Game council new south wales

The Game Council was to play a role as both the licensing agency and as the regulating agency. In January it was reported that two of the staff of the Game Council, including the council's communications manager and acting chief executive, Greg McFarland, were suspended from work by the Minister as police investigated allegations that McFarland hunted on private property near Cobar without permission, in a Game Council-owned vehicle.

At the same time, the government commissioned a review of the governance of the Game Council; [13] that ultimately led to its abolition. Game Council New South Wales. Katrina Hodgkinson , Minister for Primary Industries. Game and Feral Animal Control Act ABC News. Retrieved 8 July We liaised with both State and Federal Governments to co-ordinate surveillance of wild duck diseases using volunteer hunters.

GameCon partnered with Dogs NSW on responding to legislative activity affecting the ownership of all dogs and hunting dogs. GameCon was instrumental in fostering ethical use of hunting dogs and worked closely The Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Association when it was a fledgling organisation.

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Contact us. Volunteer non-commercial kangaroo shooting Kangaroo management FAQ. But how can it return to the controversial practice of game hunting while satisfying the interests of everyone concerned? The Game Council of New South Wales was established in to assist with the management of introduced species such as goats, foxes, rabbits, starlings and wild dogs.

From its inception, the Game Council was poorly governed. Hunting was administered by a statutory body heavily influenced by the Shooters and Fishers Party: a massive conflict of interest. The Dunn report recommended that the Game Council be disbanded. This is often equated to hunting or culling.