SSAA Victoria News
Illegal imports charge in Mildura
A Mildura man has been charged with illegally importing handgun parts in the mail. Thirty-four-year-old Hanh Truong was charged after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted seven packages addressed to him between November 6 and November 9. X-rays at Australia Post revealed the packages...
READ MORECarbine kits banned on SSAA Victoria ranges
The use of carbine kits is not permitted on SSAA Victoria ranges, following a recent decision by the state’s Board of Directors. Handgun ownership is permitted in Victoria solely for the purpose of competition shooting and practice for approved competitions. According to the Victorian Firearms...
READ MOREGrant works kick-off at Springvale
Stage one of renovation works – funded through Shooting Sports Facilities Program grants and SSAA Victoria money – will get under way at Springvale Range on Monday. While the main public range will be unaffected, ranges three, four and five will close from Monday, November 21 to Saturday,...
READ MOREStill time for Snake Island ballot
SSAA members still have time to enter the Snake Island Hog Deer Ballot. The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, in August announced that the island would be opened for balloted Hog deer hunting during a two-year trial. The trial, commencing February 2017, will...
READ MOREChristmas hours released
SSAA Victoria has released its Christmas trading hours. Springvale Range will be closed from Saturday, December 24 to Monday, January 2. The range will reopen on Tuesday, January 3. Eagle Park Range will be closed from Saturday, December 24 to Thursday, January 5. It will reopen on Friday, January...
READ MORESmoother season ahead for duck shooters
A Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party MP has called for the Victorian Government to ensure a “seamless and fulsome” 2017 duck season. Northern Victoria Region MP Daniel Young met with Premier Daniel Andrews last month and raised concerns about last minute wetlands closures, miscommunication and...
READ MOREGame hunters tip 50,000
The number of game hunters in Victoria has reached 50,000. In a media release issued on Thursday, Game Management Authority (GMA) said that there had been a 68 per cent increase in the number of deer, duck, and quail hunters since 2001. GMA Chief Executive Officer Greg Hyams said deer hunting had...
READ MOREWild dog bounty announced today
The Victorian Government is today announcing the return of the wild dog bounty in an effort to curb the $18 million cost incurred by Australia’s livestock industry every year. In a media release issued on October 25, Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford revealed the establishment of a new...
READ MOREFirearms review stuck in limbo
The Adler A110 lever-action shotgun in its seven-shot configuration remains banned from importation after State Police Ministers and members of The Law, Crime and Community Safety Subcommittee (LCCSC) failed to agree on recategorisation. The lever-action shotgun in its five-shot capacity remains...
READ MOREDeer harvest data released
The number of deer being harvested by Game Licence-holders in Victoria increased by 10,000 from 2014 to 2015, according to the ‘Estimates of harvest for deer in Victoria’. Game Management Authority today released data obtained through telephone surveys of Game Licence-holders licensed to hunt...
READ MOREMcKenzie supports NSW MP’s Adler push
Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has applauded NSW Deputy Premier and Police Minister Troy Grant's "sensible decision" on the classification of seven-shot lever-action shotguns. Mr Grant wants the Adler, a seven-shot lever-action shotgun, moved from category A to the more restrictive...
READ MORECritical time for firearm owners
The import ban on the seven-shot Adler A110 lever-action shotgun will continue indefinitely if the states cannot agree to a classification for the firearm, according to the Prime Minister. Speaking in Parliament last night, Malcolm Turnbull revealed the real motives for extending the ban for the...
READ MOREWild dog bounty to be resurrected
The Victorian Government is expected to reintroduce the wild dog bounty more than a year after axing the program. The wild dog bounty, which ended on June 30, 2015, paid a $100 bounty to shooters for each pelt that incorporated a strip from the dog’s snout, ears, back and tail. The scheme was...
READ MORERSPCA removes anti-duck hunting campaign
The RSPCA has removed its ‘Stop the slaughter’ anti-duck hunting campaign from its website. The move comes after an independent review of RSPCA's inspectorate services urged the group to stop conducting activist campaigns against Victoria’s animal welfare laws. The review, led by Victoria...
READ MOREShooters MP takes NFA fight to the Premier
Shooters and Fishers Party MP Jeff Bourman met with the Victorian Premier this month to discuss the National Firearms Agreement (NFA) technical review. Mr Bourman told Daniel Andrews he was concerned that the review would make recommendations to further restrict law-abiding firearm owners, rather...
READ MOREHave your say
SSAA members across the country are going online to participate in the 2016 SSAA Member Survey. Now is the time for members to give the Association feedback on how it can improve or do things differently in the future. The online-only survey allows members to share their opinions and give SSAA...
READ MOREInvasive species transcript released
The transcript of SSAA Victoria’s presentation to the Inquiry into the Control of Invasive Animals on Crown Land public hearing has been released. On September 5, the Association’s Chief Executive Officer and Training and Programs Co-ordinator were invited to expand on SSAA Victoria’s...
READ MOREReport illegal hunting online
Game Management Authority has introduced a new tool to allow people to report illegal and irresponsible hunting online. At a recent meeting of shooting industry bodies involved in the Respect, Hunt Responsibly campaign, the regulator encouraged all law-abiding hunters to report those doing the...
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