Fishcare EG has supported the Twin Rivers Bream Classic for over ten years with the Fishcare volunteers conducting Catch and Release stations on the individual rivers to give sustainable anglers competing in the competition, the opportunity to bring their fish to the stations to be weighed, the weight recorded and then released back into the…
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Fishcare Victoria is very proud and excited to announce that we are the recipients of 2 Large 2019 RFL grants to deliver an All Ability Fishing program AND build on our success of the Creating Sustainable Anglers project. Please see VFA media release here All Ability Clinics – Fishing is for Everyone! Fishcare Victoria has…
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In the South West we have been working closely with the Glenelg-Hopkins CMA recently undertaking some Fishy Fun sessions along the bank of the Merri River at Platypus Park in Warrnambool. We provided some educational fishing games and the CMA provided the water bugs which put together was a great mix of activities and had participants…
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On June 25th, the Fishcare EG volunteers boarded the Stormbird at the Lakes Entrance Post Office Jetty for a boat trip to Metung and back.This day is a training day for the volunteers with 2 guest speakers to talk about the different subjects relating to the important ecosystems of the Gippsland Lakes. The conditions were…
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Fishcare Geelong/Bellarine has had a great month conducting school clinics with Whyndam Central College in Werribee and Saint Francis Xavier College in Corio. This marks the start of our school programs for the year as the group continues to gain momentum in the region. We have also under taken volunteer training to get our volunteers…
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Within the Port Phillip Bay region, we have been working on further strengthening is our Partnership with The Portsea Camp. The Portsea Camp is a not-for-profit organisation who run five week-long school holiday camps for disadvantaged and rurally isolated children aged between 9 and 16 years, these are our Making A Difference (MAD) camps. As…
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Over a period of 9 days Central has attended the Ballarat special school where students were instructed in knot tying, bag and size limits, bait ID then went fishing to Lake Esmond in Ballarat for 3 short sessions then to St Georges Lake in Creswick for another 3 Sessions. Central Highlands attended the Nagambie fishing…
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Each year in Port Phillip Bay, there has been an increasing awareness of the incredible migration of the Spider Crabs around the Piers of the south eastern side of the bay. There is little known about why specifically Port Phillip Bay or why this time of year – it is thought it potentially has something…
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Fishcare Geelong/Bellarine combined forces with Fishcare Melbourne Mornington Peninsula and Westernport (MMPW) to deliver the first VicFishKids of 2019. Each VicFishKids are a fun and free event for families to learn how to cast, tie knots and of course to try and catch some fish! The VicFishKids at Williamstown celebrated Cultural diversity in fishing with…
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For over 10 years, Fishcare East Gippsland has supported the Nagle College Year 9, Eco-warrior science students. The Mitchell River flows through the edge of the school grounds and originally was heavily impacted and degraded over with major loss of native vegetation and bank erosion. Science Teacher – Andrea Savage created the Eco-warriors program over…
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