Unacceptable Fisheries proposals based on opinion, not science
Posted on 20 May 2013 by Peter Johnson
Proposals to impose limits on fishing because of community opinion rather than scientific evidence must be rejected, says the Chairman of the Fishing Branch of the Shooters and Fishers Party, Mr Peter Johnson.Most proposals – such as reducing b...
Inquiry into the Management of Public Land in NSW
Posted on 15 May 2013 by Robert Brown
A Parliamentary Committee has tabled its report on the management of public land in New South Wales. The report contains 12 recommendations for Government action.“The Inquiry was an immense undertaking. An extensive body of evidence was gathere...
Have you had enough of this firewood fiasco?
Posted on 6 May 2013 by Jim Muirhead
You used to be able to get a permit and easy access for firewood, at least before the last Labor/Greens government locked it all up in National Parks.Then, great news: a new Conservative government is elected. Well, what a disappointment that turned...
The Big Two and the Greens do us over
Posted on 1 May 2013 by Robert Borsak
It may have passed unnoticed but last week, a Bill went through Federal Parliament with the support of the Coalition, Labor and the Greens that increased the candidate nomination fee from the existing $500 per candidate to ... get this … $2,00...
Protest reinforces how wrong the antis are
Posted on 19 April 2013 by Robert Borsak
Yesterday’s politically motivated anti-hunting rally in Sydney attracted no more than 1000 people, according to the ABC and police we spoke to on the ground, half the number claimed by optimistic organisers. It was a pitiful turnout after all t...
SFP’s wins: Protecting your fishing rights
Posted on 20 March 2013 by Robert Brown
The introduction of a new management plan for a NSW Marine Estate highlights the successes of the Shooters & Fishers in a long battle to ensure the recreational fishing rights of Australians are protected.Our wins on behalf of fishos began in 199...
NSW Government scorecard
Posted on 18 March 2013 by Robert Borsak
Hunters, Fishers and Shooters,What with Silverdale and almost every 100-metre and above range in the state closed to 90% of shooters wanting to visit, one has to ask, what score would the shooters, hunters and fishers of NSW give the O'Farrell Govern...
SFP welcomes new marine estate management plans
Posted on 14 March 2013 by Robert Brown
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Brown has commended the NSW Government on its new science based approach to management of the marine estate.“This has been a long time coming, but it should be beneficial to all stakeholders in New South Wa...
Restore balance to the land
Posted on 4 March 2013 by Robert Borsak
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, Robert Borsak, says recent Party efforts to restore some balance, particularly to environment, land use and firearms debate in NSW are making some of the state’s extreme green groups more spiteful than ever.&ldqu...
Greens and selective vilification
Posted on 4 March 2013 by Content Manager
I have been absolutely gobsmacked by the intolerance demonstrated by the Greens during recent months, as their campaign against hunting in national parks gathers momentum. I honestly wouldn’t have thought there was much they could do to surpris...
Call to action! Ammo Bill
Posted on 21 February 2013 by Robert Brown
You will recall that we appealed to you last year, asking that you ring/email/visit your Local Member of State Parliament, regarding the atrocious "Ammo Bill".Your subsequent actions (literally thousands of complaints to Local Members) put the wind u...
Boycott Fairfax Media
Posted on 31 January 2013 by Robert Borsak
Hunters, shooters and their industry must boycott all Fairfax Media publications, and refuse to purchase products from Fairfax advertisers, after the media group reached an intolerable level of anti-hunting bias.“Do not buy any Fairfax national...
SFP confirms Federal election intentions
Posted on 31 January 2013 by Robert Brown
The Shooters and Fishers Party will run Senate candidates in each State and Territory at the Federal election in September.The only exception may be the ACT, said Robert Brown, one of two NSW Upper House Members of Parliament, when he confirmed the p...
Gun rights: Australia’s fight
Posted on 22 January 2013 by Robert Borsak
American shooters are right to think Obama has to be fought at all costs. He has nothing good in mind for gun owners, hunters and shooters.The assertion that Australian gun laws have ‘saved’ 200 lives a year is just balderdash. This is de...
