1. Qld Division AVA

2. Who we are: AVA House Staff- Laurie, Gill, Trevor, Camilla, Sam Qld Executive – Wayne Hein, Nigel Thomas, Tony Thelander, Michael O’Donoghue plus others Branches – South east Qld, Brisbane Veterinary Practitioners, Sunshine Coast, Darling Downs and South West, Central Qld and North Qld.

3. Where we are: AVA House Brisbane

4. Garden City Office Park Coffee Shop

5. What we do Strategic plan Member Services Events Advocacy PetPEP

6. AVA House Board Room

7. Qld Division AVA Activities Strategic Plan (advocacy, students, branches, communication) Activities – events, note Qld competitive place for CE events (branch and Division) Activities – Advocacy (VSA Review, legislation input, hearings, licencing racing vets (win)

8. Strategic Plan Goals Goals – Advocacy: 1.To adopt pre-emptive and proactive advocacy and thus be Qld first reference group for animal health and welfare issues; to represent the veterinary profession and promote interests of members Actions: example Promote animal welfare facts plan outlining duty of care to animals including wild/feral animals - develop media articles to raise awareness

9. Strategic Plan Goals Branches Goals: 2. To increase AVA membership in Qld 3. To create a branch structure that better reflects the interests of members and which fosters participation and linkages to the Qld Division 4. To improve the function of the existing branch structure until a new branch structure is implemented

10. Strategic Plan Goals Students Goals 5 To ensure students are supported 6 To foster allegiance to the AVA by understanding the AVA and its benefits

11. Strategic Plan Goals Communication Goals 7 To ensure effective communication with Qld members in electronic forums 8 To ensure successful branch events by effective communication with branches and promotion to members 9 To have excellent relationships between Qld members and the Qld Division Executive through two way communications including face to face

12. Branches South east Qld Brisbane Veterinary Practitioners Sunshine Coast Darling Downs and South West Central Qld North Queensland

13. Events Divisional Conference – rotate around the branches

14. Other events Branch meetings and conferences 2014 – Roma Roundup – North Qld Conference – Golf Day – BVP meeting Stradbroke Island Veterinary Summit

15. Advocacy Veterinary Surgeons Act Review Proposal to licence racing veterinarians Government steering groups and meetings – FMD steering group – HBMALG &ABMALG – Stockstandstill exercises Desexing proposals with welfare organisations

16. Historic Presidential Gavel The End