Volunteer Dani Lo Surdo and Fishcare placement student Nicola Tsiolis spent the weekend in thescenic town coastal town of Port Welshpool, in Victoria’s South Gippsland Region with FacilitatorElysia Gustafson for the Annual Sea Days Festival 8 th – 9 th January to celebrate the local wildlife andEnvironmental Initiatives occurring within the area. The Fishcare Victoria…
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Before wrapping up the year of 2021 here at Fishcare Victoria, part of the staff team was able to get away for some quality time together after many, many months of Zoom meetings, brief phone encounters and working from home. Blessed with some beautiful weather in East Gippsland, the team enjoyed a much-needed break and…
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After much anticipation, the Melbourne Mornington and Westernport Volunteers completed their in person first aid training at the Elwood Angling club rooms in December of this year. We are so pleased to be able to provide our volunteer working group and staff this opportunity and equip them with the skills and training they may need…
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The Geelong and Bellarine group have been getting as busy as they can. Volunteer, Greg Mulder and group facilitator Mitch McMaster have been organising clinics in between lockdowns with groups from the Redcross and Better2gether down at St Helens Pier in Rippleside. These events have been a welcome release for both groups. We have even…
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With the current lockdowns and the cancellation of many events throughout this region, the focus again has been to use this time to develop some valuable online resources as online Secondary school resources or as volunteer training to extend the Fishcare volunteers’ knowledge about healthy aquatic environments. Two Educational PowerPoints have been developed as online…
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Each year Fishcare Victoria Staff and Volunteers enjoy the Annual Conference as an opportunity to get together and enjoy guest speakers, service awards, training opportunities and quality time together hosted by one of the six regions. This year however, that conference was cancelled, leaving the opportunity for something a little different during lockdown! Last Saturday…
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The Melbourne Mornington and Westernport Region has been away from the water and spending time on volunteer recruitment, training and building resources for schools and communities. What was once conducted in person or completed across a series of days – our Volunteer Induction is now Virtual and available through Google Classroom – a central learning…
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We had great success at the Fishcare Victoria training conference held in Lakes Entrance in early May. The 2020 Conference was postponed to May 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, however the wait was worth it! We didn’t spot any Burrunan Dolphins on our guided tour of the lakes with Matt from the Marine Mammal Foundation…
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Lure fishing involves the use of artificial baits to attract and catch fish and can one of the most versatile and effective fishing techniques. Lures come in many different shapes, sizes and colours and can be categorised into the following; Soft plastics Hard body Flies Metal Lures Squid Jigs Artificial bait fishing started in the…
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Approximately 96% of European carp accumulate on Australia’s East coast and as many as 360 million carp clog Aussie waterways each year a recent study investigating the pest species biomass found. Carp pose a significant threat to Australia’s biodiversity because of their contribution to environmental degradation when feeding which stirs up sediment, uproots vegetation and…
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