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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
- 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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