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Participants in the AVA’s THRIVE Cultivating Safe Teams pilot program share some insights from the program as World Mental Health Day provides a timely reminder to reflect on our mental health and wellbeing.

Following its successful debut, Research Day returns in 2025 and we invite you to be part of it!

Applications are closing on Wednesday 30 October for the Integrative Veterinarians Australia (IVA) Research Bursary.

The Australian Veterinary Association would like to extend its congratulations to our first AVA CVP student cohort, who have completed Step 1 of the AVA Chartered Veterinary Practitioner professional accreditation program.

Dr Angela Scott, President of the Commercial Poultry Vets SIG represented the AVA for the scenario-based exercises conducted by the Department of of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).

The AVA thanks everyone who participated in the recent AVA Feedback Survey. The responses we gathered from members and non-members will be crucial to helping inform and shape the development of AVA's 2025 - 2028 strategic plan and ensuring we continue to effectively support and advocate for the profession with feedback from the profession.

With a bona fide reptile guru as the keynote speaker, this year’s Unusual Pet & Avian (UPAV) Conference is shaping up to be a don’t miss occasion. Canberra will be brimming with exotic veterinarians in late November, as the UPAV Conference conveniently follows the Association of Avian Veterinarians Committee (AAVAC) Conference in the same venue.

15 veterinarians attended the Australian Reproduction Veterinarians Group (ARV) Transcervical Insemination (TCI) workshop on Saturday 31 August and provided overwhelmingly positive feedback, stating it was a valuable learning experience. The group have since stayed in contact, sharing support and resources.

The AVA attended the University Accord Public Hearing to address the exclusion of veterinary students from the Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme, saying placement poverty disproportionally affects veterinary students.

The AVA congratulates director Dr Tracy Sullivan, member Dr Alicia Kennedy and Currumbin Wildlife Hospital veterinarian Dr Andrew Hill, who have been awarded prestigious Churchill Fellowships by the Winston Churchill Trust (Australia).

The inaugural event brought together animal health industry leaders to explore how the sector can prepare for the various challenges, risks and opportunities that will present themselves in the coming 3 to 5 years.