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UQ SAVS UQ Veterinary Student Association’s Small Animal Veterinary Special Interest Group.

Helping veterinary / tech students further their skills and find their love for small animals. Our aims include:

• To provide students with the opportunity to practice and build on clinical skills essential for practice prior to graduating as veterinary surgeons

• To provide students with the chance to learn about the different specialties within small animal medicine and surgery and career pathways within these specialties

• To provide students with the opportunity to network with various specialists and surgeons within the field of small animal medicine and surgery to aid in the transition from university to practicing as veterinary surgeons in this particular field

We aim to achieve the above by:
• Running workshops.
• Holding seminars.
• Having lunchtime lectures and inviting veterinary specialists and surgeons from various fields of small animal medicine and surgery.
• Fostering relationships between students interested in this field of veterinary science and various veterinary surgeries/clinics by providing the opportunity to network at workshops/seminars/lectures.
• Introducing students to staff that we have here at UQ who are involved in small animal medicine and surgery who can aid in achieving the above aims.

We’re now recruiting our 2027 Executives Committee!! Check out the available positions and their job scopes to find the ...
07/09/2026

We’re now recruiting our 2027 Executives Committee!!

Check out the available positions and their job scopes to find the role that suits you best. 🐾
Scan the QR code / apply via our link 💙💛

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe0vUEHMFERlX88bFBvCnOj9K1ikEU26tCjD996D8FNrXwQQ/viewform

*AGM date and location TBC*

President:
- Leads the overall running of the SIG (including seeking and maintaining sponsorships, overseeing events and supporting committee members throughout the year)
- Hosts committee meetings
- Loaded with sponsors and VSA
- Represent the SIG

Vice President:
- Support president and commitee with event planning and coordination
- Ensure the team runs smoothly and remains organised.
- Share workload with president (step into president’s role when they are unavailable)

Secretary:
- Run meetings
- Take meeting minutes
- Update membership list
- Organize merchandise
- Keep google drive and emails organised

Treasurer:
- Manages the SIG’s finances
- Liaison with VSA on spending, budgeting for events (predicted costs)
- Track income & expenses
- Guide the processing of reimbursements for the committee members
- Maintain accurate financial records on the ledger.
- Ensures no misuse of SIG funds

Year reps & vet tech reps:
- Main link between SAVS and your cohort
- Help promote events, gather feedback
- Assist with organising and running events
- Keep the team updated on important assessment dates to help with event planning.
- Contribute to committee decision-making.

Behaviour rep:
- Organise events and workshops that help students better understand animal behaviour and practical behaviour management.

Emergency rep:
- Organise, create, and run events in collaboration with local and international industry professionals in order to introduce the veterinary emergency specialisation to students

Social media officer:
- promote the SIG events (ig reels, posts etc.)
- create posters for sign on, events, committee introductions, merch etc.

Volunteer Needed!!! Pets in the Park (Caboolture Clinic) this SaturdayMissed Pets in the Park on 7/3? No worries!!! They...
10/03/2026

Volunteer Needed!!! Pets in the Park (Caboolture Clinic) this Saturday

Missed Pets in the Park on 7/3? No worries!!!

They have another volunteer opportunity on 14 March🤩🤩

Pets in the Park is a registered Australian charity that provides free veterinary care to the pets of people experiencing homelessness, helping ensure these animals receive essential treatment while supporting vulnerable members of the community.

If you’re available and would like to help out, you can sign up here:

🔗 https://volunteersignup.org/KJTMC

📍 Location: Caboolture Clinic

📅 Date: 14 March (Sat) at 1:30

Sign up and don’t miss out this valuable opportunity!!!

Volunteer signup sheet

  Don’t forget to join our 2026 membership Facebook group if you are our SIG member this year, cuz you don’t wanna miss ...
03/03/2026

Don’t forget to join our 2026 membership Facebook group if you are our SIG member this year, cuz you don’t wanna miss out any of our members exclusive events!! 🫶🏻 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/177P7pguB6/

our insta:

Here is the link to join our membership if you haven’t:

Rubric Club Portal

⁣We were honoured to have Dr. David Cook, Dr. Abbie Tipler, Dr. Victoria Hudson, Dr. Jason Wang, and Dr. Connor from the...
23/12/2025

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We were honoured to have Dr. David Cook, Dr. Abbie Tipler, Dr. Victoria Hudson, Dr. Jason Wang, and Dr. Connor from the Veterinary Service visit Gatton before the exam to teach our students essential suturing and surgical skills. We are deeply grateful for their tremendous support—from planning to leading the workshops—which made the event such a success.⁣
We’ve received fantastic feedback from many of you who participated. Thank you for your enthusiasm and active engagement. We hope you enjoyed the experience and gained valuable skills, and we look forward to seeing you again at future workshops!⁣
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A huge thank you as well to our sponsors: B. Braun for providing sutures and surgical instruments, and Veterinary Specialist Services and Hill’s for their generous support.⁣
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Note: The posters for this event were approved by the School of Veterinary Science

Address

5391 Warrego Highway
Gatton, QLD
4343

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