Animal Health Australia Members Forum

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1 Animal Health Australia Members Forum 22 March / #2016AHA

2 Congratulations AHA and PHA The Farm Biosecurity Program, Australia s only national on farm biosecurity awareness program, was recognised with the Australian Government s prestigious government biosecurity award.

3 Members Forum Agenda Welcome Session 1 Social media overview Session 2 Mid-Year Report 16/17 Annual Operating Plan Member survey results Session 3 Surveillance update and discussion Session 4 AOP overview and member feedback Session 5 Open discussion Forum Close

4 Annual Operating Plan Mid-Year Report

5 Financial overview Mid Year Expenditure $5.3m $1.7m below budget Income $10m $0.6m below budget Operating surplus $4.7m $1.1m in excess of budget Unsurprising result big projects invoice late in financial year e.g. labs Core & special projects invoiced early in year Expect to fully utilise core project budget Special project expenditure on track Below budget due to lower levy receipts Non Industry Core $3.0m Non Industry Special $3.7m Income $10m Levies $2.9m Interest $0.1m EADRA Levies $0.3m

6 Successes Updated EADRA published ahead of schedule Hosted FMD Risk Management Project (phase 3) workshop Expanded scope of Aquatic Deed project through working group Strategic Priority 1 Strategic Priority 2 Government members funded the Biosecurity Response Training & Assessment Materials project ($400k). First internal AHA training exercise to test the AHA Incident Management Plan

7 Successes Strategic Priority 3 Animal Health Alerts smartphone app funded by Northern Australia Biosecurity Framework Surveillance work plan NAHIS data scope and number of disease investigation reports are sufficient to meet trade and market access requirements Social media campaign for Goat Welfare Standards and Guidelines (S&Gs) launched. Farm Biosecurity Project review completed National Sheep Health Monitoring Project (NSHMP) review completed Training plans agreed for NSW and WA under the National Significant Disease Investigation Program (NSDIP) Funds allocated to the now-ceased Veterinary Practice Enhanced General Surveillance (VPEGS) project to be diverted to other projects Livestock Biosecurity Network (LBN - subsidiary of AHA & Cattle Council of Australia with new Board established AHA Constitutional changes supported by members at Annual General Meeting Member survey completed Introduction of social media channels allowed wider promotion of project communications Feedback from Members Forums has enabled continued improvement Strategic Priority 4 AHA celebrated its 20th birthday and AUSVETPLAN s 25th birthday

8 Challenges Strategic Priority 1 Strategic Priority 3 The quality of the FMD vaccine bank audit report was not to the standard expected Poultry Production Standards delayed - industry being unable to provide sufficient data in the time required for the development of the Regulation Impact Statement and ongoing changes at AWTG Continued delays with implementation of Biosecurity RDE Strategy recruitment Exercise Sheepcatcher II - difficult process compounded by the announcement by the Victorian Government to move to mandatory electronic identification of sheep and goats. National index of animal health databases delayed as dependent upon needs of key stakeholders.

9 Challenges Strategic Priority 4 Capacity constraints leading to slow progress in implementation of Information and communications technology strategy recommendations

10 Key Highlights Key highlight 1 All projects delivered on time and on budget, staff now on holiday Key highlight 2 AHA makes 4.8m profit and invests in commercial property in Hong Kong Key highlight 3 JD eradicated

11 Key Highlights M&E: FMD Risk Management Phase 3: I hadn t wanted to attend at all, but I am very glad now that I did. Northern Aus Biosecurity Framework Surveillance - Plant and Animal Health Work Plan Influence: Animal Welfare Standards & Guidelines approach S&G Poultry IGAB submissions NBC AHC Strengthening biosecurity: Livestock Biosecurity Network

12 Overall we are going well! We have 59 projects at AHA: 5 have already been completed 38 are on track 14 are delayed 2 have stopped

13 Member survey results

14 Why do it? Key part of AHA s monitoring, evaluation and reporting against the Strategic Plan We want to understand member attitudes, strength of opinion and underlying reasons. Three Member surveys conducted over the five-year lifespan of the Strategic Plan 2016 Baseline Mid-term strategic plan evaluation Final strategic plan evaluation

15 Member response There was widespread acknowledgement that AHA has to keep a lot of disparate interests and agendas satisfied..coordinating all these different perspectives together to bring about a shared, supported and sustainable view that informs actionable outcomes is considered invaluable.

