Fishing in the state to receive an additional $1.1 million in funding. Photo: Victorian Fisheries Authority.
The Victorian Government will invest almost $1.1 million across 14 projects to improve fishing facilities.
The grants, which are derived from fishing license funds, intend to support fish habitats, improve fishing facilities and create more fish habitats.
“Victorians love to fish so we’re making sure our local fishing hot spots meet their expectations when it comes to facilities and the fish we are stocking,” Acting Minister for Outdoor Recreation Ros Spence said.
“By reinvesting the fishing license fees of our angling community, we’re making sure fishing in Victoria remains the best in the country so that future generations can experience this wholesome pastime in our great outdoors,” Mr Spence said.
The grant recipients include:
- Lake Marma Committee – $80,000 to build all-abilities platforms on Lake Marma as well as a floating pontoon for better access to the eastern side of the lake.
- Hindmarsh Shire Council – $60,000 to build all-abilities platforms on Rainbow Lake.
- Warrnambool City Council – $74,000 for a new fishing gantry so that catches may be weighed on the spot.
- In the Melbourne area, Parks Victoria will improve seven fishing platforms on the Maribyrnong River with a $46,400 grant.
- The Melton City Council will receive $55,000 for the Navan Park Lake boardwalk to improve access to the water.
- Clinics for all-abilities anglers will be made available through a $40,000 grant to Reclink Australia which will operate the clinics alongside Fishcare Victoria.
- Dunyak Moira fishing lake at Merrigum will benefit from three new fishing platforms.
- Goulburn Valley Water will be given $24,200.
The grants will also fund a range of other programs, such as the Native Fish Report Cards, estuary perch stock research, Gippsland Lakes fish habitat and the trial of a scheme to reduce fishing-related litter in the Sunraysia region.
The Victorian Fisheries Authority will also provide $300,000 over the next six months to support various First Nations fishing projects.
The 2024-25 Large Grants Program is still accepting applications, though applications cease on 28 February.
For more information, visit the Recreational Fishing Grants Program.
