Northern Victoria Region
Mr QUILTY (Northern Victoria) (12:23): (1633) My constituency question is for the Minister for Agriculture. I am going to echo the calls from my colleague Mr Bourman on the 2022 duck-hunting season. It is now under a month away from the traditional start date and we still have heard nothing. We do not even know if there will be a 2022 season. My office has been contacted by constituents from one end of Northern Victoria to the other. They want to know what the 2022 duck season will look like, how long the season will last and what the bag limits will be. My constituents are asking for a full season after drought-breaking rains filled streams and water storages, the best environmental conditions for many years. Other states have acknowledged the record breeding season and the surge in duck hunters. How can people plan their travel and their camps when again the government keeps this information secret till the last minute? Minister, when will you be announcing the details of the 2022 duck-hunting season? Northern Victorian hunters need to know.