News Releases

19 January 2021, Petplan Australia has won the Feefo Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers. Created by Feef...

We are delighted to inform our customers that Petplan is now offering extended customer service centre hours to help you and your pet's needs. You can reach our customer service centre now during the following hours:   Mondays...

 Following the direction of the Victorian Government stage 4 lock down the majority of Petplan workforce across Australia will be working from home effective Thursday 6th August 2020.   ...

With the news that Bushfire conditions are worsening in NSW & QLD our thoughts are with those who have already been affected by the fires and also with the emergency services working tirelessly to save lives and protect property. P...

Petplan is actively monitoring the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure we are ready to respond to the needs of our customers, their pets, our employees and our partners as the situation evolves.   We have taken several pr...

A young 24-year-old Norwegian woman has died last week due to rabies. She was bitten by a puppy that she attempted to rescue while on holiday in the Philippines.   It is understood that the puppy nipped her while playing, which ca...

Petplan Equine recently attended the 2017 Mitsubishi Motors Australian Three Day Event. The event was held in the heart of Adelaide City in the beautiful Victoria Park from the 15th to the 19th of November. The entries includ...

The Mitsubishi Motors Australian International 3 Day Event (Aus3de) is Australia’s premier equestrian competition held annually in November. For the past 12 years, Adelaide has hosted the event, which is made up of the three phas...

On 19th – 20th October Petplan attended AusPet 2017, presented by PIAA and Tower Systems. It was great to chat with people from all areas of the pet industry and discuss how Petplan Professional can assist in providing cover for ...

Petplan Australia holds Veterinary Awards for the second year to celebrate the 10th annual Vet Nurse Day in Australia  To celebrate the amazing work of all Vet Professionals, Petplan is extending the awards to three categories in...

Petplan Congratulates all Entrants and Winners of the 2017 RMS All Breeds Championship Show The prestigious Royal Melbourne Show All Breeds Championship has come to an end this year, and what a year it was. With more than 3,700 entries...

The Royal Melbourne Show All Breeds Championship Show is Australia’s most prestigious competition with more than 3,700 entries in 2,400 classes across 200 breeds. The competition runs over 9 days during the 2017 Royal Melbourne S...

Petplan Pet Insurance attended the Federation of Asia Small Animal Veterinary Associations Congress for 2017 which was held  from the 11th to the 14th of August at The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, at Broadbeac...

Entries are now open for the 2017 Petplan Veterinary Awards!  After only a few days of being open, nominations are already flying in for all three categories  Petplan Australia believe in celebrating the hard work of all vet...

Petplan recently attended the Saddleworld Melbourne International 3 Day Event which was held from the 9th to the 12th of June 2017 at Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre. There was a great amount of competitors and spectators acro...

The AVA Annual Conference is the largest veterinary conference in the region and was held from the 4th of June to the 9th of June. Over the past 9 years the AVA Annual Conference has rotated around the country attracting an average of ...

The Melbourne Dog Lovers Show was held on Friday the 5th of May till Sunday the 7th of May at the Royal Exhibition Building. Petplan had the opportunity to take part in this wonderful event by exhibiting what we had to offer to over 33...

Pet and equine insurer Petplan has appointed Lloyd’s underwriter MS Amlin as underwriter for its business in Australia and New Zealand, ending an arrangement with Allianz that began in 2008. All new Petplan business is now underw...

The 2017 Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia is being held from the 29th – 31st of March in Sydney. Petplan are proud silver sponsors of the annual event that is an innovative three day educational program which includes a wid...

WITH the summer fire season upon us, a Warrandyte North woman is helping link pet owners with volunteer animal carers on high fire danger days. Jennie Hill started a small Facebook group for people in Warrandyte last year and was overw...

Pet insurance can help your clients cover the cost of any unexpected veterinary treatment that their animal requires. We explain below advantages Petplan has over other pet insurance companies. Dental: provided the pet has had regular ...

Petplan has been working with veterinary practices, breeders, charities and pet shops for many years now, helping to strengthen the bond between the business and customers. Veterinarians Petplan helps build a financial bridge between a...

Unvaccinated cats group-housed in private shelters are highly susceptible to feline panleukopenia. The once vanquished viral disease feline panleukopenia has caused the death of scores of cats in Sydney in recent weeks, investigations ...

Petplan are happy to announce that we are on-board as the major sponsor for the QLD PetPEP Junior Activity Booklet for 2017. This program helps Australia students understand the important responsibility of looking after pets and how to...

The Big Day Out for Dogs is an annual festive community event held by Dogs Victoria on Sunday 11th of December at KCC Park Skye. This event showcases a wide variety of breeds, clubs and dog activities for the general public, as well as...

The Summer Spectacular is a 3 day event held from Friday - Sunday on December 2nd - 4th with three championship shows held over these days at the one venue! The judging panel will be made up off a range of internationally renowned judg...

Vet Nurses Day was on Friday the 14th of October and is an initiative of the Victorian Nurses Council of Australia to raise awareness of the importance of veterinary nurses to both the public and to the veterinary industry. It is ...

The Prestigious Royal Melbourne Dog Show competition concluded on Saturday the 24th of September with the Best in Show Championship. Here, the dogs judged to the best from each of the 7 groups based on the individual bre...

Vet Nurses Day is an initiative of the Victorian Nurses Council of Australia to raise awareness of the importance of veterinary nurses to both the public and to the veterinary industry. It is a day to celebrate and recognise the contri...

Nationwide census – this time for pets Pet Census 2016, Australia’s most comprehensive nationwide survey for pets, has been launched on 1st September 2016 to develop a clear picture of pet ownership in Australia.   Fol...

The prestigious Royal Melbourne Dog Show competition runs over 7 days and will culminate with the Best in Show Championship. Here, the dogs judged to the best from each of the 7 groups based on the individual breed standards ...

Petplan the Pet Insurance People, were awarded the "Best Pet Insurance Company 2012", at the Master Dog Breeders Association Awards night held in Sydney recently. Petplan are proud to have achieved a 'hat trick' betwe...

Petplan Australasia has just launched its licensed Petplan insurance product in New Zealand through the 98-store The Warehouse retail business.From this week, Ford Kinter is creating the product and handling claims for The Warehouse.In...

With the 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics Human Census having just recently taken place, Petplan have agreed to sponsor a survey to ask the nation’s Pet Owners, pet specific  set of questions to evaluate what it is like ...

The First known Australian case of Hendra virus affecting a dog has now been reported, this case was confirmed on the 26 Jul 2011.Hendra virus is commonly known to affect horses and humans, this year currently there have been ten cases...