2007 News

Mulesing alternatives: Road to 2010

Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) Media Release

16 March 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 around the state next week.

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 Accreditation Program and President of Woolproducers Australia.

The meetings will be introduced by the Chair of the NSW Farmers’ Association Wool Committee, Don Hamblin.

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 Accreditation Program and other activity surrounding the mulesing phase-out.” Mr Pietsch said.

Dates and venues for the meetings are as follows:

Tuesday 20 March 2007

Goulburn
Goulburn Soldiers Club
Meeting commences at 9am, concludes at 10.30am approx.

Yass
Yass Soldiers Club
Meeting commences at 1 pm, concludes at 2.30 pm approx.

Wednesday March 21, 2007

Wellington
Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club
Meeting commences at 9am, concludes at 10.30am approx.

Dubbo
Dubbo RSL Memorial Club
Meeting commences at 12 noon, concludes at 1.30 pm approx.

Thursday 22 March 2007

Armidale
Ex-Servicemens Club
Meeting commences at 9am, concludes at 10.30am approx.

Glen Innes
Services Club
Meeting commences at 2 pm, concludes at 3.30 pm approx.

Further information:

AWI Helpline 1800 070 099