Your fishing licence fees at work

Thanks to your recreational fishing licence fees the floating pontoon jetty across Ouyen Lake will be extended.

An intermediate grant of $50,000 will enable the Ouyen Anglers and Ouyen Inc to add extra sections, allowing more people to wet a line at one of the Mallee’s newest fishing spots that’s been stocked with more than 156,000 fish since 2018.

Fishing off the rocks will be easier than ever at Settlement Point because the Corinella Foreshore Committee of Management will use $19,800 to complete a staircase to the rock fishing platform known for its flathead, King George whiting and gummy sharks.

A grant of $50,000 will help the Nhill Lake Reserve Committee of Management keep the lake full for stacks of family fun, especially during the September holidays when we stock it with catchable-sized rainbow trout.

Shore-based access to this crater lake is set to get better because the Lake Purrumbete Angling Club will use $50,000 to formalise car parking and install signage, fencing and an access gate off Purrumbete Pit Road.

The intermediate grants category is open to fishing clubs and community groups for projects between $5,000 and $50,000. Learn more at www.vfa.vic.gov.au/fishinggrants