Time to re-think conservation, says Borsak
Posted on 5 December 2012 by Robert Borsak
Tim Flannery agrees current conservation methods are a failure, a point hunters have been making for years. In his latest essay, After the Future: Australia’s New Extinction Crisis, he argues that we need to take an active role in managing the...
Hunting and fishing rights must be guaranteed: Borsak
Posted on 27 November 2012 by Robert Borsak
The fact that hunting, fishing and other outdoor pursuits are a political issue, and that they do not have bipartisan support in NSW politics, is exactly why the NSW Constitution should protect the rights of its citizens to enjoy them.“It is vi...
ACT should let hunters in
Posted on 21 November 2012 by Robert Borsak
The ACT Government paints a farcical picture of park rangers patrolling the territory’s borders against armed raids by NSW hunters as it plays the politics of damning Conservation Hunting.“NSW has allowed hunters in areas close to the ACT...
Investigation into sound moderators on firearms
Posted on 20 November 2012 by Robert Borsak
Sound moderators should be legalised as a matter of public health and safety, but the misguided perception that they are used by criminals continues to prevent Australia from enjoying their many benefits.An Australian report published recently highli...
Facts about sound moderators
Posted on 13 November 2012 by Robert Borsak
Governments and police around Australia refuse to consider the legalisation of sound moderators for firearms, particularly sporting longarms. The ban on suppressors, as they're also known, is based on nothing but Hollywood fantasy.In any other situat...
Kendra Appleton, our new gun actor
Posted on 5 November 2012 by Content Manager
KENDRA Appleton is a straight-shooting teen from Shoalhaven who aims to combine her love of acting with her passion for guns.Appleton, 17, who holds a firearm licence, has landed a major role in highly anticipated drama In Your Dreams, to screen on S...
Stop EDO funding
Posted on 4 November 2012 by Content Manager
It is time taxpayers stopped funding the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO), a group that is costing the community in a number of ways and defending criminals in court.The NSW EDO receives funding from the NSW State Government (i.e. taxpayers) via...
Hunting in National Parks
Posted on 25 October 2012 by Robert Borsak
The following adjournment speech was made by Robert Borsak MLC in the NSW Legislative Council yesterday:I inform the House that for the first time an economic value can be put on the work of volunteer conservation hunters, who remove game and feral a...
ADA gives highest award to Robert Brown
Posted on 23 October 2012 by Content Manager
The Hon. Robert Brown, MLC, has been awarded life membership of the Australian Deer Association, a significant accolade from one of Australia’s major game organisations.Robert is the first person from NSW to be granted this special recognition,...
Important meeting: SFP in the NT
Posted on 18 October 2012 by Robert Borsak
Whether you’re a Hunter, Shooter, Fisher, Boater, 4 Wheel Drive enthusiast or Camper, we’ve all suffered increasing restrictions on our outdoor activities and way of life.Instead of making sensible and balanced public land management deci...
Independent Assessment Panel recommendations
Posted on 16 October 2012 by Robert Borsak
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Borsak today gave the Government recommendations for membership of the four stakeholder groups on the permanent Independent Assessment Panel set up under the Restart NSW Fund Act 2011.To see the full statement, c...
No need for tighter gun laws
Posted on 9 October 2012 by Robert Borsak
As NSW begins a review of its firearms laws, let’s make one thing perfectly clear: We do not need stricter laws on gun ownership.“Trends in crime do not justify it,” Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Borsak said.“The numbe...
New Land Services initiative welcomed
Posted on 8 October 2012 by Robert Borsak
NSW farmers and landowners should be better off under a restructured system of services, and the Shooters and Fishers Party congratulates the NSW Government on its announcement of the new Local Land Services.The change should make life easier for our...
Hatred and violence: Greens' selective rejection
Posted on 18 September 2012 by Robert Borsak
The Shooters and Fishers Party challenges The Greens to prove they really do reject messages of hatred and violence in our community by condemning the dangerous and antisocial behaviour of forestry protesters.Will The Greens also rail against the thr...
