AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Part 1 of 2

Split time between AVAPM & NSW Mark Fraser – NSW x 3 days – AVAPM x 2 days Laura Connolly – NSW x 2.5 days – AVAPM x 2.5 days AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Tara Cashman – NSW Branch Liaison Officer x 1.5 days

Our Members NSW – 1,700 AVAPM – 419 AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Our office also looks after administration and assistance for VPH (Public Health) and VERA (Education, Research & Academia) SIGs

Committees NSW Committee are based throughout NSW AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Tara Cashman Geoff Scarlett Julia Crawford Michael Kidd Ted Irwin Justine McNally Louisa Poutsma Steve Ferguson Vera Pickering

Committees AVAPM Committee are based throughout Australia AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Warren Foreman John Baguley James Ramsden Garry Edgar Chris Blair Jodie Wilson James Vowles Jenni Trewren Ron Baker

AVAPM AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Change of name 4 years ago – new logo and presence Informative website and strong CPD calendar Profile has grown immensely Strong international connections AVAPM is the only SIG with a direct competitor (AVBA) AVAPM points of difference: – Boutique style workshops – Hands on seminars – Workshops and tours – Quality Annual Conference

NSW Division AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Divided into 17 geographical branches All hold an Annual Meeting and many hold a number of ordinary meetings throughout the year. Provide sponsorship, speakers, venue and marketing Tara Cashman is our main conduit between AVA and branch representatives

Main Focus areas AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Continuing Professional Development (CPD) ₋Collectively responsible for nearly 30 events annually. Membership Advocacy Stakeholder engagement Communications

Responsible for 19 separate budgets.

CPD – NSW Division AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management 2 major regional conferences per year. Move around the state to regional areas.

CPD – NSW Division (cont) AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Sydney Branch Annual Sailing Day Sydney Branch Annual Golf Day

CPD – NSW Division (cont) AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management Sydney Branch Christmas in July dinner Sydney Branch Annual Meeting dinner 17 branch Annual Meetings 8-10 branch general meetings per year

CPD – NSW Division (cont) AVA NSW Division & AVA Practice Management AVA NSW Division Open Forum Night Pet Insurance Information Evening