News
EVENT POSTPONED : Freshwater - Eildon
Date : Saturday September 4th 2010
POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND POOR LAKE CONDITIONS.
NEXT EVENT : Social - KBFC Reasturant Night
Date : Saturday September 11th 2010 from 7pm
See details in Club Syllabus. Booking essential.
Mornington Pier Closed for Upgrades until end of year
News Item Added August 26th 2010
Parks Victoria is rebuilding part of the Mornington Pier with works commencing on 17 August 2010.
For more details, click on this link to go to the Parks Victoria website.
CHUBB Recall on Fire Extinguishers
News Item Added August 19th 2010 (Courtesy of K30)
CHUBB have issued a recall on some types of fire extinguishers.
For more details, please read this media release (Acrobat PDF Format)
DPI Report: Summary of Regional Fishing Roundtables
News Item Added August 10th 2010
"Over the last three months Victorian anglers have attended open-house Regional Roundtable Forums across the state to have their say about recreational fisheries management in Victoria. The forums were a huge success with passionate anglers presenting some great ideas for new programs that will assist in making their local fishing spot an event better place to fish. The forums provided a great opportunity for anglers and Fisheries staff to exchange ideas, identify opportunities and build effective working relationships." quoted from DPI website.
To review the notes from the forums, please click on this link to go the DPI website.
DPI Publication : Port Philip Bay : fish in our waters
News Item Added August 9th 2010
Fish in our Waters is the first in a series of reports intended to describe simply the fisheries in Port Phillip Bay. This series will summarise and synthesise the scientific evidence the Department of Primary Industries collects to inform policy and management decisions.
Fish in our Waters:
- tells the story of Port Phillip Bay from a fisheries perspective, with an emphasis on the key features and mechanisms that influence the natural productivity of the bay fishery
- highlights how environmental factors shape the productivity of two key species (King George whiting and snapper) in the bay
- describes the research and monitoring activities currently undertaken in the bay to ensure the policy and management decisions made about fish stocks are underpinned by scientific evidence.
To download a copy of the report - click on this link (Acrobat PDF format). Alternatively, click here to visit the DPI website for more details.
Victorian Recreational Fishing and Trailer Boat Owners Newsletter
News Item Added August 5th 2010
The latest newsletter from the Victorian Recreational Fishing and Trailer Boat Owners Advocacy and Support Group is now available.Contents include:
- $5 Million in Boating Safety Grants
- Frankston Safe Boat Harbour
- Boat Launching Ramps
- Save Mordialloc Creek
- New MarinePest Found at Point Cook
- Crossing Bars
To download and read the newsletter (ACROBAT PDF Format), click on this link
Victorian Lake Levels
News Item Added July 27th 2010
To get up to date lake levels and historical lake level information, click on this link (web page hosted by Fish Victoria.)
NSW Government adopts new life jacket laws
News Item Added July 26th 2010
New lifejacket rules to improve boating safety and reduce deaths from drowning were unveiled today by Ports and Waterways Minister, Paul McLeay.
“A lifejacket can’t save your life unless you’re wearing it, and so we’re changing the rules to ensure that in times of heightened risk it’s now essential rather than optional.
For more details please see this link (Maritime NSW Website)
Victorian Government rejects proposals for new Marine Parks
News Item Added July 24th 2010
VRFish, The Peak Recreational Fishing Body representing all recreational fishers in Victoria, welcomes the State Government's rejection of a plan by the Victorian National Parks Association to lock recreational fishers out of Victorian coastal waters and the subsequent government rule out of creating more marine parks.
Click here to download and read the full media release (Acrobat PDF Format)
NSWGFA Bans J-Hooks from live & dead baits
News Item Added July 23rd 2010
As decided by Delegates at the NSWGFA AGM last weekend the new rule concerning circle hooks states:
1. CIRCLE HOOKS_ ONLY are permitted to be used for livebaiting and trolling natural baits. NB: no points to be scored for any species caught while using livebaits and/or trolling natural baits with "J" hooks. (rule comes into effect on 29th July 2010)
Updated Trout Stocking Information
News Item Added July 22nd 2010
More than 25,000 'ready-to-catch' rainbow trout have been released into 54 small lakes across Victoria . This is 10,000 more than corresponding releases last year.
Some of the new waters added to the list are Wodonga Wetlands, Foletti Caravan Park (Donald), Tchum Lake (Birchip), Berwick Springs and Old Hamilton Reservoir.
Click on this link to get more details.
New Edition of Marlin World Online Magazine
News Item Added July 21st 2010
The next edition of Marlin World (July/September) is now available online, and is totally free.
See the current edition now at www.latestedition.marlinworld.tv
Click on the front page of Marlin World and scroll through the interactive edition as you would read it from a news stand.
Boating and Fishing Council Australia (BAFA) release media statement regarding marine parks proposal.
News Item Added July 19th 2010
The Boating and Fishing Council of Australia (BFCA) today warned all recreational fishers and boaters around the country that it was increasingly looking like a vote for any candidate preferencing Greens at any federal or state election, was a vote for large scale marine LOCKOUTS as fringe environmental groups declare war on recreational anglers and boaters nation wide.
The complete media release can be downloaded by
clicking on this link. (Acrobat PDF)
NSW Game Fishing Tag Program - TAG Times Issue Number 4
News Item Added July 18th 2010
IN THIS ISSUE:
- South QLD Billfish Bonanza
- Re-Recaptured Amberjack
- Striped Marlin Converge Off Sydney
- Victorian Mako Movement
- Kingfish Heads South
Download the newsletter by clicking on this link. (Acrobat PDF)
VRFish condemns demand for 20 new Marine Parks
News Item Added July 17th 2010
VRFish, The Peak Recreational Fishing Body representing all recreational fishers in Victoria, today condemned a demand by the Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) for the creation of 20 new marine parks along the Victorian coastline, and the report commissioned to justify this call.
The report titled Nature Conservation Review: Marine and Coastal Issues Paper places recreational fishing as the key threat to our marine biodiversity, on a par with global warming.
The VNPA are using the outcomes of an international congress1 to justify their demand to lock up another 20% of our coastline to recreational fishing through blindly committing us to yet another international agreement.
For the full VRFish media release - click on this link (PDF document)
For a statement from Senator Colbeck - click on this link (PDF document)
For an overview of the proposed marine parks - click on this link (PDF document)
