Contact us
By phone and email
General enquiries
For general fisheries enquiries, call 136 186 from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call (except for mobiles and public telephones, which have additional costs).
If you are deaf, or have a hearing impairment or speech impairment, contact us through the National Relay Service on 133 677 or visit www.relayservice.gov.au
Recreational fishing licence enquiries
For recreational fishing licence inquiries, including purchasing a licence or requesting the details of a licence, please call 136 186 or email rec.licensing@vfa.vic.gov.au
Report a fisheries offence
To report suspected illegal fishing, please call 13 FISH (13 3474) and have the information listed here ready.
Commercial fishing licence enquiries
For commercial fishing licence inquiries, please call 1800 620 896 or email commercial.licensing@vfa.vic.gov.au
Fish translocation
For fish translocation inquiries, please call (03) 5258 0281 or email fish.translocations@vfa.vic.gov.au
Procurement and contract management complaints
The VFA is committed to fair, transparent and accountable procurement practices. Suppliers, tenderers and contractors who have concerns about a VFA procurement process or contract management matter may lodge a complaint by emailing finance.VFA@vfa.vic.gov.au.
Complaints will be assessed independently and handled confidentially. The VFA will acknowledge complaints within five business days and seek to resolve them as promptly as possible. Please refer to the VFA's Procurement Complaints Management Framework below.
Online
For all inquiries not listed above, please submit your query or feedback using the web form below and we will endeavour to respond within 48 hours.
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