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The Wheen Bee Foundation is seeking a permanent Program Administrator to support the work of the CEO.

More information is available on the Wheen Bee Foundation website at wheenbeefoundation.org.au/news-events/uncategorized/wheen-bee-foundation-is-hiring

For a copy of the full Position Description please email info@wheenbeefoundation.org.au

You might also like to share our Facebook post about the job opening at facebook.com/photo?fbid=731315255664009&set=a.533744352087768

Applications close on 7 July.

Details of the Melbourne Polytechnic Certificate III in Beekeeping are available here.

Plan Bee continues the national honey bee genetic improvement program until at least April 2024.  Further details at their website here.

Dates of the 3 workshops are posted on the Melbourne Section page.

Take advantage of the discounted early bird registration rate,  which closes 5th June.  Register here.

Apimondia 2023 is coming up fast (Sept 4-8).  A package tour including the conference and tours of Chile and Argentina is available, download the details here (pdf).

The program has now been posted on the conference page.  At this stage there are some items that are still to be confirmed, so the V.A.A. reserves the right to change the program without prior notice.

Highlights

• Varroa Surveillance and Treatment
• Certificate 111 in Beekeeping
• Queen Cell and Nuc rearing
• A.H.B.I.C. Update
• Early Testing for American Foul Brood & European Foul Brood
• A.F.B. Vaccine
• Panel: Varroa – “The Elephant in the Room”
• Panel: Almond Pollination
• Panel: Passionate Beekeeping

Recreational Evening

Earlybird discount ends 5th June.  Register now!

Register for the Flora Tour at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 29th April here.