1. PIRSA Media Release about relaxation of restrictions on www.pir.sa.gov.au or on the Horse SA homepage (Visit the PIRSA website if you want more detailed information)
2. Voluntary horse event registration form on www.horsesa.asn.au homepage. Icon top right hand corner
1. Horse Disease Response Levy 2008. Make sure if you are on a State or Federal horse organisation that also registers horses for any reason that you are across these Bills. Horse SA has prepared an information sheet to help make your lobbying more effective. It is NOT ENOUGH to only write to the Federal Agricultural Minister. You will need to keep your local Federal MP and Senators in the loop, and if possible, seek to have questions in Parliament scheduled. Download the info sheet from the Horse SA homepage.
2. Horse SA has prepared a letter for Federal Minister Tony Bourke MP; a copy is on our homepage.
Coming Events
1. Horse SA Sponsors Lunch: Venue & Date: RAHS Board Room, Thursday March 27th
A thank you lunch for our existing sponsors, and an opportunity for new sponsors to support the work of Horse SA. If you would like to be contacted as a potential sponsor of Horse SA, please email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au or contact the office 8294 2460
Sponsored by Grand West Pty Ltd. Main speaker is John Rothwell, CEO of the Adelaide Showground. Have a look at how the new upgrades are going!
2. School Teachers Network Day: Weds May 28th Allan Scott Park Racecourse 9.30 to 2.30 pm Open to all school teachers/ V.E.T Coordinators that oversee horse programs. Bookings email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au or contact the office 8294 2460
3. Kidman Trail Celebration: Diary Date Monday May 19th 11am at the Circulating Library, State Library of South Australia. All project partners, media and trail clubs invited. If you are a financial member of Horse SA and would also like an invitation, please email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au. Numbers will be limited.
New Projects!
Horse SA attracts funds to undertake project work against issues and key principles as identified in the organisational Strategic Plan. This new heading in the E-news will help keep people up to date with some of this work, through a snapshot of the “week that was” in the Horse SA office.
1. Horse keeping Focus Group - FREE Registrations of Interest are now being accepted.
This is a group for people who own or manage a horse property. The aim is for participants to prepare their own property management plan and complete the HorsesLandWater Action Planner. There is less step by step guidance than a Property Management Planning Course, (see below) with more focus on monitoring how your plan is going, & problem solving. Participants must live within the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board boundaries. (visit http://www.nrm.sa.gov.au/ to check if not sure) Limited numbers. Consists of one evening session at Echunga, followed by 3 field days on participant’s properties. Register through Horse SA office.
Sponsored by the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board. STRATEGIC PLAN AREA: Horse Keeping. Starts in June.
2. HorsesLandWater Property Management Planning - Registrations of Interest now being accepted for this course. 14 hrs over 2 evenings, one day and a half-day field day. Approx $97 per property. Commencing June. Email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au ** FarmBis Funding pending. STRATEGIC PLAN AREA: Horse Keeping
General News
Visit the Horse SA Noticeboard to read about:
1. Quorn Agricultural Show Horses in Action Notice of a special event
2. Child Safe courses for not-for-profit clubs now being run
And on the homepage:
3. Horse SA entertainment books now out (visit homepage to download order form)
Grants of the Week
1. Check out the range of small grants on http://www.landcareonline.com
2. Following up from the business breakfast, many people wanted to know more about Area Consultative Committees and what they do. Here is the website www.acc.gov.au. You can arrange to visit the one closest to you.
Websites of the Week
Featured small business member of Horse SA: Archer Horse Rugs www.archerhorserugs.com.au- after the heat wave comes winter! Plan ahead now!
And while on the web check out
The Adelaide sales results live on www.magicmillions.com.au
Mount Gambier Racing Club http://racing.mountgambier.org/
Pony Club of SA http://www.ponyclub.asn.au/