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Final Report Released
Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 On 30 October 2020, the Independent Reviewer of the EPBC Act, Professor Graeme Samuel AC,...
WA Election Policy – Liberals plan to boost recreational fishing and protect Cockburn Sound
Liberals plan to boost recreational fishing and protect Cockburn Sound Zak Kirkup and the Liberals have committed $36 million to boost recreational fishing initiatives in...
FRDC seeking applicants for advisory committee
Are you interested in having a say about what FRDC funds? The FRDC is seeking applicants to sit on a number of Research Advisory Committees (RACs) across Australia. The role is...
Boat ramp woes in Botany Bay
NSW fishers are growing impatient with the lack of action from the state government including Maritime and Transport NSW with regards to the current situation across many of the...
NSW DPI Primary Industries Performance Data & Insights 2020
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has released its NSW Primary Industries Performance Data & Insights 2020 (PDI) publication, examining the performance of NSW...
Response from Queensland Greens
AFTA wrote to all Queensland political parties seeking their responses and commitment on the key issues that affect the recreational fishing sector in Queensland. This is the...
Queensland 2020 Election Policy Response UPDATE (as at 23/10/2020)
Queensland Election Policy Response UPDATE (23/10/2020) Please refer to statements posted on AFTA Website Labor Party LNP One Nation Greens Katter Party Sandy Bolton IND....
Cyber insurance at a glance
Prepared by James Finucane, Risk Solutions Manager, Network Insurance Group This article is part of a series of articles intended to help AFTA Members understand their business...
Statement from Sandy Bolton MP Independent MP for Noosa Qld
As an Independent Candidate and the only Independent MP in QLD during the past term, it is extremely difficult to answer questions directed towards party policies and requesting...
LNP 2020 Queensland Election Policies
An LNP Government will work with AFTA to support industry boosting measures as part of state budget deliberations, which will be delivered in the first 100 days.
Queensland LNP Recreational Fishing Policy Response
AFTA wrote to all Queensland political parties seeking their responses and commitment on the key issues that affect the recreational fishing sector in Queensland. This is the...
AFTA requests immediate exemption
from the Victorian Government for retailers in Melbourne metro
Queensland Labor Recreational Fishing Policy Response
The Palaszczuk Labor Government, appreciates the ongoing relationship that we have with the Australian Fishing Trade Association and your members
Open Letter to Premier Andrews, Minister Horne & Minister Pulford DEMANDING Tackle Shops be allowed to open
AFTA Members & Recreational Fishers need to join this campaign to allow Tackle Shops to re-open
Australian Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine
Australia’s only B2B magazine in the fishing space Fishing Monthly Magazines have just gone to print with the AFTR (Australian Fishing Tackle Retailer) Annual magazine,...
South Australian Government release new line-up for Ministers Recreational Fishing Advisory Council
Hon David Basham MP Minister for Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentSix new members and an independent chair have been appointed to the Minister’s Recreational Fishing...
Victorians can now fish from a boat on the Murray River
The most recent Government Health Order was amended on 28 September 2020 to allow persons from Victoria to enter the Murray River without a permit subject to the conditions that...
AFTA Letter to ALL Queensland Parties re: Election Policies 2020
AFTA have not and will not advocate whom to vote for but will advocate on the policies that are to the benefit or detriment of our industry.
New van delivers more benefits for applauded WA Fishability program
“Every year a proportion of the revenue collected through (WA) recreational fishing licence fees is allocated to the Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund for ideas and projects aligned to recreational fishing community priorities” Fisheries Minister Peter Tinley
Gone Fishing Day 2020
CELEBRATING A NATION OF FISHERS The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is calling on the nation’s recreational fishers to be involved with Australia’s biggest...