State government emergency animal disease taskforce established

August 1 2022 - 11:00am
NEW TASKFORCE: Agriculture Minister Gayle Tierney and Victoria's chief veterinary officer Graeme Cook.
NEW TASKFORCE: Agriculture Minister Gayle Tierney and Victoria's chief veterinary officer Graeme Cook.

The state government is setting up an Emergency Animal Disease Taskforce, to plan for a rapid response if an outbreak of an emergency animal disease (EAD) such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD breaks out in Victoria.

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