Dr Graham Lauridsen from Tropical Vets is calling on Senator for Queensland and Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt to take urgent action to address the veterinary workforce shortage in rural Queensland.
Tropical Vets employs 29 vets and has nine clinics from Ayr to Atherton.
Veterinary clinics across Australia are closing down due to workforce shortages, and employers are seeking Government action.
There are 941 veterinary businesses in Queensland which employ more than 3,800 vets.
“Every vet clinic that closes just increases the pressure on those that remain,” said Dr Lauridsen, “what we need is support for students and recent graduates to get them into regional veterinary practice.”
Australian Veterinary Association President,…
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