Regional Victorians

Jeff Kennett cancelled a duck shooting season in 1995. The Bracks government cancelled three during the Millennium drought. Yet in two weeks time, the Andrews government will open thousands of our public waterways across the state to unmonitored shooting of our desperately struggling native waterbirds despite low bird numbers and unprecedented climatic conditions. Many birds have flown to Victoria seeking refuge in areas where there is water, only to become sitting ducks for

Any day now the Andrews government will announce what will or won't be, in terms of another native waterbird shooting season in 2019, at thousands of public waterways around Victoria often in close proximity to residents. For the sake of our struggling native waterbirds and the communities they (used to) frequent, let's hope our “new” Labor Government is indeed progressive, true to its word on protecting our unique wildlife and governing for all Victorians – majority of whom

Well. What a wild time! On behalf of rural communities around the state and our stunning native waterbirds who can't speak for themselves, THANK YOU to our wonderful supporters who help in so many different ways. To the fabulously talented photographers who send us your truly stunning work, thank you. To those who have shared with us your own personal stories of how duck shooting impacts your families and activities, thank you. To those who add to the lively discussion on ou

In the lead up to an election, we can expect sales pitches by politicians. But beware MP’s who call their opponents “city centric”. There is no doubt that small rural Victorian towns are in serious financial trouble and something needs to change, fast. From the Auditor General’s report and SGS Economics analysis which showed rural Victoria’s communities were faring worse than any other states’, to the Census data depicting 8 out of the 10 most disadvantaged areas in Victoria

Watch this short video and have your say. With 98 percent of Victorians metro and rural telling our state government that animal welfare is important, it's pleasing to see the Minister for Agriculture recently announcing new animal welfare measures. We need her to be true to her word for the sake of our precious native waterbirds, hundreds of thousands of whom are brutally killed and maimed at waterways around Victoria each Autumn. Other states have long banned the practise f