Regional Victorians

As tourism directly employs 1 in 19 Australian workers and contributes more to Australia’s economy than agriculture, forestry and fishing combined, we ought pay attention to the trends. Latest Tourism Research Australia data just released last month shows 8.6 million International tourists aged 15 and over, arrived year ending June 2019 and spent $44.6 billion. Their top 14 activities (of 46 surveyed) based on the last three years of overseas visitor numbers were; Of these,bu

Australia's rarest waterbird, the Freckled Duck, picture Eleanor Dilley Posted: 01/07/2019; Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting Inc. Following our last blog about domestic overnight tourism trends, https://www.regionalvictoriansotds.com/single-post/2019/06/04/Domestic-Tourism-Results-NSW-Still-Ahead-Queensland-Closing-In, results just released show Victoria - including some regional areas - saw an increase in international tourists year ending March 2019. While Phill

Watch this short clip to learn why progressive states and territories know duck shooting is no walk in the park. The Victorian government is not living up to our commitment to animal welfare. #ANIMALWELFARE #cruelty #shooters #rspca #wildlife #victoriangovernment

The global theme for this year's World Habitat Day is waste management - a subject close to rural Victorian rate payers' hearts. Not only are many landowners actively caring for our environments 24 x 7 including through local landcare groups, councils also hold them to account. Many rural people pay astronomical amounts for elaborate waste treatment plants so as to protect nearby water quality. Yet sadly, the same rural people are often left post duck shooting season, to cont

#ANIMALWELFARE #CRUELTY #birds #wildlife #victoriangovernment #environment #ecosystem