With the FAOPMA Conference fast approaching, now’s the time to REGISTER & WIN!!!

FMC is pleased to sponsor this year’s Early Bird Competition for the FAOPMA Conference.  Delegates registering before 31st July will go into the draw to win a Sea World Resort 2 Night Stay with entry into Movie World, Sea World and Wet n Wild Gold Coast PLUS $500 spending money! (Prize drawn 16/9/16). 

Attractive early bird rates available now – Don’t delay! Secure your place early - BOOK NOW & SAVE!!  For more information and to register, simply visit the AEPMA Website, or download the attached registration form, complete and return with your payment to the AEPMA National Office.   (Read more)

See how the recent Federal Budget will affect your superannuation.  David Scott from Pascoe Whittle Chartered Accountants in Sydney says,

“As you will have heard from the media recently, there have been quite a few changes to superannuation. announced by the Treasurer in this year’s budget.

The people who will be most affected are those still trying to accumulate retirement savings.  For those of you already in retirement the outlook is not as bleak as it may have been.   (Read more)  

There is welcome news that the turnover threshold for classifying a “small business entity” will increase from $2 million to $10 million.  According to the government, this will allow a further 90,000 to 100,000 businesses to access a range of small business tax concessions, such as the $20,000 instant asset write-off, use of small business pools, and concessional PAYG instalments.   (Read more)

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association is to be held at AEPMA Head Office, Unit 6, 12 Navigator Place, Hendra and by teleconference on Wednesday 29th June, 2016 at 8.00am AEST.   

AGENDA

1.    Welcome
2.    Confirmation of attendees (any financial member of AEPMA)
3.    Apologies
4.    Acceptance of proxies 
5.    Acceptance of Minutes of the Previous Annual General Meeting held on 7th May, 2015.
6.    To receive and consider the Directors’ report for the financial year ended 28 February 2016, the Financial Statements and Audit Report for that year and the Directors’ Statement. 
7.    Election of Office Bearers – meeting to confirm Office Bearers for the coming year (note following constitutional changes, directors are elected for a two-year term).
   7.1    John Graham – Queensland Branch
   7.2    Gary Stephenson – New South Wales Branch
   7.3    David Gay – Immediate Past President
   7.4    Vasili Tsoutouras - South Australia Branch
   7.5    Victor Morgan - Western Australia Branch
   7.6    Tommy Stewart – Victoria Branch
   7.7    Eris Hess - Associates
8.    General Business
9.    Meeting close

For further information and dial-in details (for members only) visit the AEPMA website.

Pest managers have a wide range of rodenticide brands and bait formulations to choose from.

But not all rodenticides work in the same way, and some bait formulations are more effective than others. Rodenticide choice and effectiveness often depends on the type of situation where the rodents are located. Food availability, rodent type and baiting history are just some of the factors that affect rodent control and influence rodenticide choice.

Many rodenticides only work well in specific situations, and don’t have the ability to produce consistent results in the wide-ranging scenarios that pest managers face. And pest managers don’t want to carry multiple types of rodenticides – they would prefer to use one product that can produce results in a wide range of scenarios.   (Read more)

Dear Pest Manager, It has been 10 years since the last comprehensive survey was undertaken of the Australian Pest Management Industry regarding the treatment of bed bug infestations.

With the support of the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) Bed Bug Working Party, a new survey is being conducted to gauge the extent of the bed bug situation.

This survey is available at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/bed_bug_survey_2016

This survey will only take a few minutes to complete and is aiming to establish the current state of the industry, with the results being used to encourage research and education into more effective bed bug control strategies.

By completing this survey you have a chance to WIN one 1 of 10 help guides "Do You Have Bed Bugs?" worth $10/copy, or 1 of 2, "A Guide to Mosquitoes of Australia" worth $50/copy.

If you would like more information on this book, please see www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6391.htm.

