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AVA Practices of Excellence
2012 entries close on Friday 18 November 2011.
The AVA and Cenvet are proud to provide an award to recognise veterinary practices that provide outstanding service to their clients. Two practices (one small animal and one large animal, mixed, or equine) will be awarded each year.Eligibility
Nominations will be accepted from any practice in Australia where the principal veterinarians of the practice are all AVA members.
Previous winners of this award are not eligible to reapply for a period of three years, however previously unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to apply again.
You can nominate your own practice or be nomintated by industry representatives, other veterinarians or your clients.
The awards now offer a combined prize pool of more than $18 000 in cash and prizes, as well as the kudos that come from taking out Australia's best-known and most prestigeous veterinary business prize.
FREE PRACTICE HEALTH CHECK - All entrants will now receive a free practice health check to help them focus and plan their businesses.
Successful practices will receive:
- $3000 cash prize
- two registrations to the AVA Annual Conference
- two tickets to the Gala dinner, held on the last night of the AVA Annual Conference
- one registration (for the Practice Principal) to the AVAPM Annual Conference
- a profile of the practice in the Australian Veterinary Journal and the AVAPM Leading Edge newsletter.
Application package
Closing date for the awards
Nominations for the 2012 awards close on Friday 18 November 2011.
For more information contact the Australian Veterinary Practice Management Association at avpma [at] ava [dot] com [dot] au.

