On-Line Delivery Only of Australian Bee Journal

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and until further notice the Australian Bee Journal will not be posted in a printed format. Instead it will be delivered on-line via a link from an email sent to each member from the VAA Secretary. The email for the June 2020 journal was sent on 24th June.

• In order for this link to automatically display the journal on a device, you may have to have previously logged on to your VAA Wild Apricot account. To do this, click on the login button on the bottom of this page. If you have forgotten your password (or have never had one), click the “Forgot password” link and follow the instructions to set your password.  Your device will remember your password and there should be no need to repeat this process again.
• In order to receive the email you will also need to have "Mass emails from administrators, such as newsletters and other important notifications"  selected in the "Email subscriptions" section of your profile.
• Depending on the security settings of your device, the email may have been saved in your Junk-email folder from where you can access it. Also, it has been reported by a number of members that, instead of the Journal being displayed in their browser, it was saved in their download folder.

If you are a VAA member, have checked the above three issues and are still have not receiving the email with the journal attached, please notify the VAA Secretary (contact details shown below).

Along with many past editions, the latest journal can also be accessed from the Members menu tab. Here is the front cover of the July 2020 journal:

Cancellation of Harcourt Field Day

The Bendigo Branch has decided with much regret, to cancel the 41st Annual Beekeeping Field Day that was scheduled for 11/10/20.

Further details here...

Cancellation of VAA Melbourne Section Face-to-face Monthly Meetings

To help prevent its spread and to protect the beekeeping community from the COVID -19 virus, the VAA Melbourne Section committee has decided to cancel the face-to-face VAA Melbourne Section monthly meetings until further notice. In their place ZOOM on-line meetings will be held. For details of pending meetings, go to the Events page in the Melbourne Section menu tab.

Government COVID-19 Resources

The following government resources are being updated regularly and we recommend you check them for the latest public information. Thanks to the University of Melbourne for providing much of this list.

• Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Cleaning and disinfecting to reduce
  COVID-19 transmission (Download)
  
• DHHS COVID-19 self-assessment guidance
• Australian Government Department of Health
• Department of Home Affairs
• Smartraveller
• Social distancing information
• Self-isolation information

COVID-19 hotlines also offer 24/7 support:

• 1800 675 398 (Victoria Department of Health and Human Services)
• 1800 020 080 (Australian Department of Health)