IUCN World Conservation Congress
Posted on 17 September 2012 by Robert Brown
I spoke in the NSW Parliament last week about the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress, was then being conducted in the Republic of Korea. Australia is a signatory to the International Union for Conservation of N...
Hunting and the Greenwashing campaign
Posted on 13 September 2012 by Robert Borsak
Hunting and hunters are making good progress towards fair laws in NSW, but we can never let our guard down because we are still attacked by people who will do anything to stop us.Greens MLC Cate Faerhmann has had another swipe at law-abiding hunters,...
Vale Dudley Nichol
Posted on 13 September 2012 by Robert Borsak
Today I pay tribute to shooter, hunting guide, bushman, family man extraordinaire and mate, Dudley Nichol, of Canberra. Dudley died suddenly a couple of weeks ago. The shooting and hunting fraternity has lost a great colleague and friend. I am proud...
Climate Commission not fair dinkum
Posted on 4 September 2012 by Content Manager
The Climate Commission report released today is another example of the Commission not being fair dinkum about the supposed catastrophic effects of man-made global warming, said the Australian Environment Foundation.The report highlights that demand f...
Police union or political operatives?
Posted on 30 August 2012 by Content Manager
Queensland Police Union President Ian Levers has revealed he stands for a police state ready to dictate policy to government, over-regulate law-abiding citizens and deny the Australian population the right to speak up.Mr Leavers believes the force he...
Greens show their true colours
Posted on 28 August 2012 by Content Manager
The failure of the Australian Greens to support a motion protecting bird sanctuaries in the Gippsland area has unveiled the hypocrisy of the so called ‘environmental’ party.In attempting to stand up for Australian obligations protecting m...
Shooting: effective, proven pest control
Posted on 20 August 2012 by Content Manager
Shooting is an effective pest control program, a fact borne out by a Pestsmart project that targeted foxes over a five-year period.In an 8500ha area of mixed rural, peri-rural and urban land on the NSW South Coast, shooting was the primary means of s...
Stopping the destruction of farmland
Posted on 15 August 2012 by Content Manager
Agricultural land in NSW is under attack by the extreme Greens, and it is time to get rid of laws that are destroying our ability to feed ourselves in the future.The Shooters and Fishers Party will introduce a Bill to NSW Parliament to repeal the Nat...
Duck hunting legislation on the table
Posted on 15 August 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party yesterday tabled legislation to legalise duck and quail hunting in NSW, overturning a ban on what was once a strong part of our hunting culture.Robert Brown MLC introduced the Game and Feral Animal Control Further Amend...
Americans, guns and the common good
Posted on 7 August 2012 by Content Manager
The gun control debate is raging again in the US, without much joy for the antis. Gun sales are up and gun-control laws have been relaxed. From an Australian perspective, it might be hard to work out why, because we live in a country with strict...
Find us at the Boat Show!
Posted on 2 August 2012 by Content Manager
Catch up with the Shooters and Fishers Party at the Sydney International Boat Show between today and Monday.We’re manning a stand there, so come and say g’day and learn more about the issues affecting fishing, boating and other outdoors a...
Howard's anti-gun opinion is out of line
Posted on 2 August 2012 by Content Manager
Former Prime Minister John Howard’s comments about gun control in yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald were little more than self-aggrandisement that added nothing to the debate about gun laws.Mr Howard implies he singlehandedly turned aroun...
Full support for croc hunting plan
Posted on 30 July 2012 by
The Shooters and Fishers Party welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s proposal to improve the regulated hunting of crocodiles, and believes revised trophy laws would prove sustainable, managed hunting has enormous benefits.Enabling paying...
Court rules shooters can stay at Malabar
Posted on 20 July 2012 by Robert Brown
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the NSW Rifle Association in its bid to stop the Commonwealth from evicting it and closing the Anzac Rifle Range.Looks like Garrett has been given a (temporary) bloody nose over his plans to turn ANZAC Rif...
Must-see video on fishing fightback
Posted on 20 July 2012 by
For over two decades there has been an unrelenting, politically driven push for Marine Parks in NSW and indeed all of Australia.John Featherstone from Spearfishing Downunder and FishLife magazines, accepted the invitation to present his views and tho...
