Victorian Apiarists Association (VAA)

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Welcome to the home page of the Victorian Apiarists' Association Inc.

The Victorian Apiarists' Association aims to provide services, leadership and vision to its members. This includes securing access and tenure to floral resources, controlling disease and providing protection to a strong industry. We also assist with the advancement of apiculture through diversification, education, training and information and by utilising technology.

The Victorian Apiarists' Association can help all beekeepers regardless of how many hives they own. Whether you are a hobbyist beekeeper with one hive in the backyard, a semi commercial beekeeper that wishes to take the next step towards becoming fully financially dependent on beekeeping or the full time commercial beekeeper, we can help you.

The purposes of the Association are:

To provide a means whereby the Apiarists of the state may be represented through a common organisation for the welfare of the beekeeping.

To work for the advancement of apiculture by the dissemination of information relating to all aspects of beekeeping.

To promote the more efficient production and marketing of apicultural products.

To secure trading concessions and services to members.

To strive for development of local and export markets and the establishment of suitable standards of quality and packing etc. of apiary products.

To cowith all Government Departments in all matters appertaining to the welfare of the Association.

To encourage scientific investigation, experimental and research work in all aspects of Beekeeping.

To protect and improve the honey resources of the state and to cowith all bodies interested in forest preservation, regeneration and the like.

To secure effective legislation and administration in matters affecting the industry and to assist members in their apicultural rights.

To provide education, assistance and training to new beekeepers.

Major updates on this web site

15-Sep-2011 - [Events] updated

3-Aug-2011 - New tab [Information] [Beekeeping Jobs]

3-Aug-2011 - New tab [Information] [The Apiary Map]