Regional Victorians

...most subdued duck shooting opening ever 2026 Duck opening newsletter While many communities around the state reported a quieter start to the shooting season, Victoria's public waterways were nonetheless hardly a Visit Victoria advertisement. Above: The sights and sounds of Victoria's public waterways March to June. (Note the little native coots in the foreground, whose response to threats is often not to fly away, but rather to vocalise and stay their ground). Few birds,

FOI updates - no transparency Victoria's forgotten rural voters March Newsletter The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into native bird hunting, found the vast expanse of the state's public area open to shooting is disproportionate and should be reduced. This hasn't happened. From Wednesday, up to 3.5 million hectares of public land, and over half the state's public wetland area, is open to those with firearms to shoot native birds. Most areas have no warning signage and won't

- Both at Risk in Victoria Conservation Crashing Wise Use of Taxpayer Funds? Vital Gun Reforms - Have your Say by Feb 3rd Illegally shot and dumped - victims of Victoria's "recreational" duck shooting season. Pic Kim Wormald Conservation crashing The latest (43rd) annual East Australian Aerial Waterbird Survey ( EAAWS) — the most comprehensive long-term scientific dataset on waterbird abundance, breeding and habitat — again delivers deeply alarming ne

"VOTE LIKE DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON IT, BECAUSE IT DOES" Above: a few examples of government-sanctioned environmental destruction. Clockwise...

-VICTORIA'S APPALLING ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT WORSE- UNRESTRICTED NATIVE QUAIL SHOOT DESPITE POPULATION COLLAPSE...

REGULATOR'S RECOMMENDATION QUIETLY PUBLISHED Do you live near n unmarked outdoor shooting range? Australian Shelduck, monogamous....

WATERBIRDS IN FREEFALL SUSTAINABILITY STUFF-UPS LOCKING OUT THE VOTERS This beautiful photo featured on the front page of...

CALLS FOR ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TO DO HIS JOB Australia's native Stubble Quail, believed to be monogamous. There is no long-term...

REGULATOR CONFIRMS: NO CONSULTATION PRIOR TO VICTORIAN NATIVE BIRD HUNTING CASH-STRAPPED VICTORIA PAYS $$MILLIONS FOR HUNTING, WHILE...

NEW HUNTING REGULATIONS FOI UPDATE HARDHEAD ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK Did you know? Victoria has twelve RAMSAR wetland sites of...

HUNTING REGULATIONS RUSHED THROUGH SO WHERE’S THE WILDLIFE ACT? A billboard in central Bendigo conveys a clear message to the Premier....

BIRDS, BUDGETS, AND UNHAPPY FAMILIES "RECREATIONAL" NATIVE BIRD SHOOT: HALF-TIME SCORE Above: Victorians are not happy. After numerous...

Please have your say on proposed Hunting Regulations! RVOTDS is calling on all supporters and lovers of Australian wildlife and...

starting this Saturday April 6 Above, juvenile native Stubble Quail - due to be shot for "recreation" from Saturday on private and public...

$100 MILLION AND COUNTING WHERE’S THE TRANSPARENCY? INTERNATIONAL GUN LOBBY FIRES UP IN VICTORIA Above: Australian Black Swan, collateral...

NATIVE STUBBLE QUAIL NUMBERS DOWN 20% YET IN THE FIRING LINE FROM APRIL 6TH SHOOTERS WANT THREATENED SPECIES PUT ON KILL LIST CALLS FOR...

WHILE SHOOTERS CALL THE SHOTS ANOTHER VICTORIAN FINANCIAL DEBACLE 91 BUSINESS, UNION, CONSERVATION, TOURISM, CONSTRUCTION, ANIMAL WELFARE...

SPOTLIGHT ON DEMOCRACY A CRITICAL TIME FOR OUR REGIONS A CRITICAL TIME FOR OUR NATIVE BIRDS Even though less than half of one percent of...

REPORT SHOWS DUCK SHOOTING NOT SUSTAINABLE SHOOTER NUMBERS FALL FIRING BLANKS AT ELECTIONS - NEW POSTCODE DATA! REGIONS COUNTING ON NEW...

NEW DATA* FORTY-FIRST SCIENCE REPORT RELEASED NATURE-BASED TOURISM IS FLYING - ESPECIALLY IN OTHER STATES BIRD SHOOTERS' "ELECTORAL SWAY"...