by AFTA Board | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog, President's & Chair Report
2019-20 Year in review, AFTA has been busy! Michael Starkey President, Australian Fishing Trade Association Presidents Report AGM 2020 Well, what a year it has turned out to be! When I stood up at the Gala dinner in 2019, having just taken up the reigns as the AFTA...
by AFTA Board | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
Wind the clocks back to 2008 when most industry sectors experienced a huge downturn in business and the sentiment driving it. Retail, housing, international travel, the share market and the general outlook was dire and with this came a general media driven narrative...
by AFTA Board | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog
AFTA would like to thank everyone who has donated so far, it is amazing to see how much the industry and public has got behind this appeal and with people still donating we have increased our target even higher to $120k through gofundme and if we add on the $20,000...
by AFTA Board | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
Barra Wedgies® Bite Me Lures™ has introduced two new colours Chartreuse Flash and Olive Flash into their 3”, 5” and 7” ranges of Barra Wedgies® ready for this year’s run off, over the cooler winter months. All Soft plastics in the Bite Me Lures™ range are...
by AFTA Board | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog
Dear Mr Prime Minister, (Plus sent to 30 others) I write to you in my capacity as President of AFTA. (Australian Fishing Trade Association.) Please find attached a letter I send to you on behalf of the members of the Australian Fishing Trade Association and the...