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Your Fishing Licence Fees at Work 05-06
Every year the Recreational Fishing Licence (RFL) Trust Account allocates the fees you pay for your fishing licence to projects that will directly improve recreational fishing in Victoria. In 2005-06 over $1.2 million was allocated to 25 Recreational Fishing Grant Program projects outlined below.
In 2005-06 over $1.2 million has been allocated to 25 projects to improve recreational fishing in Victoria.
| Type of water | Number of Projects | Total funding from licence sales revenue |
| Inland | 9 | $436,815 |
| Marine / Estuarine | 10 | $424,956 |
| Statewide / all-waters | 5 | $172,880 |
| Fish stocking | 1 | $209,892* |
| Total | 25 | $1,244,543 |
*To supplement Fisheries Victoria’s $1.064 million 2006/07 fish stocking budget. | |
Other RFL Trust Account Expenditure
During 2005-06 RFL revenue also funded:
- The establishment of Recreational Fishing-Only areas at Lake Tyers and Mallacoota; Inlet through the cancellation of Commercial Fishery Access Licences (CFALs);
- The voluntary buy-back of Victorian bay and inlet CFALs;
- 10 regionally-based Fisheries Officers;
- The administration of the RFL and the Recreational Fishing Grant Program;
- The Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish);
- RFL sales commissions; and
- RFL- and RFGP-related community information.
Recreational Fishing Grant Program Projects 2005-06
A report is tabled in Parliament in October each year concerning all RFL Trust Account revenue and expenditure. A report is available for revenue spent in 2005/2006 and for previous years.
The following is a summary of projects funded from 2005-06 RFL revenue. These projects are listed under the DPI Region from which the project application emanated.
Fish stocking costs are GST-exclusive, rounded to the nearest dollar.
Port Phillip Region ($75,036)
$52,000 to construct a multi-use fishing facility between Sheepwash Rd. and Minah St. Barwon Heads.
$7,500 to replace a flood-damaged recreational fishing platform on the Maribyrnong Valley Parklands, Lower Maribyrnong River, Avondale Heights.
$8,336 to install solar lighting (above a fish cleaning table) and signage, St. Helen’s, Corio bay, Geelong.
$2,200 to extend a fishing platform providing angling access to deeper water, Second Island Sawtell’s Inlet (Westernport) Tooradin.
$5,000 contribution to the construction of a fish cleaning shelter and lighting lighting at the Limeburner’s Point Boat Harbour, Corio bay, Geelong.
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Gippsland Region ($409,920)
$60,000 to construct an access track, vehicle parking, four fishing platforms, erect fencing and plant native vegetation, Lower Avon River, Springberg’s Lane.
$20,000 for revegetation and to construct four small fishing platforms adjacent to Nicholson River boat ramp/recreation reserve, Bairnsdale.
$110,000 for fish habitat improvements through the installation and monitoring of eight large in-stream structures, delivery of a community education and awareness program and installation of signage, Mitchell and Tambo Rivers.
$58,400 to conduct a study to detect the impacts of recent changes to fishing pressure on key recreational fish species in Lake Tyers and Mallacoota Inlet (recreational fishing-only areas) .
$75,500 to implement the Anderson Inlet Fisheries Management Plan – fishery and habitat research components.
$42,135.50 (and a commitment to disburse $43,884.50 in 2007/08) to fund the acoustic tracking of dusky flathead to identify movement, habitat preferences, and spawning locations to improve the management and protection from environmental disturbance of areas of importance to this species, and improve recreational fishers' understanding of this fish's biology.
Northern Region ($326,000)
$97,200 (and a commitment to disburse $1,600 in 2007/08, and $4,600 in 2008/09) to produce, and distribute through a wide range of outlets, the Northern Victorian Angling Access Map and Brochure identifying all legal access points to rivers and streams, pedestrian, vehicle and boat access angling points; conduct a project evaluation study to determine the project’s effectiveness.
$20,000 to establish 10 angler-access points between Tungamah and Nathalia within the Broken Boosey State Park (Broken, Boosey and Nine-mile creeks).
$105,000 to construct 10 rock groynes, 10 boulder fields, undertake pre- and post-works fish population monitoring and evaluation, and install signage, Delatite River.
$22,000 (and a commitment to disburse $22,000 in 2007/08 and $22,000 in 2008/09) to continue the roll-out of developed standardised signage across the remainder of the Northern Fisheries Region to identify pedestrian, vehicle, and boat access angling locations.
$5,000 to develop an engaging and informative on-site display at Parks Victoria's Alexandra and Eildon Visitor Information Centres to promote sustainable recreational fishing opportunities at Lake Eildon National Park.
$9,800 (and a commitment to disburse $13,800 in 2007/08 and $3,000 in 2008/09) to conduct a study to determine the impact of willow removal and habitat rehabilitation on the resident brown trout in a small stream, Rubicon River.
South West Region ($50,815)
$49,750 to construct an ‘access for all’ fishing platform at St. Patrick’s Point, Wendouree Pde., Lake Wendouree, Ballarat.
$1,065 to conduct a junior angler development and promotion through activities and workshops. Conduct a project evaluation study to determine the project's effectiveness, Cobden Angling Club Inc.
Statewide ($172,380)
$4,000 to educate recreational fishers in correct fishing practices and procedures by conducting Flathead Fred fishing shows in Victoria.
$3,000 to produce and distribute (through tackle stores, fly fishing clubs and events) a brochure to promote and increase participation in fly fishing in Victoria; conduct a project evaluation study to determine the project's effectiveness.
$14,870 to conduct 'Rock Fishing Education Sessions - A Pilot Project', to provide recreational fishers with knowledge about safe rock fishing practices, basic water safety, and rescue principles.
$44,000 (and a commitment to disburse $48,000 in 2007/08 and $19,500 in 2008/09) to conduct a study to determine angler-use patterns for Murray cod in Victorian waters including angler demographics, the recreational catch and take, and angler satisfaction.
$12,750 (and a commitment to disburse $13,170 in 2007/08 and $13,590 in 2008/09) to produce a 'Fish Length Ruler' communicating the variety of minimum sizes limits for finfish in Victoria.
Fish stocking (statewide application)
$209,892 to enhance fish stocking around Victoria (stocking of various waters to supplement Fisheries Victoria’s $1.064 million 2006/07 fish stocking budget).
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