ABC-TV, pigdogging and Clover Moore
Posted on 19 July 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Brown yesterday accused ABC-TV of using a story on Queensland pig dogging to promote Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore's upcoming election campaign.He said the program had no relevance to New South Wales, and is sim...
1080's cruel, damaging and wasteful legacy
Posted on 16 July 2012 by
Thousands of native, game and feral animals and birds are dying appalling deaths because of the officially endorsed policy of spreading 1080 poison through the Australian bush.An inhumane poison that can takes hours and sometimes days to kill a creat...
Hunters do not disperse feral animals
Posted on 13 July 2012 by Content Manager
Evidence contradicts claims by the Invasive Species Council that hunters scare away feral animals. Andrew Cox of the Invasive Species Council told ABC's Lateline that hunters in national parks would make the job of pest control harder but he pr...
The Greens and ALP falling out
Posted on 11 July 2012 by Content Manager
The ALP has seen the Greens for the extremists that they are. 2GB's Alan Jones interviewed the ALP's Sam Dastyari about why Labor is looking at dumping its former partner in parliament.Jones also talks with others, including the man who was set upon...
FAQs: Hunting in National Parks
Posted on 5 July 2012 by Content Manager
Many shooters are asking the Shooters and Fishers Party about Conservation Hunting in National Parks, especially after the activities of the Greens, the National Parks Association and others that have sown incorrect information.So to clarify things,...
Assault, abuse, spitting: the Green way
Posted on 2 July 2012 by Content Manager
SFP MLC Robert Borsak calls on Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann to apologise to the lone protester, Andrew*, who was set upon, spat on and bashed by some of her henchman at a protest in Wahroonga yesterday.While Ms Faehrmann stirred up the crowd with anti-...
Queensland’s brave new National Parks
Posted on 28 June 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party congratulates Queensland Premier Campbell Newman on his determination to tear down the greenwashed walls of his state’s National Parks and open them up for a range of legitimate, valuable and sustainable activitie...
Shooters and Fishers Party builds in WA
Posted on 26 June 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party is rapidly establishing a presence in Western Australia, packing more than 100 people into the venue for the new branch’s formation meeting last weekend.The meeting was held to elect a steering committee to guide...
Moratorium needed now on new National Parks
Posted on 25 June 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, Robert Borsak, today called on the NSW Government to impose a moratorium on the declaration of any new National Parks in the State until after the Public Land Use Inquiry is finalised.He said he was surprised to learn...
Hunting law is a historic victory
Posted on 22 June 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party last night celebrated a historic victory for NSW after the State Government passed legislation that will allow licensed volunteer Conservation Hunters to hunt in National Parks.“We’ve had a big win,” S...
Hunting in National Parks is a victory for conservation
Posted on 14 June 2012 by Content Manager
Legislation introduced today allowing hunting in NSW National Parks will provide genuine, measurable benefits to the people of New South Wales, to the State’s economy and to the environment, all at minimal cost to taxpayers.Licensed, trained an...
Join us for WA formation meeting
Posted on 6 June 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party will elect a steering committee at a formation meeting for its new Western Australian division, and invites members and prospective members to take part in Fremantle on Saturday, 23 June.“The people on this commit...
Conservation Hunters win access to National Parks
Posted on 30 May 2012 by Content Manager
Conservation Hunters will have access to NSW National Parks, and the State will introduce a new adaptive model of duck and quail management before the end of the year, after Premier Barry O’Farrell today acknowledged his support for bills intro...
Review of regulations for the Game Council
Posted on 29 May 2012 by Content Manager
You may have heard or seen some negative publicity generated by David Shoebridge from the Greens, and from a range of extremist Animal Rights organisations, concerning the review of the Regulations for the Game and Feral Animal Control Act. This five...
NSW follows Tassie into Green desolation
Posted on 28 May 2012 by Content Manager
Tasmania is the home of the Greens. Its unemployment is going up and its government is making tough budget cuts. 3 million of its 6.8 million hectares are now reserves, with more to come. The war against its forestry industry is almost won. The econo...
