{"id":28219,"date":"2024-08-02T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T12:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=28219"},"modified":"2024-08-02T12:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T12:31:37","slug":"2-million-recreational-fishing-program-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/2-million-recreational-fishing-program-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 million recreational fishing program announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minns Government has today announced a new $2 million recreational fishing small infrastructure grants program, as well as the largest ever survey of NSW recreational fishing licence holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grants program is part of the Government\u2019s plan to ensure more of the licence fees collected from recreational fishers is invested back into the small infrastructure that makes fishing accessible, safe and convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) will undertake a state-wide survey of recreational fishers to enable them to provide direct feedback on potential future investment from the Recreational Fishing Trusts who hold the licence fee income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSW Government will provide greater support to the recreational fishing community by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Making the grant applications processes clearer and simpler, so fishers and fishing clubs have the best opportunity to receive funding.<\/li><li>Demonstrating through the Recreational Fishing Trust\u2019s Annual Reports that the DPIRD and the Trust have reinvested license fees back into practical fishing initiatives.<\/li><li>Strengthening communications with all fishers and clubs so that they know when and how to apply for grants to improve their local areas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>$2 million recreational fishing small infrastructure grants program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new $2 million recreational fishing small infrastructure grant program will make it easier for fishing clubs, community groups and other organisations to apply for funding for projects such as fishing platforms, fish cleaning tables and other fishing facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligibility criteria and funding guidelines for the new program will be developed over the coming months and will be included as part of the next Recreational Fishing Trust grants and funding round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications for grants of up to $200,000 will be open soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major survey of NSW recreational fishing licence holders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department survey will provide recreational fishers with greater input on the way fishing fees are spent while at the same time reinforcing the Government\u2019s commitment to the transparent and accountable management of public funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey will seek input from fishers on new initiatives for potential future investment, including current programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fish stocking and fish breeding<\/li><li>Fishing platforms and fish aggregation devices<\/li><li>Artificial reefs and habitat improvements<\/li><li>Education programs to teach young fishers about safe and responsible fishing.<\/li><li>Fishing regulation awareness.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFishing is a pastime everyone can enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to revamp the process to make it easier for grass roots fishers and fishing clubs to be able to fund the infrastructure they would like to see in their local area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fees that fishers pay each year must continue to be used effectively to improve fishing for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fishing infrastructure grant fund will ensure more money gets to grassroots recreational fishing groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI understand that many of the small fishing groups and clubs might struggle to provide all the information needed to successfully get money from the Trust. I want to make it easier for grant applications to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe survey is an important way for the Government to understand how recreational fishers would like to see licence fees spent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Local Labor Member for Bega, Dr Michael Holland said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI commend the Minister for Agriculture and the Minns Labor Government for their commitment to the recreational fishing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI look forward to the $2 million small fishing infrastructure grant program and the Government\u2019s interest in our recreational fishing licence holders\u2019 opinions on current programs and future investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRecreational fishing is an important part of our local culture and attracts thousands of visitors to this beautiful electorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt contributes significantly to the health and economy of the Bega electorate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minns Government has today announced a new $2 million recreational fishing small infrastructure grants program, as well as the largest ever survey of NSW recreational fishing licence holders. The grants program is part of the Government\u2019s plan to ensure more of the licence fees collected from recreational fishers is invested back into the small &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/2-million-recreational-fishing-program-announced\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;$2 million recreational fishing program announced&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28220,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28219\/revisions\/28220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}