River blackfish, one of our highly valued and priority native species of fish, received a boost to local populations last Saturday with the release of 16 adult fish adjacent Cooriemungle Creek. The day was attended and celebrated by the local community, Corangamite CMA, researchers and the VFA – with many helping hands to assist in [...]
• The Murray Codference was once again a roaring success this year, with the sixth conference being held in Shepparton last month on 27 February 2022. • COVID settings of the day made for a smaller but no less passionate and enthusiastic crowd, with just over 200 people able to attend, along with speakers which [...]
Macquarie perch populations continue to be given a huge boost thanks to record fish production and stocking efforts and habitat restoration! • This year, the Snobs Creek Hatchery team did an incredible job to produce 145,000 Macquarie perch, which were released into: o Goulburn River (58,000) o Ovens River (40,000) o King River (15,000) o [...]
The future of fishing in Gippsland Lakes is looking up, with the Andrews Labor Government now completing its second year of dusky flathead stockings. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the stocking is part of a three-year trial by the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) aimed at bolstering numbers of the iconic species in [...]
Construction has begun on the second stage of the Andrews Labor Government’s Hastings boat ramp upgrade, making it easier for boaters to get out onto Western Port. The $3.6 million boat ramp upgrade was identified as a priority project through the Government’s $47.2 million investment to improve recreational boating for all Victorians, with Better Boating [...]
Hitting the water at Cape Conran will soon be easier, with the Andrews Labor Government investing in up to $2.2 million worth of upgrades at the West Cape boat ramp. The development at the ramp on the East Gippsland coast is part of the Labor Government’s $47.2 million investment to improve recreational boating for all [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is helping Victorians enjoy even more of the state’s great outdoors, with the first of hundreds of new riverside camping spots coming online. The sites are part of a 2018 election promise by the Labor Government to make sure Victoria is the best place for exploring the great outdoors, increasing access [...]
The wait is over for local anglers and visitors following the completion of critical repairs at Warrnambool’s historic harbour. The Andrews Labor Government invested $250,000 in emergency funds to repair the Warrnambool Breakwater after a storm caused significant damage in April 2021. The works have restored pedestrian access to the breakwater and parapet walkway, with [...]
Construction is forging ahead on a major redevelopment of the main boat ramp at Lake Bullen Merri, near Camperdown in Victoria's south-west. The upgrade, worth up to $2.5 million, is a key part of the Andrews Labor Government's focus on reinvesting boater licence and registration fees through the Better Boating Fund and will make it [...]
It is the dawn of a new era for recreational fishing, with today marking the end of commercial net fishing in Port Phillip Bay. The Andrews Labor Government promised at the 2014 election to end commercial net fishing in the bay, and that is exactly what we have delivered, as part of a $71 million [...]