Ads drum up opposition to Ammo Bill
Posted on 24 May 2012 by Content Manager
In our bid to stop the Firearm Amendment (Ammunition Control) Bill from going through, the Shooters and Fishers Party and Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) joined forces to run advertisements in various rural newspapers over the past f...
Flawed ammo bill almost in
Posted on 22 May 2012 by Content Manager
NSW shooters now seem certain to get the rough end of the stick when the O'Farrell Government's ammunition law goes back to the lower house today, where it is likely to be voted in.The controversial bill, which even the Greens' firearms spokesman adm...
NSW Government passes Ammo Bill
Posted on 9 May 2012 by Content Manager
The Firearms Amendment (Ammunition Permits) Bill and attendant Regulation 2012 was passed by NSW Parliament yesterday in a deal between the Coalition and the Greens ... to do over the law abiding firearm owners of this State.Shooters should be concer...
Public land management is finally under review
Posted on 23 April 2012 by Content Manager
NSW Parliament has launched an Inquiry into the Management of Public Land in New South Wales, something the Shooters and Fishers Party has long been calling for.The inquiry will report on the use of public land including State Forests and National Pa...
The Gun Debate - who are the real victims?
Posted on 31 March 2012 by Content Manager
Law-abiding citizens and small-business owners are being hurt by the fumbling and ineffective attempts of politicians and senior police in WA to get tough on crimes that barely rate a mention in the state’s statistics.There has been a lot said...
Police Commissioner’s ‘care’ hides an unwanted agenda
Posted on 23 March 2012 by Content Manager
The WA Police Commissioner is disguising an anti-democratic agenda as concern for the “comfort” of the community, as revealed in his opinion piece for The West Australian newspaper on 12 March.In trying to justify laws that would limit th...
Police bust puts final nail in Government Ammo Bill
Posted on 22 March 2012 by Content Manager
The Government wishes to reduce the incidence of drive-by shootings in Sydney – a sentiment supported by all. However the Government mistakenly believes that stricter controls on the sale of ammunition by licensed firearms dealers will somehow...
Major parties challenged on Sydney's gun crime
Posted on 15 March 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party has challenged the Coalition and Opposition to get fair dinkum in addressing Sydney's gun crime, and back its Legislation introduced into State Parliament today to make it a separate crime to use a firearm in a crime.Th...
Shooters and Fishers Party to take on WA
Posted on 14 March 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party will take on Western Australia’s entrenched anti-shooting politics by re-establishing a branch in the State and contesting the next election.Both major parties in Western Australia are now threatening to introduce...
Ad campaign targets ammo Bill
Posted on 3 March 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party has run an advertising campaign in a number of regional newspapers, opposing the Coalition Government’s Firearms Amendment (Ammunition Control) Bill 2012.The campaign called for law abiding firearm owners to take...
Resource for writing letters on the Ammunition Control Bill
Posted on 28 February 2012 by Content Manager
Debate on the Firearms Act (Ammunition Control) Bill 2012 was adjourned on Wednesday night in the Legislative Council, and it cannot be debated again until at least 6 March when the House sits again.This gives us more time to intensify the pressure o...
Urgent! Action needed today!
Posted on 27 February 2012 by Content Manager
Apologies for the late notice – this message is particularly relevant to Newcastle and Lower Hunter firearm owners and relates to the Government's latest move to restrict your activities.John McKenzie has managed to put enough pressure on Tim O...
Environmental protesters
Posted on 24 February 2012 by Content Manager
Today I raise what appears to be a problem in the law and how it relates to anyone who claims to be an environmental protester. Our south-eastern forests contain miles and miles of native hardwood timbers which have been harvested, and probably re-ha...
Update on ammunition legislation
Posted on 23 February 2012 by Content Manager
The flood of protest calls made by firearms owners to local members of Parliament, over the Government/Green Bill to impose further controls on the sale of ammunition, has caused at least a temporary halt to debate on the legislation.The Government b...
