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 May 2020 journal was sent on 1st 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.

If you are VAA member and did not receive this email, or after you have set your password the link does not work, please convey your problem to the VAA Secretary (contact details shown below).

Note that 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

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

Australian Virtual Hobby Beekeepers Conference 20th June 2020

For information and tickets, click 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 its place ZOOM on-line meetings will be held.

Government resources regarding COVID-19 virus

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 this list.

• Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• 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)