Sustainable Hunting Action Plan 2016-2020 Contents 3 Minister’s foreword Our vision 4 Our approach 4 Our focus 5 Promoting responsible hunting 5 5 Growing hunting’s benefits Improving hunting opportunities 6 Ensuring sustainable hunting 6 Implementation 7 Objective 1: Promoting responsible hunting 8 Objective 2: 8 Growing hunting’s benefits Objective 3: Improving hunting opportunities 9 Objective 4: Ensuring sustainable hunting 9 Minister’s foreword In Victoria, we have the best of everything. With our deer, duck, quail, pheasant and partridge populations, we are regarded as having some of the best hunting opportunities in Australia. Many Victorians have a long tradition of spending quality weekends camping with family and friends and hunting game, be it close to home or further afield. It is important that game hunting in Victoria continues to be a safe, responsible and sustainable recreation for generations to to release the Sustainable Hunting Action Plan. come. That’s why I am pleased Earlier this year, the Labor Government allocated $5.3 million in the 2016/17 Victorian Budget to support the development and delivery of this to support hunters, because we know the importance of plan. We’re taking steps education, access, awareness and good communication. This plan is a significant milestone for game hunting in Victoria. Never before has government and community partnered to develop and see through so many measurable outcomes. Over the next four years, the Government will work with our agencies and the community to: promote responsible hunting •
Sustainable Hunting Action Plan 2016-2020 Contents Minister’s foreword 3 Our vision 4 Our approach 4 Our focus 5 Promoting responsible hunting 5 Growing hunting’s benefits 5 Improving hunting opportunities 6 Ensuring sustainable hunting 6 Implementation 7 Objective 1: Promoting responsible hunting 8 Objective 2: Growing hunting’s benefits 8 Objective 3: Improving hunting opportunities 9 Objective 4: Ensuring sustainable hunting 9 Minister’s foreword In Victoria, we have the best of everything. With our deer, duck, quail, pheasant and partridge populations, we are regarded as having some of the best hunting opportunities in Australia. Many Victorians have a long tradition of spending quality weekends camping with family and friends and hunting game, be it close to home or further afield. It is important that game hunting in Victoria continues to be a safe, responsible and sustainable recreation for generations to come. That’s why I am pleased to release the Sustainable Hunting Action Plan. Earlier this year, the Labor Government allocated $5.3 million in the 2016/17 Victorian Budget to support the development and delivery of this plan. We’re taking steps to support hunters, because we know the importance of education, access, awareness and good communication. This plan is a significant milestone for game hunting in Victoria. Never before has government and community partnered to develop and see through so many measurable outcomes. Over the next four years, the Government will work with our agencies and the community to: • promote responsible hunting
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