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July 21, 2025

Grants available for Gone Fishing Day events

The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation have announced the date for this year’s Gone Fishing Day, Sunday 19th October 2025. Gone Fishing Day is Australia’s largest celebration of our favourite pastime – recreational fishing.
July 21, 2025

Geelong Claims Oldest Fishing Club in Australia

Geelong and District Anglers Club have claimed they are the oldest fishing club not only in Victoria but in Australia. So, they’ve thrown down the gauntlet and want to know:
July 14, 2025

Promoting responsible recreation along our waterways

VRFish developed a responsible recreation campaign called Naturally Vic.
July 9, 2025

Blue Mackerel Offshore Wind Project

Blue Mackerel is proposed to be one of the first offshore wind projects off Gippsland after the project was awarded a feasibility licence by the Australian Government in April 2024.
July 9, 2025

Recreational fishing and offshore wind farms

The discussion around offshore wind farms and their potential impacts on our fishing is a hot topic amongst the recreational fishing community. Offshore wind power is the energy taken from
July 9, 2025

Meet Gippsland’s Offshore Wind Developers

After declaring Gippsland as Australia’s first offshore windfarm zone, the Australian Government has granted 12 feasibility licences for offshore wind projects off Gippsland’s coast.
July 4, 2025

10 million fish stocked across Victoria

The Victorian Fisheries Authority have stocked 10 million fish into Victorian waterways over the 2024/25 stocking season.
July 3, 2025

Gone Fishing Day date locked in for 2025

The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation have announced the date for this year’s Gone Fishing Day, Sunday 19th October.
July 3, 2025

Vopak’s Victoria Energy Terminal Project

Do you go fishing and boating from the Geelong, Kirks Point, Altona, Portarlington or Werribee areas? Then make sure you’re aware of Vopak’s proposed project off Avalon. Vopak’s proposed Victoria
July 1, 2025

Fishing events to get involved in these school holidays

The winter school holidays are only days away and are the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy time with your family!