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01 Apr 2021 New junior and senior cards to inspire love of fishing
Junior and senior fishers now have new gear to boost their fishing passion, with the introduction of free Recreational Fishing cards.
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01 Apr 2021 Boaters and fishers urged to stay safe this Easter
The Victorian Government is reminding all Victorians to stay safe when getting away to the water this Easter long weekend.
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30 Mar 2021 First major fish stocking of Lake Colac in 67 years
The Victorian Government is creating a new fishery in Lake Colac by stocking 10,000 catchable rainbow trout.
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29 Mar 2021 Reel Deal: GoFish Nagambie making a splash in 2021
The Goulburn Valley is hosting a flood of angling enthusiasts this weekend as Australia’s biggest freshwater fishing festival, GoFish Nagambie, returns in a big way.
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23 Mar 2021 VicFish Kids free clinics this school holidays
The Victorian Government is excited to relaunch VicFishKids just in time for the Easter school holidays.
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23 Mar 2021 Big weekend for cockle fishers at McLoughlins Beach
A recent weekend operation by Fisheries Officers at McLoughlins Beach in Gippsland saw many recreational fishers lawfully collecting cockles, however some illegal activity was reported with catches seized.
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19 Mar 2021 Scallop boom on the way for Victoria
The Victorian Government is delivering a boost to Gippsland’s scallop industry, lifting the allowable commercial catch for the ocean scallop fishery by more than seven times after new scallop beds were discovered off the east coast.
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12 Mar 2021 Dusky flathead stocking helps bring back the Lakes
The Gippsland Lakes are another step closer to being back to a recreational fishing mecca with a Victorian-first stocking of 42,000 dusky flathead fingerlings at Metung and Lakes Entrance this week.
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09 Mar 2021 Catch a new career as a Fisheries Officer
The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) has commenced a recruitment drive for seven trainee fisheries officers with a view to filling seven vacant positions across the state.
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03 Mar 2021 Have your say on riverside Crown Land rules
The Victorian Government is encouraging farmers, fishers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts to have their say on proposed regulations to govern recreational activity on Crown Land with river frontage and grazing licences.