Secretary/Treasurer
Kerrin Williams Phone: 0498 461 460 Email: vaa@vicbeekeepers.com.au PresidentJohn van Weeghel Phone: 0419 542 479 Email: john.vanweeghel@bigpond.com Vice President Phillip McPherson Phone: 0428 621 455 Email: mchoney1@optusnet.com.au Vice President Lindsay Callaway Phone: 0429 857835 Email: lindsay@warralhoney.com.au Board Members Ken Gell Phone: 0428 506 752 Email: gellshoneymaryborough@gmail.com Rob Kerr Phone: 0421 078 387 Email: robkerr62@gmail.com Judy Leggett Phone: 0423 464 800 Email: aandjleggett@bigpond.com Robert McDonald Phone: 0427 722 162 Email: McDonald.Robert@y7mail.com Andrew Wootton Phone: 0481 392 798 Email: andrew.wootton@gmail.com Agriculture Victoria: Apiary teamWebsite: www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/livestock-and-animals/honey-bees To report a suspect exotic please call:Exotic Plant Pest Hotline 1800 084 881 For enquiries and endemic disease notification please use: Ph: 136 186 Email honeybee.biosecurity@agriculture.vic.gov.au. For enquiries related to permits and movement restrictions:Email honeybee.permits@agriculture.vic.gov.au For beekeeper registration please log onto BeeMAX or call the Bee Registration Helpline 1800 356 761 Current Apiary OfficersPlease use the honeybee.biosecurity@agriculture.vic.gov.au email to ensure that communications are monitored. Officers may be in the field and unavailable. Nikki Jones, Biosecurity Manager Apiary1 Taylor Street, Epsom, Victoria, Australia 3551 Mob: 0428 617 071 Email: honeybee.biosecurity@agriculture.vic.gov.au Karla Williams, Biosecurity Officer Apiary 475-485 Mickleham Road, Attwood, Victoria, 3049 Mob: 0428 893 595 Email: honeybee.biosecurity@agriculture.vic.gov.au Karyn Di Florio, Bee Biosecurity Officer AgVic Apiary Customer Service Centre For urgent communications if you can't reach an officer Phone: 136 186Apiculture contacts Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) Phone: 0428 649 321 Annie Stoddart Program Coordinator Phone: 02 6923 6918 Email: Annie.stoddart@agrifutures.com.au VFF State Beekeeping Branch Wheen Bee Foundation CEO: Fiona Chambers Website: www.wheenbeefoundation.org.au | VAA Inc Regional GroupsBendigo Branch Email: secretarybendigobranchvaa@gmail.com Information/Education Q&A Meetings - 1st Wed. each month (except December) Business Meetings - 3rd Wednesday of odd months All meetings at Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo Dinner at 6.00 p.m. Meetings at 7.00 p.m. Please register by the email above to attend meetings.
Melbourne Section Ph: 0421 078 387 Email: vaamelbournesection@hotmail.com Meetings: 7:15pm on the last Thursday of the each month. Venue: The Avenue Church of Christ, 1 The Avenue, Surrey Hills
Ph: 03 5024 8674. Affiliated OrganisationsCentral Victorian Apiarists’ Association Inc. (CVAA Inc.) Ph: 0400 261 746 Email: millie_enbomgoad@yahoo.com.au
Sue Harding Mobile: 0408 343 779 Email: hardstein@bigpond.com North Eastern Apiarists’ Association Inc. (NEAAV Inc.) Mob: 0478 225 081 Southside Beekeepers Club Ph: 0407 553 022 Email: admin@southsidebeekeepers.com.au 7.30pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Monterey Secondary College 21 Silvertop St., Frankston Nth Vic. Geelong Beekeepers Club Pres: Stephen Fridey Ph: 0401 897 579Email: info@geelongbeekeepersclub.org Meetings third Friday of the month at Belmont Masonic Centre, 25 Regent Street, Belmont Latrobe Valley Beekeepers Association President: Sean-Paul Smith Ph: 0409 015 237 PO Box 323, Newborough VIC 3825 Email: LatrobeValleyBees@gmail.com Website: https://lvba.wildapricot.org/ Meets at 7pm on first Tuesday of every month at the Association's facility at 99 Saviges Rd Moe, Vic, 3825 South Gippsland Beekeepers Inc Secretary: Anna Jones Ph: 0411 770 062 Email: secretary@sgbeekeepers.org.au Meets on the second Thursday of the month at St Peters Anglican Church Hall, Cnr McCartin St & Bruce St, Leongatha Melbourne Beekeepers Club Inc Secretary: Barry Cooper Email: secretary@melbournebeekeepersclub.org.au Website: melbournebeekeepersclub.org.au Northwestern Bee Club Inc. President: Roger Mitchell Ph 0407 427 431 Email: northwesternbeeclub@gmail.com Website: https://www.nwbee.club/ Mornington Peninsula Beekeepers Association VicePresident: Bryannah Downward Ph: 0401 965 558 Email: admin@mpba.org.au MPBA Club meeting 4th Wed each month @ 7pm Mornington Park Pavilion 9 Flinders Drive Mornington Moonee Valley Beekeepers Club Inc. Secretary: Paul Kucera Email: mvbeekeepersclub@gmail.com Meet at 7pm every second Tues of the month at Maribyrnong Park Bowls Club 195HolmesRd Moonee Ponds Vic 3039 Werribeeks Secretary: Helen Morland Email: werribeeks@gmail.com 3rd Monday of the Month, 7PM at the Wyndham Park Community Centre, 53-57 Kookaburra Ave, Werribee VIC 3030Woodend Bee-Friendly Society Action Group Leader: Samantha Rixon Ph: 0428 465 792 Email: wbfs@mrsg.org.au Yarra Valley Bee Group Email: secretary.yarravalleybeegroup@mail.tidyhq.com at ECOSS 711 Old Warburton Rd, Wesburn, Victoria, 3799 Meetings: last Sunday of the month at 2pm Collingwood Children's Farm Apiary |