Presidents and Political Reports
AFTA Chair’s Report October 2020
"AFTA has worked very hard with the South Australian Government in advancing ideas and providing solutions for our industry”AFTA Chairs Report October 2020 The past month has...
AFTA Chair’s Report September 2020
"AFTA urges the Victorian Government to allow recreational fishing ASAP for those in Melbourne, there are direct health benefits from doing so.”AFTA Chairs Report September 2020...
AFTA Chair’s Report August 2020
"Despite the challenges of COVID 19 and the varying state governments responses, it would appear that our industry has fared somewhat better than most.”AFTA Chairs Report August...
Presidents Report AGM 2020
2019-20 Year in review, AFTA has been busy! 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...
AFTA Chair’s Report AGM 2020
'a reason to belong to AFTA' The past 12 months have not been without challenges for our industry at all levels. As stated in my last Chair’s Report, the “Perfect Storm” of...
AFTA Chair’s Report May 2020
Working with government is critical to the recovery, making sure that our industry voice is heard!!
AFTA Chair’s Report February 2020
I congratulate the AFTA Board for initiating the “Australian Fishing Industry Disaster Appeal”, which has raised over $120k in total.I had the honour to serve in Federal...
President’s Report – February 2020
There were a couple of big decisions the AFTA Board had to make this month, and with a little discussion, came out with some good outcomes. AFTA has been very busy over the last...
President’s Report – January 2020
Happy New YearWhat a busy month it has been, AFTA has been pushing forward with some new initiatives, we’ve added a new communications manager, sent out membership renewals,...
AFTA Chair’s Report January 2020
The past few months have been a devastating period for Australia as a whole, but in particular to our recreational fishing industry. The Christmas period is our peak industry...