APVMA

Adding 12 jobs will have a negligible effect on Wagga Wagga’s economy, but replacing nine staff could well have a significant effect on the tiny Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.

Another agricultural agency is expanding its footprint over a wider area. Stakeholder engagement is the primary motivator for the latest decentralisation plan, but the minister is still spruiking it as a regional jobs boost.

APVMA faces rebuilding its core capability over several years if it moves to Armidale, right when its CEO was hoping things would “settle” after a series of significant and overlapping reforms that go back several years.