This being World Wetlands Day, let us also recognise the conservation efforts of Victorian duck hunters to protect the state’s wetlands. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Field and Game Australia, which formed in response duck hunters’ concerns about the … Read More
Environmental activists calling for the Victorian Government to establish a type of quota system for the creation of national parks are being naive, Member for Northern Victoria Daniel Young said. “A small group is relentlessly pushing an ill-conceived agenda … Read More
Not even the traditional camping site along the Murray River is safe from the greedy hands of public lands managers, Member for Northern Victoria Daniel Young said today. He has learned that families who currently enjoy free camping at … Read More
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Northern Victoria MP Daniel Young today announced he will move to split the controversial fire services bill, to provide separate debates on firefighters’ presumptive rights compensation and a proposal to restructure the CFA and MFB. The … Read More
The Victorian Game Management Authority (GMA) is one step closer to having the powers necessary to expand and promote hunting in the state, following today’s upper house passage of a private member’s bill by Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Member of … Read More
I held a meeting this week with new Parks Victoria CEO Matthew Jackson and the organisation’s chief conservation scientist Dr Mark Norman, during their visit to Parliament House. We discussed in detail the need to expand #hunting opportunities in national parks and other public … Read More
An interim report was tabled in Parliament today into the proposed restructure of Victoria’s fire services, pursuant to the Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2017. As a member of the Fire Services Bill Select … Read More
Member for Northern Victoria Daniel Young today welcomed news that the Wetlands Environmental Taskforce would receive a grant to develop an electronic catalogue system for the Australian National Hunting Archive. As a member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, … Read More
The long-awaited appointment of Game Management Authority (GMA) Board members, as announced today, was welcomed by Member for Northern Victoria Daniel Young. “There is a lot of work to do in the area of game management in Victoria, and this … Read More
Member for Northern Victoria Daniel Young has called on the National Party to come good on their plan to seek a parliamentary inquiry into the management of the state’s environmental water. “The Nationals’ Luke O’Sullivan MP proposed the inquiry, and then Peter Walsh MP … Read More