Politics & Council
13 April, 2024
Put more areas off limits, say anti-shooting advocates
REGIONAL Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting wants the State Government to add to its list of more than 20 wetlands closed by Sunday’s order. The group says it sent the Government a list of 26 public duck-shooting sites “it requested be closed...
REGIONAL Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting wants the State Government to add to its list of more than 20 wetlands closed by Sunday’s order.
The group says it sent the Government a list of 26 public duck-shooting sites “it requested be closed not just for the presence of threatened species, but for Aboriginal culture, proximity to residents, and public health/safety concerns.
“Six of these requests have been fully granted and two partially, on the basis of protecting threatened species,” RVOTDS said
“However, none were granted on the basis of Indigenous culture, proximity to residents, or health/safety or social/economic reasons.
“My question is this.” said spokesperson Kerrie Allen. “How many tens of thousands of Victoria’s public waterways do less than half of one per cent of the population who like to shoot birds, need to be able to shoot on?
“And what is the mental, physical, social and economic cost to everyone else?
“Shooting hampers tourism and more popular and financially beneficial) pastimes such as boating, fishing, and birdwatching. Incessant gunfire from duck shooters’ shotguns is audible within three kilometres,” Ms Allen said on Monday.