17/10/2024
🗣 Calling all Gippsland Vets! The South Gippsland AVA Branch has finally been reinstated after many years of trying! This is FANTASTIC news for the sustainability of Gippsland Regional veterinary Services. 🥳
The first event in many years is taking place from 6.30pm next Tuesday 22nd October at The Black Tie, Warragul. You don’t have to be an AVA member to attend (though it is more expensive for non-AVA attendees). The committee have worked hard to create a balanced program of relevant SA, LA and mental health CPD with ample time for socialising. It is imperative we get a good turnout to demonstrate the real need for this branch to become regularly active once again so book in via the link below!
I encourage all local vets, graduates and students on placement in the area to come along and support these seasoned speakers, catch up with old colleagues and meet new ones. The rural branch meetings offer:
🐾Local, relevant CPD
👫Networking opportunities
🤝Peer support
🍻Social engagement with other veterinary professionals
The AVA South Gippsland Branch meetings were a fundamental reason why I successfully integrated into the Gippsland rural vet network, making lifelong friends and gaining acceptance as an immigrant to the area all those moons ago!!
I thoroughly look forward to catching up with lots of vets there next week for few beers, a good yarn and maybe a chance to learn something new.
South Gippsland Branch | Let's talk Cattle, Animal Behaviour & Mental Health | Warragul
You are invited to join your fellow Gippsland colleagues to a night of learning and collegiality. Three local speakers will impart their expertise on small animal behaviour, cattle and the AVA Thrive program. Please ensure you are logged into your MyAVA account before registering. This will be the f...
12/10/2024
Applications for the VLVS program are now closed!🥳
Thank you to the many, many people who have submitted candidate, supervisor and clinic applications over the last 6 weeks. We appreciate that a lot of work and time has gone into these applications, and we will now work swiftly to give them the attention they deserve.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted mid-next week to organise a virtual interview time. Online panel interviews will take place between 10am - 4pm on the following days:
Monday 21st October
Tuesday 22nd October
Monday 28th October
Wednesday 30th October
Thursday 31st October
As these may well be days you are rostered to work, please take time to consider and discuss when would work best for you and your clinic. Interviews are likely to take between 30-40 mins and begin on the hour.
We appreciate the turnaround time and notice for these interviews is short and are hopeful candidates and clinics can work with us to ensure that we can successfully interview all worthy candidates in this time frame.
Best of luck everyone!
09/10/2024
It's the final push for applications for the VLVS program. Deadline for all candidate and supervisor applications and clinic declarations is 5pm tomorrow, Friday 11th October. Get submitting!!!!
We are really excited by the number of applications so far and are keen to start looking through your fabulous submissions and begin shortlisting candidates for interviews!
04/10/2024
Final week to apply for the Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship program!!!! Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity!
Don't forget that candidates, supervisors and clinics ALL need to complete either an application form or declaration. Links for all application/declaration forms are on the VSS website https://www.veterinarysupportservices.com.au/victorian-livestock-veterinary-scholarship
Candidates and supervisors will need to attach a CV and cover letter and answer 3-4 x 250-word limited questions about why they are applying/suitable for the role in the application. Applications can be started and returned to at your convenience.
Closing date is 11th October at 5pm!
Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship
Veterinary Support Services has recently received a grant from the Cattle Compensation Fund, Agriculture Victoria, to deliver a 24-month structured livestock veterinary scholarship program for 8 early career veterinarians across regional Victoria commencing January 2025.
28/09/2024
Applications for the VLVS scholarship have been open for 4 weeks already! We can see lots of partially completed applications coming through and want to remind interested candidates, supervisors and clinics that there are 2 weeks remaining to complete your applications/declarations. The closing date is October 11th.
All the information on the scholarship, eligibility, expectations and how to apply can be found at
https://www.veterinarysupportservices.com.au/victorian-livestock-veterinary-scholarship
Applications for candidates and supervisors will require a CV and single page cover letter to be attached. They also have 3 or 4 250 word-limited questions to answer. You can start an application form, pause and return to it at any point without it submitting or losing your information.
If you have any further enquiries, don't hesitate to reach out and ask. Otherwise, don't miss out - get those applications flowing!
Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship
Veterinary Support Services has recently received a grant from the Cattle Compensation Fund, Agriculture Victoria, to deliver a 24-month structured livestock veterinary scholarship program for 8 early career veterinarians across regional Victoria commencing January 2025.
06/09/2024
Thank you to all the people who came along Tuesday evening to the webinar to hear more about the VLVS program. For anyone who did not manage to join us but wishing to hear the webinar, the following link should allow you to access the full recording.
If required, the password for access is eThk2Xl+
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03/09/2024
Quick reminder that our VLVS information webinar is on this evening at 7.30pm. Hopefully enough of Victoria has restored internet and power to be able to attend.
This webinar will give more details about the VLVS program for all parties i.e. candidates, supervisors and clinics supporting applicants. and provide opportunity to ask any questions.
Register at the following link:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship Program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar will deliver information on the 2025 Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship Program through a 20-minute presentation followed by opportunity for Q and A. Prospective applicants, supervisors and veterinary clinics employing potential candidates are encouraged to attend.
29/08/2024
It's been a frantic few weeks here at Veterinary Support Services getting everything ready to release the application forms for the Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship program tomorrow.
We've had lots and lots of enquiries and requests for more information which is excellent news! Bear with me! Our website should be updated by tomorrow morning 🤞with lots more information including links to the application and declaration forms.
We are also running a VLVS information webinar next Tuesday September 3rd at 7.30pm. This session is for ANYBODY interested in more information about the scholarship program - potential candidates, supervisors and clinics supporting applicants. Register for the webinar here:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship Program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar will deliver information on the 2025 Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship Program through a 20-minute presentation followed by opportunity for Q and A. Prospective applicants, supervisors and veterinary clinics employing potential candidates are encouraged to attend.
16/08/2024
We are well underway with our planning for the Victorian Livestock Veterinary Scholarship (VLVS) Program application process. We are hearing lots of positive chat on this program as word is getting around and we are now pleased to be able to give you a more specific timeline of events.
🐮VLVS Applications open - Aug 30th 2024
🐮Webinar for VLVS Information and Q&A - Sept 3rd 2024 (7.30pm) - please register here
https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_CD5mC1fjRL6HjO9T5YmPPA
🐮VLVS Applications close - Oct 11th 2024 (5pm)
🐮Online interviews for shortlisted candidates - weeks commencing October 21st/28th 2024
🐮Final round face-to-face interviews (Melbourne) - Mid Nov (dates TBC)
Scholarship applicants and potential clinical supervisors will be required to submit an application form and employing veterinary practices will be required to complete a declaration form. Links for these documents will be shared both on social media and on the Veterinary Support Services website from August 30th.
The webinar on 3rd Sept 7.30pm will deliver a more detailed overview of the VLVS program in a 20-minute presentation which will be followed by the opportunity for Q and A. We encourage all prospective candidates, supervisors and employing clinics to attend. A recording post-webinar can be made available for those unable to attend.
19/07/2024
1 week to go!!! There are still a few tickets available for the VSS graduate conference next weekend so spread the word to your friends, peers and colleagues. Get yourself booked in ASAP to hear from the experts on all things peri-calving in a practical, graduate friendly and real-life manner.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/graduate-conference-practical-preparation-for-calving-tickets-900940666787
05/07/2024
3 weeks today our graduate conference, VSS 'Practical Preparation for Calving' kicks off! I'm so excited for round 2 of this worthwhile, practical CPD!
The program is finalised (subject to minor alterations) and includes
* practical calving and fetotomy
* c-section
* uterine torsion
* down(er) cows
* hip dislocation
* calf disease investigation and fluid therapy
* uterine prolapse
* toxic cows
* abomasal displacement
* resilience and communication
Do yourself or your graduates a favour, and sign up to this highly relatable and practical training event.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/900940666787?aff=oddtdtcreator
Where: Mercure Hotel, Warragul
When: 26-28th July 2024
Cost: $750
CPD: 18 points
NB This event is highly relevant and suitable for any early-career mixed animal vet/student wanting to know/refresh how to practically apply their cattle knowledge to peri-calving conditions.
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