Regional Victorians

Regional Victorians OTDS would like to hear from residents and businesses who may have been affected by duck shooting. We are concerned...

Is this a "wise use"? Why should we care about wetlands? Well, basically, wetlands make life liveable. Amongst other critical functions,...

Let's talk about healthy people and economies. Swimming is the most popular activity in Australia enjoyed by 14.4 percent of the...

With visitor numbers over 36,000 last year & school visits increasing, "Winton Wetlands is developing into a major tourist attraction and...

The Andrew's government yesterday announced a welcome new plan to protect our animals and modernise Victoria, "recognising the sentience...

Dear Premier, Please accept this invitation to you, (your wife and children also), Ministers for Agriculture, Police and Environment...

Our children should not have to grow up with gunfire, violence and cruelty. PLEASE, CLICK ON THIS POST to ADD YOUR VOICE. We sincerely...

Its about the Victoria our grandchildren will grow up in. More figures show a global trend towards peaceful nature appreciation. Birding...

Click the post to see both pictures. Which is more popular? Which is safer, more ethical, humane and sustainable? If you answered the...

Whatever your political persuasion, if you love our charismatic feathered friends, the week-end's Northcote by-election result was...

Nature Based Tourism has become increasingly popular in the last five years according to the latest Tourism and Transport Forum reports. ...

Watch this short video and have your say. With 98 percent of Victorians metro and rural telling our state government that animal welfare...

Australian ducks and waterbirds are extraordinary, relying on water not just on the driest continent on earth but one that deigns to...

The Andrews' state government must face up to the plight of our critically declining waterbirds, precious ecosystems and rural economies....

More than 3.2 billion international tourists travel the world each day. "Australia's natural beauty rich and rare, remains a major...

Victorians are calling on the Andrews government to clean up the Act. In a second media release in less than a month, the Andrews...

Rural Victorians are applauding the government's decision to support a new wetlands tourism project at Lake Tyrrell. The tiny town is now...

There is a reason the UN has called 2017 The International Year of Sustainable Tourism. Nature tourism is big and it makes sense. The...

Alongside others', the Queensland government banned duck shooting years ago, for three good reasons; 1. unacceptable animal cruelty, 2....

Every year, dozens of bird species use the East Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF), travelling up to 13,000 klms between Russia to...