SSAA Victoria News
Stronger together: SSAA’s federation delivers for shooters
A unified SSAA is stronger for members, stronger for Victoria, and stronger for Australia. SSAA National President Andrew Judd has addressed the regrettable decision by SSAA Queensland to break with the longstanding federated model that has made the Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia the...
READ MOREStalking for the Snowy and Errinundra – Dimopoulos delivers for Victoria’s deer hunters
Victoria’s deer hunters have received a major boost with today’s announcement by Environment and Outdoor Recreation Minister Steve Dimopoulos that the National Parks Act will be amended to allow seasonal deer stalking in the Snowy and Errinundra National Parks. The change is being welcomed as a...
READ MOREPlaying the Long game… and losing – A clear message to would-be poachers
For nearly two decades, Neil Page and Corrie De Visser have invested extraordinary time, energy and money into transforming their 3,000-acre property in East Gippsland into what is arguably the world’s premier free-range hog deer property. Their efforts, completely destocking the land, restoring...
READ MOREMore anti-gun propaganda in the media: WA’s gun laws are a warning, not a model
In a story published today by the ABC, Western Australia’s Police Minister, Reece Whitby, claims that other states are watching WA’s sweeping new gun laws with interest. If that’s true, they’re watching the way you might watch a slow-motion train wreck, not as a blueprint for reform, but as...
READ MOREVictoria’s deer hunting dogs at risk: Baiting blitz clashes with prime hunting months
From July 1 to the New Year, a large-scale 1080 baiting program will be implemented across parts of Eastern Victoria as part of the State Government’s effort to manage livestock predation. While the need to protect livestock is recognised, this program poses serious risks for wildlife, domestic...
READ MORESlaps on the wrist highlight inadequate deterrents for anti-hunting activist offences
Two recent court outcomes have once again highlighted the inadequacy of Victoria’s legal framework when it comes to protecting public safety on our wetlands during duck season. In one matter, an anti-hunting activist was filmed entering a declared hunting area during legal shooting hours, a clear...
READ MOREAnother Saturday, another anti-gun beat-up: Bend(le)ing the truth…again
It’s become a ritual: every other weekend, some struggling newspaper rolls out another anti-gun screed aimed at scaring what’s left of their shrinking readership. This time it’s The Sydney Morning Herald giving space to perennial prohibitionist Stephen Bendle - writing under the Allanah and...
READ MOREShh… We Really Need to Talk About Sound Moderators (Silencers, Suppressors)
Overnight, the Government of the United Kingdom released its long-awaited response to public consultation on the use of sound moderators. In a written statement to Parliament, Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention, Dame Diana Johnson MP, announced that the UK Government will move to remove the...
READ MOREOpening the Snowy: Our fight to extend deer hunting to more of Victoria’s National Parks
Since 1996, the number of licensed deer hunters in Victoria has increased by a staggering 542%, yet the amount of public land available for hunting has remained relatively unchanged. That imbalance must change. SSAA Victoria is actively lobbying to expand hunting access across public land, with a...
READ MORETravelling and Camping with Firearms in Victoria: What You Need to Know
Travelling and Camping with Firearms in Victoria: What You Need to Know Whether you’re heading into the High Country for a multi-day hunting trip or simply transporting your firearm to a regional range, knowing the legal and practical requirements for travelling and camping with firearms in...
READ MOREHunters for the Hungry: A win-win for Victoria
Imagine if Victoria’s wild game harvest – currently underused and often wasted – could be transformed into thousands of healthy meals for vulnerable families. That’s the power and promise of a "Hunters for the Hungry" program – a simple, practical idea with big social, environmental and...
READ MORESSAA Victoria takes aim at the Herald Sun: Border gun busts aren’t about legal gun owners
The Herald Sun’s coverage of Australian Border Force (ABF) seizing more than 4,000 firearms and parts (“Australian Border Force seize more than 4000 guns amid calls for new gun ownership ban”) is a textbook example of lazy journalism being exploited by anti-gun lobbyists to push an agenda...
READ MOREVictorian Budget 2025/26
This morning, SSAA Victoria has gone through the Victorian budget papers. For the second year in a row, our expectations were not high for this year’s budget, and for a second year in a row, we were correct. Last year’s budget supported the changes required to support the commitments to...
READ MOREA better way for wildlife management in Australia – SSAA Victoria Podcast with Neal Finch
https://youtu.be/0MJucIQFOP4 Neal Finch is an Environmental Scientist and a lifelong hunter with a long and rich association with the SSAA. Neal has hands-on experience in hunter-centred wildlife research and worked for the Queensland Government for many years on its commercial kangaroo management...
READ MOREAnimals Australia virtue signalling is bad for animals, bad for workers, but good for the bottom line
Adidas’ decision to capitulate to the animal rights lobby and abandon using sustainably sourced Kangaroo leather will not save a single Kangaroo from being shot. It will ensure that more Kangaroos are shot to waste and with less oversight. The cherry on top of this hollow virtue signalling is...
READ MORE2025 Annual General Meeting and Postal Vote Declaration
The AGM will be held from 2pm to 4pm Sunday, September 28, 2025 - details and any changes to be advised at www.ssaavic.com.au and on your ballot paper (if held). Nominations to fill three Board vacancies will open May 12, 2025 and close June 13, 2025. Nominations to be posted to Returning Officer...
READ MOREFlaky activist group calls on Victorian Government to abandon science-based approach to setting duck seasons
A flaky anti-hunting activist group whose leader was bizarrely permitted to present to last year's Parliamentary inquiry into native bird hunting wearing a disguise has publicly called on the Victorian Government to ignore credible science when setting bag limits for duck season. In an article in...
READ MOREWhat’s the story with public land? SSAA Victoria podcast
In the final episode of the SSAA Victoria Podcast for 2024 the team take a deep dive into the management of public land in Victoria - particularly as it relates to shooting and hunting access. You can watch the podcast on YouTube https://youtu.be/9xycm1eRinQ?si=cXSnRNSxp8tTYnGu Or listen on the go...
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