|
Welcome
Welcome to Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association January 2015 edition. With membership renewals currently being distributed, remember to keep an eye out for your renewal notice in your emails.... For more details please read below or visit our website for online version.
|
 |
Membership Renewal – can you afford not to?
An email is currently being sent to all members, inviting them to renew their AEPMA membership for 2015-16.
The benefits of your ongoing AEPMA membership are:
- Direct customer access to your company details
- Monthly electronic newsletter
- Updates on industry activities including events
- Completion of Codes of Practice
- Interaction with pest management companies
- An avenue for product promotion
- Joint industry organisation that supports professionalism and fights for continuing pest management activities free from excessive environmental and other government controls
- Leadership and stewardship of the ongoing growth, training and development of the pest management industry
- A website for the Australian Professional Pest Management Industry and consumers seeking advice, information and direction on all things relating to our industry.
Throughout 2014 traffic to the AEPMA website has increased significantly, continuing to draw consumers to the site looking for pest management services. The main thrust of the website and online presence is to promote professional pest management using professional products to consumers.
Renewal is easy, when you receive your renewal notice, either click on the link in the message, or go to www.aepma.com.au, go to the industry portal and login with your username and password (valid for current members).
|
 |
Rapid Solutions Risk Management Conference 2015
The 2015 Rapid Solutions Risk Management Conference will be held on 14th and 15th August at Jupiter’s Hotel & Casino on the Gold Coast. By attending you’ll expand your knowledge and keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the industry. It’s also a great opportunity to make connections and share ideas with others in your field.
The conference will feature a large number of presentations across a range of pest control topics. In addition, the exhibition hall will be full of the latest products from the leading industry suppliers. Ensystex will once again be the Gold Sponsor for the event.
To help you unwind, there will also be some great social activities. The AEPMA Pest Manager of the Year award will be announced during the official conference dinner and there will be barefoot bowls and a round of golf on offer following the conclusion of the conference.
Mark your calendars now; further details will be released on Rapid Solutions’ website www.rapidsolutions.com.au soon.
|
 |
NSW State Council Branch Meeting
Welcome all to the New Year 2015. I hope it will be one of Happiness, Good Health and Prosperity for all AEPMA members.
The next AEPMA NSW ACT State Council meeting will be held on 7th February 2015 at Hawk Nest, NSW.
As usual a good number of Council members have confirmed their attendance.
The year has just started and items for discussion are starting to pile up! (Read More)
|
 |
Rats invade Melbourne as council admits baiting program failure
MELBOURNE is in the midst of an unprecedented invasion by giant rats
The City of Melbourne admits its baiting program has failed to control a huge population of brown rats.
And Flagstaff Gardens, a hot spot because of its proximity to railway tunnels and stormwater pipes, has been all but overrun by the vermin.
There are pleas for visitors not to feed the park’s possums, which attract rats.
Exopest pest control company founder Simon Dixon said the city’s rat numbers were unprecedented for the time of year. (Read More)
|
 |
Rodent glueboards prohibited from 1 January 2015 in New Zealand
The following article is an extract from our sister organisation in New Zealand, Dr Kate Littin, Manager, Standards Programme, Animal Welfare Animal and Animal Products, Regulation & Assurance, Ministry for Primary Industries; regarding the prohibition of glueboards.
It is part of a wider advertising campaign from MPI relating to this change in regulations.
The sale and use of rodent glueboards will be prohibited from 1 January 2015, under the Animal Welfare (Glueboard Traps) Order 2009. (Read More)
|
 |
FAOPMA Conference Hong Kong 2014
The FAOPMA conference, which was held in Hong Kong in November, provided the opportunity for member countries to outline the regulatory and operational environment under which they operate, including potential future challenges. The conference also provided a focus for developments in Europe where the development of a potential Pest Management Standard, which will eventually be recognised by the ISO standards is well advanced. (Read more)
|
 |
Fire ant outbreak: experts urge government to increase biosecurity funding
The outbreak of red imported fire ants that hit Sydney in December could reach Newcastle, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains, a Queensland councillor has warned.
Ipswich councillor Paul Tully, who described the fire ant bite as "excruciating", has 14 years' experience fighting the ants in Queensland and urged the NSW government to step up its eradication efforts. (Read more)
|
 |
The Great Escape
Most employers are unaware that when making a position redundant, they can in fact reduce the amount of redundancy pay an employee is entitled to if they obtain acceptable alternative employment” for them. This is easier said than done though, as an employer found out when a decision to vary their redundancy pay obligations was overturned by a Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench.
After losing its contract to supply security services to a stevedoring company, an employer made 49 of its employees redundant. These employees were then employed by the security company that took over their former employer’s contract. However, their previous service with their former employer was not recognised for the purpose of accrued entitlements. (Read more)
|
You are receiving AEPMA e-newsletters. If you are not interested to further e-newsletter from AEPMA, please click here to unsubscribe. |
|