visit www.outbreak.gov.au
NSW website is well resourced and talks about buffer zones and planned vaccination programs
Re: Continuation of Permit system for horse aggregations. www.pir.sa.gov.au/horseflu/news_releases
Please ring or text your horse owning friends, collegues, trainers and club members to let them know about the following sessions:
Day Sessions - 1pm
Leigh Creek 2 October Leigh Creek Community Sports Club
Port Augusta 3 October Port Augusta Sporting & Social Club
Evening Sessions - 7pm
Aldinga 4 October Aldinga Community Centre
Mt Gambier 5 October Commodore Motel
Kingscote 8 October Ozone Hotel
Oakbank 15 October Oakbank High School
Strathalbyn 17 October Town Hall
Pt Lincoln 24 October Pt Lincoln Racing Club
Wuddina 25 October Wudinna Community Club
Visit the PIRSA website to download a "Frequently Asked Question" sheet about vaccinations http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/horseflu/information_sheets
GOVERNMENT BRIEFING ON EI
Horse SA is coordinating a briefing of senior government officials from a range of government departments to hear about how the EI situation is affecting us currently, and will more seriously, if EI reaches SA and another Stock Standstill is called. The briefing is scheduled for Thursday Oct 4th
APPRECIATION SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Horse SA & Thoroughbred Racing SA are sponsoring an "Appreciation Sausage Sizzle" for PIRSA staff who have been working in the State Emergency Disease Headquarters. Horse owners or organisation representatives, who would like to say thankyou to staff (there are appox. 20 per day working full time to keep flu out of SA)are welcome to attend Download flyer on www.horsesa.asn.au Bookings are essential. If your particular horse organisation/business would like to sponsor a small thank you function in a months time, please contact Julie. 0402 488 306 or horsesa@horsesa.asn.au
THINGS TO DO WITHOUT HORSES:
City of Horses
Colonel Light Centre, 25 Pirie Street
(East and West Sides of Breezeway)
A joint display between Adelaide City Council Archives and the SA Police Historical Society pays tribute to the contribution working horses have made to the City of Adelaide. http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/scripts/nc.dll?ADCC:STANDARD::pc=PC_35
Clubs could make this an outing, along with a picnic in the Adelaide City Parklands near the International Horse Trials permanent jumps. Suggested by Dr Kirrilly Thompson, Pegasus Pony Club
Please send in any suggestions you may have, to share with other clubs.
FIRST AID COURSES
Visit www.horsesa.asn.au for a flyer on Basic First Aid and Senior First Aid courses to be held at Horse SA offices, Morphettville
TRACKWORK RIDING SHORT COURSE TO START MON OCT 15TH (FREE!) Want to learn how to exercise racehorses? FREE Trackwork Riding Short Course! Horses provided. Some riding experience required (of any kind) Registrations of interest: Cheltenham Horse Skills Centre TAFESA Cheltenham Campus
Telephone: 8347 2182
Facsimile: 8345 4327
Email: cheltgen@tafesa.edu.au
FORUM FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS REGARDING RACING INDUSTRY SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS Open to teachers currently teaching horse programs of any (horse) type in SA Schools, or teachers who are considering coordinating a horse program in 2008
Where: Allan Scott Park Racecourse, Morphettville
When: Monday November 12th, 2007 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Speakers include TAFE SA, industry trainees, Thoroughbred Racing staff Enq Julie Fiedler horsesa@horsesa.asn.au