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Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
Let's talk about sport baby.
Let's talk about healthy people and economies. Swimming is the most popular activity in Australia enjoyed by 14.4 percent of the population; (circa 3,000,000) men, women and children. Cycling second, at 10.8 percent. Bushwalking/hiking at 5 percent, is also in the top 10 (Roy Morgan 2014). But wait for it. Australia hosted around 30 million domestic nature based tourists in 2014, a number which had consistently increased at 5 percent each year (overnight visitors). Nature bas
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Dec 10, 2017
- 1 min
Which do we want our children soon finding?
Our children should not have to grow up with gunfire, violence and cruelty. PLEASE, CLICK ON THIS POST to ADD YOUR VOICE. We sincerely apologise to those who may find this disturbingly graphic. Sadly, this is not the worst of what our children find, whilst innocently walking around the otherwise beautiful public waterways which rural Victoria is blessed with. In a modern caring society, these waterways should be utilised in a more ethical, sustainable, safe and humane way. Pl
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Dec 4, 2017
- 1 min
BIRDING best for jobs and growth.
Its about the Victoria our grandchildren will grow up in. More figures show a global trend towards peaceful nature appreciation. Birding brings big bucks. With small rural Victorian towns struggling economically (SGS Economics & Planning), yet affording us stunning waterways which would rival Kakadu, the solution is clear. Its time to protect and leverage our nature assets across the state. UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), has found that ecotourism is growing six ti
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Nov 30, 2017
- 1 min
Which is better for nature tourism?
Click the post to see both pictures. Which is more popular? Which is safer, more ethical, humane and sustainable? If you answered the picture on the left, you passed the intelligence test and you are one of 99.96% of Victorians. Less than half of a percent of the population shoot waterbirds, an activity which has been proven to be inhumane and unable to be policed or controlled at the multitudes of waterways around our state. Many of these waterways are not only home to a gro
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Oct 23, 2017
- 1 min
Is the Andrews state government hearing Victorians?
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
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Aug 15, 2017
- 1 min
Our Rural Golden Egg- untapped.
More than 3.2 billion international tourists travel the world each day. "Australia's natural beauty rich and rare, remains a major drawcard for overseas visitors." (The Australian July 2017). This "wide brown land" of ours has a huge number of endemic birds compared to other countries, the most biodiverse waters, the most reptiles, truly unique giant birds and marsupials found nowhere else on earth. "The combination of our unique wildlife and environments now attracts circa 7
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Jul 21, 2017
- 2 min
Calls to Ministers to clean up the Act!
Victorians are calling on the Andrews government to clean up the Act. In a second media release in less than a month, the Andrews government is trying hard to portray a care for animal welfare as well as rural economies, issues important to all of us. Recently they "set tails wagging" with circa $300,000 funding for dogs and cats. Now the Victorian government is promoting a care for wildlife, stating wildlife trafficking is "cruel and inhumane" and has "the potential to destr
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Jul 12, 2017
- 2 min
Big tick of approval from regional Victorians for Minister's landmark tourism boost.
Rural Victorians are applauding the government's decision to support a new wetlands tourism project at Lake Tyrrell. The tiny town is now predicted to see visitor numbers increase from 42,000 to 192,000 per year by 2025, bringing a massive revenue boost to the area. Given the state of Victorias rural economies, it's great to see the government hopefully getting on board with the growing and highly lucrative trend of nature tourism. The recent Auditor General’s Report followed
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- May 9, 2017
- 1 min
World Migratory Bird Day, May 10
Every year, dozens of bird species use the East Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF), travelling up to 13,000 klms between Russia to Australia and New Zealand and back. Each stop over is vital to the animals’ survival. Despite legislative protection and several international conservation agreements, many of these shorebirds have suffered massive population declines in the last 30 years. Shorebirds are dying in crisis numbers all along the flyway. Loss of habitat is resulting in
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- May 8, 2017
- 1 min
NSW ahead of the game
Thanks to the NSW forward thinking government, ARMIES of wealthy Chinese are heading to regional NSW - swapping their smog for our grog — after the state government launched a major new advertising blitz to get more cashed-up Asian holiday-makers into the bush. (Daily telegraph May 2017) A whopping 1.2 million Chinese flocked to Australia last year with the Chinese tourism market worth around $13 billion to Australia by 2020. But many of those holiday-makers have not thought
Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting
- Mar 8, 2017
- 2 min
Only ten days to ecological disaster, yet no response from our Ministers.
We believe many people will be asking themselves if our Ministers - who took an oath to serve ALL Victorians - are negligent, at the detriment of our desperately struggling ecosystems, rural economies and public health and safety. We have written to the Ministers to ask them why they have not yet banned duck shooting like other states, and have instead allowed another three month one sided massacre of our Native Waterbirds despite the following facts; Less than 0.004% Victori
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