...most subdued duck shooting opening ever 2026 Duck opening newsletter While many communities around the state reported a quieter start to the shooting season, Victoria's public waterways were nonetheless hardly a Visit Victoria advertisement. Above: The sights and sounds of Victoria's public waterways March to June. (Note the little native coots in the foreground, whose response to threats is often not to fly away, but rather to vocalise and stay their ground). Few birds, few shooters,...

FOI updates - no transparency Victoria's forgotten rural voters March Newsletter The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into native bird hunting, found the vast expanse of the state's public area open to shooting is disproportionate and should be reduced. This hasn't happened. From Wednesday, up to 3.5 million hectares of public land, and over half the state's public wetland area, is open to those with firearms to shoot native birds. Most areas have no warning signage and won't be monitored. Not...

- Both at Risk in Victoria Conservation Crashing Wise Use of Taxpayer Funds? Vital Gun Reforms - Have your Say by Feb 3rd Illegally shot and dumped - victims of Victoria's "recreational" duck shooting season. Pic Kim Wormald Conservation crashing The latest (43rd) annual East Australian Aerial Waterbird Survey ( EAAWS) — the most comprehensive long-term scientific dataset on waterbird abundance, breeding and habitat — again delivers deeply alarming news for...