Eco 'worriers' continue dangerous protests
Posted on 20 February 2012 by Content Manager
Anti-logging protesters continue to endanger themselves and forestry workers as they try to stop a legal, sustainable and important industry in NSW.Often repeat offenders, these dangerous and abusive self-styled ‘protectors’ of the enviro...
Proposed new ammunition laws have already failed in SA
Posted on 16 February 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Borsak said yesterday the Government's proposed changes to ammunition laws have already failed in South Australia.He said it was unfortunate the Government did not consult with us about their changes."We could ha...
Major parties challenged on Sydney's gun crime
Posted on 16 February 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party has challenged the Coalition and Opposition to get fair dinkum in addressing Sydney's gun crime, and back its Legislation introduced into State Parliament on Monday day to make it a separate crime to use a firearm in a...
Democracy for sale
Posted on 16 February 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, Robert Borsak, says the State Government's new electoral funding laws, passed by a deal with the Greens last night, are an attack on small parties like the Shooters and Fishers Party.He said the Legislation limits and...
National Parks need to stop poisoning animals
Posted on 7 February 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, Robert Borsak, says the National Parks and Wildlife Service should dump its helicopter gunships and indiscriminate poisoning approach to feral animal control and adopt more effective practical solutions.Mr Borsak said...
Gun control lobby must face facts: Firearm theft rate is falling
Posted on 1 February 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, the Hon. Robert Borsak said today that firearm theft is decreasing in NSW as the ownership of firearms rises, contrary to the misleading claims of the Greens and the so-called National Coalition for Gun Control.He said...
Forestry protesters not only abusive but dangerous
Posted on 27 January 2012 by Content Manager
The NSW forest industry is heavily regulated and operates legally and sustainably in our State Forests. They create jobs and conserve the environment and wildlife habitat, yet they are harassed and hindered by a small group of rude, offensive, recalc...
The farce of the National Coalition for Gun Control
Posted on 25 January 2012 by Content Manager
This is a speech given in Parliament by Robert Borsak on the National Coalition for Gun Control in June 2011. Now seems a good time to remind everyone of the kind of people who want to end law-abiding firearm ownership. Not only do they lie, they are...
Greens accept firearm ownership as legitimate
Posted on 24 January 2012 by Content Manager
Shooters and Fishers Party MLC, the Hon. Robert Brown, today welcomed what he said was the belated acceptance by the Greens of the legitimacy of private ownership of firearms.He said however, the Greens firearms spokesman David Shoebridge, now wants...
Greens vow to impose three-gun limit
Posted on 23 January 2012 by Content Manager
Three guns will be the most you can own under new legislation the Greens have vowed to introduce to NSW this year."It is simply wrong that individuals can accumulate an unlimited number of deadly weapons, with next to no scrutiny of their need for th...
SSAA slams un-Australian proposal
Posted on 21 January 2012 by Content Manager
The Sporting Shooters Association says proposed changes to NSW electoral funding laws are undemocratic and un-Australian, and would damage the organisation’s efforts to represent their members.“The changes are seen as a blatant attempt to...
NPWS is deaf to international expertise
Posted on 19 January 2012 by Content Manager
Hawaii is proving that volunteer hunters are an effective and often essential tool in conservation management, and a paper published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature shows how feral pigs are being removed with the help of hun...
A cynical law to choke your SFP
Posted on 18 January 2012 by Content Manager
The NSW Government is proposing legislation that will cut off essential funding from smaller political parties, such as the Shooters and Fishers Party. This is an edited version of a speech given today by the Hon. John Tingle to parliament during the...
Top conservationist backs game hunting
Posted on 16 January 2012 by Content Manager
Ian Player, a major figure in wildlife preservation, has put his weight behind hunting as a conservation measure, and says a game reserve that auctioned off a rhino hunt would be a "new frontier in conservation".Hunters "have played a big role in the...
SFP slams dismissal of duck season benefits
Posted on 10 January 2012 by Content Manager
The Shooters and Fishers Party has hit back at comments by a government agronomist that dismiss the re-introduction of a duck season to help control waterbird numbers.The ABC on Friday quoted NSW Department of Primary Industries agronomist John Fowle...
