries you have regarding the information in the linked bulletin to:

Sarah Britton | Veterinary Officer | Biosecurity NSW
Department of Primary Industries...

The latest Boardtalk, May 2015, Issue 42 in now available.

Inside this issue:

• President’s Report
• Hospital licence renewals
• From the Registrar’s Desk
• From the Hospital Inspector’s car
• Compounding
• The Complaints Committee Report
• Identifying and contacting owners of injured and/or lost cats and dogs
• Health Program
• Hearing of Pups
• Don’t pay your registration fee twice!
• Storage Of Euthanasia Solution
• Report from the Faculty of Veterinary...