SSAA Victoria News
Sharpen up to shut them up
The countdown to the 2016 duck season is on, with less than six weeks until season opening. As is becoming increasingly common, with the announcement of duck season has come a flurry of opposition. The Greens, RSPCA, Animals Australia and the like have been spouting outrageous falsehoods about...
READ MORESSAA gets serious about communication
The SSAA Victoria Board last month approved a new Communications Strategy designed to improve the Association’s approach to sharing information with members, media and the wider public. Feedback from public meetings has suggested SSAA Victoria’s members believe communication has been poorly...
READ MOREVictorian Hunting Guide released
The Victorian Hunting Guide 2016 is being mailed out to 48,000 licensed game hunters across the State this week. The guide contains extensive information about bag limits, season dates, safe and responsible hunting and updates to hunting arrangements for the 2016 seasons. Game Management...
READ MOREShooting club grants open
Shooting clubs across the state have been invited to apply for the latest round of grants aimed at providing instruction to new members, encourage membership growth and provide upgrades to ensure safe and quality access. Grants of up to $100,000 – matched by a $2:$1 ratio between the State and...
READ MOREDust off your old boots
SSAA Victoria members are being called upon to help settled Karen refugees from Burma by donating their old work boots. The Karen community and SSAA Victoria have become connected through the rabbit control program at Werribee Park, with the Karen’s ferreting skills complementing the work of the...
READ MOREA day for the girls at Shepp
The grounds at SSAA’s Shepparton Branch will be alive with the chatter of women’s voices this April, as the range opens its gates for the inaugural Ladies CAT Day. The triple discipline Ladies CAT (come and try) Day on April 16 will see up to 60 women try .22 rifles, shotgun and pistol shooting...
READ MOREDuck season announced
The Victorian Government last night announced the opening of duck hunting season for 2016. Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford revealed a full-length season with reduced bag limit. On opening day - March 19 - a bag limit of eight birds will be in place, while a four-bird limit will be introduced...
READ MOREThe big year ahead
SSAA Victoria is looking forward to a big year in 2016, with a Federal Election, the National Firearms Technical Review and the Great Forest National Park proposal all coming to a head. The Board, State Office and ranges staff have all hit the ground running, with many projects already under way...
READ MOREDuck season wait continues
SSAA Victoria expects the 2016 Duck Hunting Season to be announced in a matter of days. In its December submission to Game Management Authority, the Association supported a 2016 season. This is in line with the Wildlife (Game) Regulations 2012, which call for an annual duck season and a ten-bird...
READ MOREABC’s poor firearm thefts report
The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (Victoria) is disappointed in the ABC 774 Melbourne Drive Show presenter Warwick Long and his production team. Following the publication of a media release yesterday citing a reduction in firearm thefts across Victoria, Warwick interviewed the Deputy...
READ MOREFirearm Theft Reducing
Contrary to recent media reports, firearms theft in Victoria has reduced over the past few years, as data obtained by the SSAA Victoria shows. Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) figures, provided by Victoria Police, shows the number of firearms stolen across Victoria has progressively reduced each year...
READ MORENFA gets a Wikipedia page
Wikipedia, the user-produced online encyclopaedia, announced this week that a page had been established for the National Firearms Agreement. Published on Wednesday, the page contains little detail about the National Firearms Agreement, the ramifications for firearms owners and the Agreement's...
READ MOREGreat Forest Terms of Reference Released
The Terms of Reference for the Great Forest National Park Industry Taskforce have been released. The taskforce – comprising forest, fibre and wood products industry, unions and forest conservation groups – will deliver recommendations directly to the Victoria Premier’s office by the end of...
READ MOREPoliceman calls for tougher storage laws
A Victorian Police officer is calling for law changes forcing all firearms owners to make other arrangements for their firearms if they leave the house for “more than a couple of days”. Superintendent Craig Gillard was reported in The Age at the weekend pushing for radical changes to current...
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