Victoria

The Victorian Division President, Dr Cathy Deague, along with The National President, Dr Diana Barker, attended a stakeholder session during the recent Animal Health Committee meeting hosted by the Victorian Chief Health Officer, Dr Graeme Cooke.

The AVA would like to warmly welcome Dr Laura Dooley and Dr Lorna Undy to the positions of Executive committee member for the Victorian Division of AVA.

The Victorian Division of AVA will continue to contribute to Victoria's Biosecurity Reference Group.

With 2024 well underway, students are returning to universities including the DVM1 students at the University of Melbourne. I had the opportunity to welcome these students to the profession and introduce them to the AVA and the role it can play during their student years, and ongoing throughout their careers.