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URGENT — SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 15th Jan 2026 at 4PM

The Government is rushing through the Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 — a Bill that quietly includes major firearms restrictions and policy shifts. PLEASE ACT NOW and put in a submission!
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Who and How to Contact

We know it can be tricky to work out where to send your communications, so here's some helpful guidance. We've done our best to make it complete - but bear with us, and let us know if you find issues. Thanks
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Member Guidance: What You Can Do Right Now

Field & Game Australia (FGA) will continue to advocate strongly on behalf of our members at every level of government. But advocacy only works if members act too. Right now, individual action matters.
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Goulburn Murray Water Recreational Area Mgmt Plans Open for feed back

The first 10 draft plans are now open for review and comment. The draft Recreational Area Management Plans seek to formalise the ongoing use of these areas. While this is a welcome step, Field & Game Australia is committed to ensuring that hunting access is maintained and strengthened, and that hunters are acknowledged for the positive, evidence-backed contributions they make to conservation, land management, and regional communities.
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2025 Season goes off with a bang

Our members are out and about enjoying the season, creating lifelong memories with family and friends. We'll keep this area updated with action pics as we receive them.
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2025 Victorian Duck Season Update

Field & Game Australia – 2025 Victorian Duck Season Update The 2025 Victorian Duck Season will run from 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 19th March 2025, to 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, 9th June 2025.
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2025 Victorian Duck season setting progress

The Victorian Government has released the Draft Game Duck Harvest Strategy, a major initiative designed to provide a structured, evidence-based framework for sustainable game duck hunting. Field & Game Australia (FGA) has reviewed the draft and provided detailed feedback, emphasizing opportunities to improve the strategy and ensure its success. Below are the key points from the strategy and FGA’s response.
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Take Action Tuesday: Calling All Fox Hunters! 🦊

Read more about a unique opportunity to actively contribute to wildlife conservation and demonstrate the essential role of hunters in scientific research. Together, we can shape the future of conservation in Australia and beyond.
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What hunters need to know about High Path Avian Influenza if/when it arrives in Australia

High pathogenicity AI H5 viruses (including H5N1) have not been detected in animals in Australia. In Australian poultry enterprises, eleven outbreaks of HPAI H7 strains occurred between 1976 and 2024 [20-25]. HPAI has never been detected in Australian wild birds, other than one detection of HPAI H7 in a feral Eurasian starling (Sterna vulgaris) trapped inside an affected poultry shed during a 1985.
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Pro-hunting message goes large in Sale

The pro-hunting message is being displayed in a big way in Sale, Gippsland, with a new billboard promoting the duck hunting season and all the things it means to us.
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