Regional Victorians

Recreational duck shooting is banned in QLD, NSW and WA. It was never allowed in ACT. Independent polls of city and country people...

"Victoria in The Future", a government report released in July, paints a bleak future for some rural areas expected to see population...

Rural Victorians are calling on the Andrews Government to recognise the value in our waterways. Home to rare and threatened species of...

Australia's rarest waterbird, the Freckled Duck, picture Eleanor Dilley Posted: 01/07/2019; Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting...

Results released for the 2018 calendar year, show NSW is still ahead of the game with 34.6 million visitors and their $21.1 billion...

Night falls on the last day of shattered wings and broken families, of the gut wrenching helplessness as our struggling native waterbirds...

Tourism Research Australia recently published a study of Chinese "Free and Independent Travelers" (FITs) and the opportunity they pose to...

More waterways have been closed to duck shooting in Florida US out of respect for residents, concern for birdlife and public safety....

Following our blog 24th February, https://www.regionalvictoriansotds.com/single-post/2019/02/24/20-Days-to-Open-Fire-on-Victorias-Native-...

Despite record low numbers of shooters and millions more taxpayer dollars subsiding regulatory efforts, lawlessness continues across the...

Have you heard? While the ultimate decision rests with Ministers, Mt Alexander Shire last week voted to support an end to duck shooting...

Amongst what has been described as carnage across our waterways since the early hours of last Saturday, two great things have happened...

Yesterday The Age reported "Duck numbers are in Crisis" with good reason. Australia's native waterbirds are at perilously low numbers,...

This is not a real picture because duck shooting is not allowed at Albert Park Lake. The question is why? Did You Know... In less than 2...

Jeff Kennett cancelled a duck shooting season in 1995. The Bracks government cancelled three during the Millennium drought. Yet in two...

Did you know... Around the world, communities are reaping the rewards of revering their birdlife. In the US, birdwatching is a $41...

Watch this short clip to learn why progressive states and territories know duck shooting is no walk in the park. The Victorian government...

DID YOU KNOW moratoriums have been held on duck shooting in Victoria in 2003, 2007 and 2008, due to drought and low native waterbird...

Did you know....? Our native waterbirds are protected under the Wildlife Act, except for when it's native waterbird recreational shooting...

Dear Friends, Sadly, Labor has failed our desperately low numbers of native waterbirds - many unique to our country - as well as our...