2011 Small Grants
Corinella Boating & Angling Club received $4,960 to run a 'Junior Fishing Day' to encourage responsible fishing practices amongst junior anglers.
The Victorian Fisheries Authority received $5,000 to conduct a Water Safety (rock fishing) education day.
Mildura Regional Waste Management Group received $1,844.55 for a wallet guide to inform people how to reduce the risk of line entanglement with wildlife.
| Amount | Project |
|---|---|
| $5,000 | to produce and distribute a brochure highlighting recreational fishing opportunities within Baw Baw Shire |
| $5,000 | to develop a water safety DVD including techniques to successfully swim in waders and fully clothed |
| $5,000 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing Expo' at Navan Park, Melton |
| $5,000 | to conduct a Water Safety (Rock Fishing) Education Day at Queenscliff |
| $5,000 | to produce and distribute a brochure highlighting recreational fishing opportunities within Indigo Shire |
| $4,860 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing Fun Day' at Buckley Park, Nagambie |
| $4,720 | to conduct an Open Day promoting fly fishing at the Hyett Casting pool |
| $4,600 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing weekend' at St Arnaud |
| $4,570.83 | to conduct the 2012 Family Fishing Convention in Lakes Entrance |
| $4,550 | to conduct a Community Fishing Festival at Lilydale Lake |
| $4,540 | to install recreational fishing signage at popular waterways within Baw Baw Shire |
| $4,002.05 | to conduct a 'Catch a Carp Day' at Lake Guthridge |
| $3,850 | to conduct a 'Bass Coast Recreational Fishing Expo' at Wanthaggi |
| $3,785 | to conduct a 'Family Come and Try Fishing Day' at Green Hill Lake |
| $3,350 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing Day' at Bealiba Reservoir |
| $3,300 | to conduct six 'fishing for diversity' events along Barwon Caost |
| $3,180 | to conduct a 'Ron Nelson Memorial Junior Fishing Clinic' at Seagull Lake, Geelong |
| $3,170 | to conduct a community 'Family Fishing Day' at Lake Boga |
| $3,050 | to conduct a recreational fishing and boat expo at Indented Heads |
| $2,734 | to conduct a community 'Fish a Thon' at Kennington Reservoir, Bendigo |
| $2,695.42 | to install safety rails on the East Jetty, Jubilee Park, Warrnambool |
| $2,530 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing Day' at Euroa Arberetum |
| $2,500 | to conduct a 'Come and Try Fly Casting Day' at Sumsion Gardens, Wodonga |
| $2,300 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing Day' at the 2011 St Kilda Festival |
| $2,080 | to conduct 8 fishing workshops to local primary schools within Colac Otway Shire |
| $2,000 | to conduct a junior fishing event at Port Franklin |
| $1,894 | to produce and distribute a 'Game Fishing' brochure |
| $1,893.75 | to promote responsible recreational fishing practices at the 2011 Whitehorse Spring Festival in Nunawading |
| $1,844.55 | to produce and distribute 6,000 wallet guides to recreational anglers in the Mildura area promoting responsible recreational fishing practices |
| $1,800 | to conduct a 'Family Come and Try Fishing Day' at the 2012 Prom Coast Summer Festival at Port Welshpool |
| $1,700 | to conduct a 'Kids Come and Try Fishing Day' at 15 Mile Creek |
| $1,635 | to conduct a 'Junior Angler Workshop' at Nicholson River Boat Ramp Reserve |
| $1,630 | to conduct a Family Fishing Day at Lake Tyers |
| $1,518.18 | to conduct a 'Catch a Carp Day' at Port of Bairnsdale, Gippsland |
| $1,430 | to conduct a 'Family Fishing Day' at Barmah Lakes |
| $1,404.55 | to conduct the 2011 Australian Fly-Casting Championships at Highett |
| $1,360 | for a VRFish representative to attend the Murray Darling Basin Authority – Native Fish Strategy Forum in Canberra |
| $1,350 | to conduct a Family Fishing Day at Port Welshpool |
| $1,200 | to conduct a Schools Fishing Day at Peterborough |
| $1,200 | to conduct a 'Kids come and Try Fishing Day' at Yarrambat Park Lake |
| $1,100 | to purchase and install angel rings at various locations around Port Phillip Bay |
| $975 | for a Native Fish Australia (Vic) representative to attend the Murray Darling Basin Authority – Native Fish Strategy Forum in Canberra |
| $931 | to conduct a 'Kids Come and Try Fishing Day' at Victoria Park Lakes, Ballarat |
| $805 | to conduct a 'Kids Come and Try Fishing Day' at Jack Roper Reserve Lake, Broadmeadows |
| $775 | to conduct a 'Come fishing with Jimmy' event to promote recreational fishing to junior anglers at Manns Beach |
| $660 | to conduct a 'Catch a Carp Day' at Kalparrin Park |
| $600 | to conduct a junior angler workshop at Nicholson Jetty, Gippsland |
| $595 | to co-fund a 'Family Catch a Carp Day' at Lake Guthridge, Sale |
| $350 | to conduct an 'Introduction to fishing' day on the Howqua River |