Veterinary issues concerning the Australian cattle industry including trade risks and maintaining export markets in light of animal disease and public health threats will be the focus of a speech by Australian Cattle Council Executive Director Mr David Inall. Mr Inall will join former Chief Veterinary Officer of Australia Dr Gardner Murray in addressing industry representatives and regional practitioners at the inaugural Charles Sturt Veterinary Foundation Dinner on Saturday 28 October in Wagga Wagga.  The Charles Sturt University (CSU) veterinary program’s multi-million dollar capital works projects will be a feature discussion topic at the dinner, with plans currently underway for a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to support livestock producers and veterinarians in the region, as well as facilitate training for veterinary undergraduate and postgraduate students in diagnostic procedures. “The dinner provides an opportunity to discuss the course, its particular characteristics and its educational and research directions with the veterinary community and build the networks crucial to ensuring the success of the program and our graduates,” says CSU’s Director of Veterinary Science Professor Kym Abbott. The dinner will be held in 6pm Boorooma Auditorium, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus.