Current consultation

Contact us with any enquiries about Victoria's Fisheries consultative arrangements.

ConsultationPurpose of consultationStart - Finish Date

Draft Avalon Aquaculture Fisheries Reserve Management Plan

To seek feedback on the Draft Avalon Aquaculture Fisheries Reserve Management Plan (PDF - 646.7 KB)

Consultation on the draft management plan will be open from 1 October 2023 to 30 November 2023.

Any submissions received in relation to the consultation being conducted by the VFA will be published on the VFA’s website. In making a submission, unless the person making the submission indicates to the contrary, they will be consenting to their submission, including their name only (details of postal or email address will not be listed), being published on the VFA’s website for 90 days from the conclusion of the consultative process.

Please provide any comments regarding the Draft Avalon Aquaculture Fisheries Reserve Management Plan in writing to Sonia Talman, Principal Policy Analyst, via email to 
sonia.talman@vfa.vic.gov.au by no later than
30 November 2023.

1 Oct. 2023 to 30 Nov. 2023

Fisheries (Recreational Abalone Open Days) Notice 2023/24

Consultation plan
(PDF - 503.5 KB)

To seek feedback on the draft Fisheries Notice outlining recreational abalone fishing open days in Central Victorian Waters for the 2023/24 financial year.

Draft Fisheries (Recreational ABalone Open Days) Notice 2023/24
(WORD - 42.3 KB)

The proposed open days include all weekends and Victorian public holidays between 16 November 2023 to 30 April 2024; and the weekdays between 25 December 2023 and the second Sunday in January 2024.

The proposed open days are consistent with previous years.

Please provide your comments in writing by Monday, 30 October 2023 to Anthony McGrath, Abalone Fishery Manager, at anthony.mcgrath@vfa.vic.gov.au.

1 Oct. 2023 to 30 Nov. 2023