16 Approach Members Survey objectives What? How effective is AHA in delivering on the intent of the Strategic Plan? To what extent has AHA delivered value to its members? What improvements could AHA be making? Who? AHA Members In-depth interviews Online Community Mobile survey How? 12 face to face interviews minutes duration invitations sent, including multiple reminders and phone follow-ups 2 week forum 2 hours participation each SMS invitations sent including multiple reminders 18 completes 5-7 minutes duration When? September 2017 Recruitment & Fieldwork: 25 October - 19 December Sept 14 Oct 2017

17 Member response Response rate from members, other than for the face to face interviews, disappointingly poor. But, we are on track, because if we weren t you d tell us

18 Overview Positive attitudes toward AHA and reasons for involvement Strong belief in the value of AHA model, its significant achievements to date and what it has delivered AHA communication to members timings, channels used and frequency were considered appropriate, although there are areas for improvement. Overall members positive in their evaluation of AHA and meeting the objectives of the Strategic Plan

19 Comparing importance and performance Results show that effective management and strengthening of Australia s emergency response arrangements is AHA s most important contribution and our best performing area. The largest gap between importance v performance is for surveillance and the lowest for animal welfare. Nothing ranked below 3.1 AHA benchmark is qualitative data reveals areas for improvement.

20 Top three strategies for all members 2. Enhancing the response preparedness capabilities of members 1. Effective management and strengthening of Australia s emergency response arrangements 3. Strengthening surveillance 4. Strengthen biosecurity on-farm 5. Strengthen biosecurity along supply chain 6. Strengthen traceability 7. Strengthen animal welfare

21 Biosecurity, surveillance & traceability AHA s response Overall agreement that AHA has a vital role to play in strengthening surveillance but opinion divided on whether we are delivering on objectives ranging from poor to good. Biosecurity is of importance to all members, BUT opinions varied greatly amongst government members as to its level of importance, but with most agreeing that AHA s performance needs to improve. Biosecurity workshopped 2016 Member Forums; work with government members and individual industry members. Some confusion as to AHA s role in biosecurity, surveillance and traceability. There was strong acknowledgment that it is a complicated area to make progress within current arrangements. Workshopping surveillance and AHA developing surveillance and traceability policy statements

22 AHA role and effectiveness AHA s response All government members concerned that in seeking new business AHA may spread itself too thin. New business opportunities help strengthen animal health and biosecurity Improve financial reporting to government members (as per current industry reporting) Make it easier for new members Critical issue when AHA staff leave New member induction activities Staff retention, recruitment and career development AHA people plan

23 Communication & member engagement AHA response Poor visibility, awareness and understanding of AHA role Tailored plans and campaigns with Plant Health Australia, LBN, members and stakeholders Raise awareness of AHA role with industries members/producers More tailored communications especially with industry Improve government engagement

24 Members Survey Final insight Our service providers observed in some areas that AHA s influence was patchy and that there is a need for clear direction in knowing exactly what Australian government s priorities are. This involved having tough conversations and having the discipline to push back with governments.

25 Draft AOP

26 AHA s Strategic Plan Key outcomes: Producers reduce disease entry onto farms Prompt notifiable outbreak disease detection and effective EAD response National surveillance and animal health reports are considered robust by members and markets New and enhanced partnerships sustainable programs

27 AHA s Strategic Plan SP 3 SP 4 SP 1 SP 1,2,3,4 SP 2 SP 1, 2, 3 SP 3 SP 2,3 SP 3

28 Annual Operating Plan How it is developed Setting the general direction and investment mix of AOP core programs/projects in consultation with members Draft AOP core and special project budgets provided for member input and further consultation. Coincides with March Members Forum AOP revised & finalised, - targeted member consultation. Members approve core subscriptions at General Meeting Stage 1 Nov-Dec 2016 Stage 2 Jan Mar 2017 Stage 3 Apr- June 2017

29 Annual Operating Plan Next steps and your involvement June Members approve core subscriptions at General Meeting May AOP approved by Board 19 April LAST DAY FOR INPUT Feedback to AHA two way March