CATCH A GRANT TO IMPROVE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

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CATCH A GRANT TO IMPROVE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

Post by fishingvic » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:42 am

Media Contact: Georgia Brumby 0428 698 185 | georgia.brumby@minstaff.vic.gov.au
Thursday, 1 October, 2015

CATCH A GRANT TO IMPROVE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

Angling clubs and community organisations hoping to improve fishing opportunities can now apply for funding from the 2015/2016 round of the Recreational Fishing Grants Program.
The annual Program re-invests revenue from the sale of recreational fishing licences into projects that benefit the popular pastime and ensure sustainable fisheries now and into the future.
The Program is open to fishing clubs, community groups, incorporated bodies, registered companies and government and statutory bodies.
Project proposals between $5,000 and $100,000 qualify for the ‘Large Grants’ category of the 2015/16 Recreational Fishing Grants Program, which closes on 29 February 2016.
Large grants are available in four categories:
• Fisheries sustainability and habitat improvement;
• Fishing access and facilities;
• Fisheries related education, information and training; and
• Recreational fisheries research.
Small grants of up to $5,000 are available year round.
Successful projects in the past have included the construction of fishing platforms and jetties, stiles over fences to improve access along riverbanks, solar lights at boat ramps and re-snagging to improve fish habitat.
These licence-funded projects complement the Andrews Labor Government’s Target One Million plan for recreational fishing that aims to get more Victorians fishing more often by boosting participation to one million anglers by 2020.
For more information, or to apply online, visit www.vic.gov.au/fishinggrants
Quotes attributable to Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford
“We want to see project applications that will really make a difference to local anglers and make it easier for newcomers to wet a line.”
“Recreational fishing contributes significantly to the social and economic wellbeing of metropolitan and regional Victoria so we need good ideas for the right projects in the right places.”
“These grants will deliver better facilities, better knowledge, and better fishing opportunities for our anglers.”

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