2007 News
Victoria forums - Mulesing alternatives: Road to 2010
Australian Wool and Sheep Industry Taskforce Media Release
5 April 2007
Merino woolgrowers can find out more details about the progress in developing alternatives to conventional mulesing to meet the 2010 phase-out date at meetings to be held in Seymour on Monday 23 April and Skipton and Hamilton on Tuesday 24 April.
Chairman of the Operations Group of the Australian Wool and Sheep Industry Taskforce, Robert Pietsch, will chair the meetings. Mr Pietsch is also Chair of the National Mulesing Assurance Program and President of WoolProducers Australia.
Also in attendance will be Jules Dorrian, AWI Project Manager of Blowfly Control and David Coombes, a member of the Secretariat of the Australian Wool and Sheep Industry Taskforce.
The meetings will have a ‘question and answer’ format to enable woolgrowers to ask all the questions they have about alternatives to mulesing and issues surrounding the phase-out by 2010.
“The deadline of 2010 is looming and I urge all woolgrowers to avail themselves of this excellent opportunity for an informal discussion about progress with the development of the mulesing clips, the intradermal injection, the National Mulesing Assurance Program and other activity surrounding the mulesing phase-out.” Mr Pietsch said.
Monday 23 April 2007
Seymour
Seymour Club
1 Elizabeth Street
Meeting commences at 3pm, concludes at 4.30pm approx.
Tuesday 24 April 2007
Skipton
Skipton Bowling / Golf Club
Geelong Road
Meeting commences at 10am, concludes at 11.30am approx.
Hamilton
Gilly’s Grill
106 Gray Street
Meeting commences at 2pm, concludes at 3.30pm approx.
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