Member update | #10 2019

AAA Member Update #10

Welcome to our member update. Our fortnightly update is our way of communicating more effectively with all AAA members.

Call for nominations for Directors of the AAA

The 14th Annual General Meeting of the AAA is to be held at Animal Health Australia, Level 3, 95 Northbourne Ave, Turner ACT on Saturday 21 September at 12 pm.

This year, the President and two existing directors will retire from office. The President, Ian Frith, will be eligible to nominate for re-election.

Those directors who will retire are Sharon Dawson and Andrew Hulme. The AAA thanks them for their incredibly hard work and time devoted to growing the alpaca industry in Australia.

For more information on nomination criteria and how to nominate click here.

Amanda Olthof, AAA CEO

National alpaca show website

The official website for the Australian Alpaca Association National Show 2019 is live!

Schedules, sponsorship packages, retail exhibitors and a run down of the social events are online with lots more information to come!

If you're showing don't forget to get your entries in before Friday 2 August!

For more information visit https://alpacaevents.com.au/.

Entries are still open for the $10,000 Youth Travel Scholarship

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) are proud to support the next generation of farmers and agribusiness professionals through the RASV Youth Travel Scholarship. If you are aged between 18 and 30 and want to develop your career in the agricultural industry, this exciting program is for you. Read more.

Alpaca biosecurity

Have you herd? There's a bunch of resources available to protect your alpacas from biosecurity risks and send diseases packing to prevent an alpacalypse.

To view these resources, click here.

Thank you volunteers!

Thank you to ALL of our volunteers - whether you assist in a committee position, volunteer at a show as a convenor, steward or in another capacity, or volunteer at other events, because of your dedication and hard work, our industry is a great success. Thank you so much for your commitment of time and energy.

All about adorable alpacas

Brian Faulkner, Goulburn Post, 3 July
With their gorgeous big eyes, soft coats and expressive faces, it's no surprise that alpacas charm everyone they meet, but there's much more to an alpaca than stunning good looks. Read more.

Credit: Taryn Mokotupu

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