{"id":4842,"date":"2019-12-18T09:24:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T22:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrfish.com.au\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2020-04-01T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T05:23:29","slug":"vrfish-awarded-at-the-national-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vrfish.com.au\/2019\/12\/18\/vrfish-awarded-at-the-national-level\/","title":{"rendered":"VRFish Awarded at the National Level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Recreational Fishing Awards were held last week in Hobart with VRFish being honoured by winning the Award for Excellence in Recreational Fishing Communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past two years, we worked with Paul Kelly Creative in Geelong to develop new, modernised branding and a content based marketing approach to ensure recreational fishers can receive more credible, relevant and timely content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communicating and engaging with close to 1 million Victorian fishers is a challenge and this recognition confirms we are moving in the right direction.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We now regularly communicates with over 65,000 Victorian recreational fishers through our online communications. This calendar year, we expect to reach 2 million on Facebook with a 10% engagement rate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has never been a better time to be a recreational fisher in Victoria. The Victorian Government\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Target One Million <\/em>program gives VRFish plenty of content to share and discuss with fishers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VRFish&#8217;s Foundation Member, Fishcare Victoria was also recognised by taking out the the Award for Best Project or Initiative Encouraging Women\/Young People&#8217;s Participation in Fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vrfish.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/02180559\/79742491_2583304671761412_8611029353939075072_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vrfish.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/02180559\/79742491_2583304671761412_8611029353939075072_o.jpg 959w, https:\/\/media.vrfish.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/02180559\/79742491_2583304671761412_8611029353939075072_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.vrfish.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/02180559\/79742491_2583304671761412_8611029353939075072_o-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Braeden Lampard, President of the OzFish Unlimited Sunrysia Chapter in Mildura was awarded the Most Successful Future Leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vrfish.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/02181904\/29357065_10211856745323032_1312000806672446500_n-528x400.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Braeden Lampard, OzFish Unlimited<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards was a strong showing by Victoria with the Victorian Fisheries Authority&#8217;s Travis Dowling a finalist for the Excellence in Innovation and Leadership, David Kramer a finalist for Recreational Fishing Volunteer of the Year, the Victorian Rock Lobster Tagging Program a finalist in the Award for Excellence in Research Outcomes and the Women in Recreational Fishing Network a finalist in the Award for Best Project or Initiative Encouraging Women\/Young People&#8217;s Participation in Fishing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Recreational Fishing Awards were held last week in Hobart with VRFish being honoured by winning the Award for Excellence in Recreational Fishing Communication. 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