Please note that all names and companies will remain confidential. We need your details in case you win one of the great prizes! Please complete the survey by 15 June 2016 for your chance to win one of the great prizes. Winners will be contacted directly.

Yours sincerely

Stephen Doggett 
(Senior author of the Code of Practice for the Control of Bed Bug Infestations in Australia)
Tel: +61 2 9845 7279 | Fax: +61 2 9893 8659.
Email: Stephen.Doggett@health.nsw.gov.au
The Department of Medical Entomology web site.
http://medent.usyd.edu.au/arbovirus/index.html

Once again an employee, whose use of abusive language towards his employer got him the sack, has been found unfairly dismissed by the FWC. 

When an employee raised his concerns with his employer about unpaid overtime, a verbal altercation ensued.  It was alleged that the employer said something to the effect of “I can’t afford to put food on the f—king table for my family” to which the employee responded “that’s not my f—king problem you owe me money” and went on to use a very strong profanity to describe his employer.   (Read more)

The AEPMA NSW ACT Branch held its General meeting on 6 May at 4pm at the offices of Agserv, Silverwater. The chairman was pleased to see new faces at the meeting as well as two life members, being Mr Mal Trotter and Mr Greg Moon.  After going through the apologies and minutes, the Chairman gave his and the office bearers’ report for the last 12 months and thanked Agserv, Globe and Ensystex for their assistance during this period.  He also thanked all for their effort and contribution to the State Council.  There was no report for the sub branches and Mr Legey pointed out that should activity arise from the sub branches, they would be more than happy to welcome their delegate to the State Council.    (Read more)

AEPMA’s West Australian and South Australian branches recently held their AGMs, with office bearers elected for the ensuing 12 months.

Once again Victor Morgan was elected branch Chairman for WA and National Board Delegate, with Simon Richards elected as Vice Chair and alternate National Board Delegate. 

In SA, Gordon Morrison was elected Chairman, Paul Mjaskalo as Vice Chairman and David Lavender was again elected as Secretary.  Vasili Tsoutouras will represent South Australia on the AEPMA National Board, with Neil Raw and Trevor Scott sharing the alternate delegate position.

Ensystex have just completed their Australian seminar program with the final event in Perth turning up nearly 100 delegates.  Professional pest managers in attendance discovered the latest research data on cockroach biology, foraging and feeding behaviour, and how this relates to practical improvements in their control programs.

This was followed by a presentation on Ensystex’s outstanding new breakthrough product, Muskil Dual Action Rodenticide with Fluo-NP UV-A Tracking Technology. Additional presentations on product innovation and the studies that go into bringing new products to the market were also well received.    (Read more) 

At Allpest, an Australian subsidiary of Rollins Australia Pty Ltd, our objective is to be the company of choice in providing pest management services through delivering a service of unmatched quality, reliability and safety.

Established in 1959, our principle operation and head office is based in Perth, with regional operations in Karratha, Broome and Port Hedland.

A rare opportunity has become available to join our Major Projects team working on the Wheatstone Project in Onslow, Western Australia. This position has a work cycle of 28 days on site and 7 days off with the potential of night shifts.

You will lead and manage a 3 man team which is responsible for mosquito vector control and be the first point of contact on site.   (Read more)

Again, I hope, you all have had a great Pest Management season and are looking forward to a well - deserved break through the winter.

For your councillors, it is time to reflect on what the AEPMA NSW ACT State council has achieved on your behalf in the last 12 months.  Please note that the AGM is now every two years.

We have had four State Council meetings, all in Sydney except for the Hawk Nest meeting of the 6 February this year. As your National delegate, I attended two National Board meetings until I stepped down for personal reasons in November 2015.  Mr Greg Moon has attended four meetings.

We were grateful for Mr Greg Moon, our alternate delegate on the National Board to step up to the position of NSW National Director for the remainder of the year.   (Read more)

Agserv Pestech Presentations

Agserv will be running a series of presentations through June and July.  Click here to download the Pestech flyer.

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