Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
I was on holiday in regional Victoria when duck season opened this year. After a pleasant lunch at a Maldon Bakery, I drove to Cairn Curran. I was curious, aware the local community want it off limits to duck hunters. There were few shooters and fewer ducks that afternoon. But I was intrigued by the…
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The Victorian 2025 duck season commenced Wednesday 19 March and will continue until Sunday 9 June, as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reports that February rainfall was “below average to very much below average” for large areas of the state. Given the recent rain-deficient period, those against duck hunting are concerned that the birds are…
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The water authority that manages Cairn Curran Reservoir has responded to the Tarrangower Times about hunting at the site after the government ducked the paper’s questions (see last week’s edition of Friday 11 April). However, Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) did not say whether it has any power to exempt the reservoir from the duck hunting season,…
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Duck season: response from the top. The Tarrangower Times has received a response from the Premier’s Office in relation to queries about safety and amenity at Cairn Curran Reservoir during duck hunting season, which is on now and continues until Monday 9 June. As reported in the TT on Friday 28 March, the group Regional…
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