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  • 06 Oct 2021 Landcare grant to help bring back Macquarie perch

    Macquarie perch populations across Victoria’s north east will benefit from a Commonwealth Government grant from Landcare to help recover the iconic species through breeding and habitat improvements.

  • 05 Oct 2021 Fees at work to improve recreational fishing in Victoria

    The State Government is giving Victorian anglers more opportunities to wet a line thanks to new projects funded through the Recreational Fishing Grants Program – now in its twentieth year.

  • 21 Sep 2021 School holiday trout stocking western Victoria

    Families across western Victoria can catch an exciting new hobby these school holidays thanks to the stocking of more than 8,000 catchable size rainbow trout into 25 lakes across the region.

  • 21 Sep 2021 School holiday trout stocking north east Victoria

    Families across north east Victoria can catch an exciting new hobby these school holidays thanks to the stocking of almost 8,000 catchable size rainbow trout into 16 lakes across the region and 2,000 stonkers into the Goulburn River.

  • 21 Sep 2021 School holiday trout stocking central Victoria

    Families across central Victoria can catch an exciting new hobby these school holidays thanks to the stocking of more than 2,500 catchable size rainbow trout into 9 lakes across the region.

  • 16 Sep 2021 Fishing and camping improvement grants round open

    The Victorian Government is urging recreational anglers and campers to share ideas with their local councils as applications open for a new funding program to improve facilities and infrastructure.

  • 20 Aug 2021 Better Boating Fund to deliver big benefits for Victoria

    The Victorian Government is investing more than $33 million in the Better Boating Fund, making recreational boating cheaper and more accessible for Victorians to enjoy.

  • 06 Aug 2021 First-class facilities complete at Lake Purrumbete

    The State Government has partnered with locals to improve fish cleaning facilities at one of Victoria’s premier trout fishing destinations, Lake Purrumbete, providing an $18,000 grant for a range of now-completed improvements.

  • 03 Aug 2021 Grants program puts popular fishing spot up in lights

    Fishers in Geelong will benefit from a new grants program funded by fishing licence fees.

  • 13 Jul 2021 Tagged bream lure tourists to Gippsland

    Recreational fishers have another reason to get back to Gippsland with the Victorian Government tagging several black bream fish worth $5,000 each for the annual Twin Rivers Bream Classic.