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Game Management Authority To Broaden Board Expertise
29/06/2020Three new board members have been appointed to the Game Management Authority (GMA), bringing new skills and experience to the independent regulator.
2020 Duck season set to close
03/06/2020The Game Management Authority is reminding everyone involved in the 2020 duck hunting season to act safely, responsibly and legally ahead of the season closing on Monday 8 June.
Shooters in strife for illegally killing protected wildlife
27/05/2020Earlier this year, four men pleaded guilty in the Sunshine Magistrates Court to illegal spotlighting, firearm offences and illegally shooting protected wildlife in north east Victoria in April 2019.
Hunters to be allowed to stay overnight under gradual easing of restrictions
25/05/2020Hunters will soon be able to stay overnight in private accommodation and at campsites, so long as communal areas like shared bathrooms and kitchens are not used.
Green Swamp closed to hunting
21/05/2020Green Swamp, near Glenthompson, is closed to hunting for the 2020 duck season to protect a significant number of Brolga.
Wetlands closed to hunting
12/05/2020Four of Victoria’s wetlands have additional hunting restrictions in place for the 2020 duck season, to protect or prevent disturbance to significant numbers of threatened birds.
Hunters allowed day trips under gradual easing of restrictions
11/05/2020The Victorian Government has announced that coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions will be gradually eased from 11.59pm on Tuesday, 12 May.
Game Licences to be extended by one year
23/04/2020In recognition of the unprecedented impact the Chief Health Officer’s ‘Stay at Home’ directions have had on Victoria’s game hunters, the expiry date of all current game licences administered by the Game Management Authority will be extended by 12 months, allowing hunters to get full value of their one-or three-year licence fee.The GMA will implement the extension in due course.See full media release.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
21/04/2020Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has advised that to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), you must not leave your home to go hunting.
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