Conservationist lies exposed ... again!
Posted on 9 January 2012 by Content Manager
Five of the state’s most prominent conservation groups have invented extraordinary lies that make good and sustainable land use sound like environmental destruction on a massive scale.They claim “a vast area of native bushland in NSW,&rdq...
Duck mitigation's failure
Posted on 6 January 2012 by Content Manager
NSW rice farmers have been devastated by a plague of ducks that were allowed to thrive under mismanagement by the state’s National Parks and Wildlife Service, according to Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Borsak.“The current NPWS-imp...
Beating the police on gun ban
Posted on 23 December 2011 by Content Manager
Here's a win for shooters in WA! it took a lot of legal argument (and money) to overturn a ban that wasn't even legally enforceable.The Shooters and Fishers Party wants to see an end to gun laws that allow interpretation and personal whim of the Poli...
NSW fails on pest control: Time to let hunters help
Posted on 23 December 2011 by Content Manager
State of the Environment reports show how pest control is failing and why it needs the aid of hunters, yet the Shooters and Fishers Party is still fighting against blinkered politics that will not consider a cost-efficient and effective contribution...
Steve Lee's "Life is Good (the Hickok45 Song)"
Posted on 21 December 2011 by Content Manager
Musician and dedicated shooter Steve Lee made his latest video for the song Life Is Good (the Hickok45 Song) while in Nashville a few months back with a good friend, Hickok45, who has his own successful YouTube gun channel. As Steve says, "The song a...
Holland to liberalise hunting laws?
Posted on 20 December 2011 by Content Manager
The Netherlands will decentralise responsibility for wildlife management andopen up hunting opportunities under a new Nature Act its government isattempting to put into action.Henk Bleker, the country's Deputy Minister for Agriculture, has put forwar...
Anger over government approval of illegal wind farms
Posted on 16 December 2011 by Content Manager
A submission against the O'Farrell Government's rubber stamping of the construction of 18 illegal wind farms across NSW under its own version of the controversial Part 3A planning laws will be handed over to the NSW Planning Minister by Dr. Alan Watt...
HUGE SUPPORT FOR YOUR REPS AFTER TELEGRAPH STORY
Posted on 9 November 2011 by Pete Watman
Robert Brown and Robert Borsak are gaining broader support in NSW as the public response to the Telegraph article shows.Read the full story here and add your comment: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/robert-brown-and-robert-borsa...
CONSERVATIONISTS CRYING WOLF IN YELLOWSTONE PARK - NEW FREE MOVIE
Posted on 19 October 2011 by Site Admin
This new must-see movie for any true conservationist is free to watch at: http://cryingwolfmovie.comIt's a brave film that exposes the cynical, power and money grabbing conservationists of convenience for what they are: frauds. Watch it car...
ROBERT BORSAK SPEAKS FOR SPEAROS & FISHOS
Posted on 18 October 2011 by Pete Watman
PROACTIVE FISHINGFishers - especially spearfishers need to fight for their sport. Here's Robert Borsak MLC's speech to the Upper House The Hon. ROBERT BORSAK [6.05 p.m.]: Tonight I will speak about the need for fishers, particularly spear fisher...
THE SHOOTERS & FISHERS STAG
Posted on 26 September 2011 by Site Admin
A great hunting story from a great supporter of the Shooters and Fishers Party - Kevin Gittings Having handed out how to vote cards all Saturday at this years NSW Election and with the next few days free, I was well and truly ready for a b...
SURVEY - HELP US UNDERSTAND YOUR NEEDS AS A HUNTER
Posted on 7 September 2011 by Site Admin
Please take a minute to complete this online survey. Your answers will help us represent your interests as a hunter.https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/aushuntersurvey
Sapphire Coast/Monaro ADA Branch leads in conservation
Posted on 17 February 2011 by Site Admin
How good is the Sapphire Coast/Monaro branch of the ADA down at Bega?We didn’t realise just how much frontline conservation they do. The branch has a specific Indian Mynah eradication program and has threat abatement programs in place for...
