Aust Vet J Vol 76, No 10, October 1998646

AVJ farewells Managing Editor

It is with regret that the AVA hasaccepted Steven Andrew’s resigna-tion as Communications Manager

of the AVA and Managing Editor ofthe AVJ. Steven is leaving the AVA toestablish his own public relations andmedia consultancy.

During Steven’s four years at AVA hehas revamped the Australian VeterinaryJournal so that now it is our best mem-bership benefit (AVJ, July ‘97), has setup and maintained the AVA’s award-winning web site and has increased sig-nificantly the AVA’s media profilethrough an active press release andmedia liaison program.

The AVA wishes Steven every suc-cess in his new venture and thanks himfor his outstanding contribution to theAVA. The AVA is currently interview-ing people for the position ofCommunications Manager. Anappointment will be announced innext month’s AVJ.

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NSW Agriculture last month imposed restrictions on the movement of poultryand poultry products within the Sydney metropolitan area in the wake of a

suspected outbreak of Newcastle disease at two commercial farms in the westernsuburbs.

The Chief Veterinary Officer of NSW Dr Dick Jane said the restrictions werepart of the Austvetplan for controlling and eradicating the disease as it is readilyspread from bird to bird.

He emphasised that Newcastle disease does not present a public health risk toconsumers of poultry products.

Dr Jane said a restricted area around the two affected properties prevents themovement of birds, litter and manure out of the area. Movement of birds withinand through the restricted area will require a permit.

The restricted area extends from Broken Bay in the north along theHawkesbury-Nepean River system to south of Penrith and across to the south sideof Botany Bay.

Dr Jane said the larger control area takes in all of Hawkesbury Shire in the northwest and on the southern side the shires of Wollondilly, Camden, Campbelltownand Sutherland.

All movement of birds, eggs, egg products, litter and manure into or out of thecontrol area requires a permit.

Dr Jane said a local disease control centre had been established at AustralianDefence Industries, St Marys.

Samples from the two affected properties collected by NSW Agriculture seniorfield veterinarians have been sent to the Australian Animal Health Laboratory atGeelong to determine the virulence of Newcastle disease involved.

Australia has been free of Newcastle disease in the virulent form. The presenceof a non-virulent strain of the disease in poultry flocks in the Sydney metropolitanarea means that they may have developed some immunity to the virulent strain.

Poultry movement restrictions imposed