Nagg, there would have to be a completely different system to NSW for it to be worth while entertaining in QLD. Yes it could work but you could hardly say that NSW is well managed.
One term with decent level of funds from state gov't to kick start a number of initiatives like RFH's (buybacks) and stocking groups would be fantastic with RFL funds going into maintaining these things......
Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.
Carbon Really Ain't Pollution.
I would not say that the NSW scheme is badly run ..... It is chaired by a popular fisherperson & it does have fisheries involvement
Results achieved have been outstanding in certain areas - stocking / buyouts / research / etc
Chris
Here is a list of the members on the main advisory committee
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/...rf/about-acorf
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
While the RFL's might seem a good idea, what about participation?
How many people gave up fishing when they were told they had to buy a licence?? 20%, 30% more?? Just makes fisho's as a group smaller and less threatening on a political scale.
over 20% of rec fisho's gave up fishing the reef when the zoning came in in 2004, and that was without any extra fees added. An RFL will be the death of recreational fishing in QLD, let's face it, a lot of people are just to tight, especially with rego's having doubled, council rates going up 30% (Townsville anyway), getting taxed more and more every year directly or indirectly, puts a lot of pressure on the family budget and fishing as a 'luxury' activity will be the first to go.
So if you bring on an RFL, watch participation crumble and watch the greenies ban it altogether because we will be a much smaller and as i said a lot less threatening on the political scale. Then Ausfish and other fishing forums will be about 'back in the day' and not what we'll be getting upto on the weekend
The simple fact is all those issues in my view are petty and insignificant in respect to the greater issue here. LEADERSHIP. His platform is to be the leader of a new season in the governance of QLD.
Thats the big idea. So all the other issues will be dealt with by all the team who already know this. The party Room gave him 100% endorsement.
This is only going to gain momentum, so all those philosophical queries will pale away.
Check out this link to see what Ofarrel is already doing to rattle the cage in NSW
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/co...404-1cvzn.html
"let not he boast who puts his armor on, as he who takes it off"
What has Happened to Mark Robinson, he seem to be missing in action atm ?
I am a bit concerned that CN stated last week he intended delivering a "greener" QLD Govt.!!!
What does that mean???, more particularly ,What does that mean for Rec Fishing???.
No one knows, but I found it interesting that CN has made sure the public service has nothing to fear from him, more of the same it sounds like?
Tangles KFC
Oh ha ha.
I actually did harass him late last week, and he said that Campbell has him and everyone else working at a feverish pace, and that he'd find it hard to get on here for a little while.
I'm sure he'll come along when he can, hopefully with an announcement we all are waiting for...
Cheers,
tim
Carbon Really Ain't Pollution.
Hoo bloody ray Timi still has his sense of humour.
I was beginning to worry about you and your blood pressure levels.
DoNotFeedTheTrollsAandBelligerent
Hey Timi , soh mate
Spring borg for BIGGEST PUMPKIN GROWER Minister
Gazza I swear you get stoned and your posts are about how much fun you can have with the pretty colours.
You made my point already and are way behind the reply.
Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.
This election is not just about green zones, buy backs or possible RFL's it is about our lives and lifestyle. What about the cost of living and how we can afford to go fishing? If we have to pay more for electricity, food, health and to have a roof over our heads where will we get the money to pay for RFL's, registrations, fuel and tackle? It is not just about getting rid of Anna or getting Campbell to be premier, it is about what our government is imposing on us. We get hidden charges on our registration for the floods and cyclones and we sit here and whinge that Anna doesn't do a good job and we all praise Campbell saying he is the one and only leader, but even he has led brisbane into a spiralling debt with ongoing budget blowouts on the tunnels and bridges he was building. He has sold brisbane roads to companies who extract tolls on the average person who can little afford it. We need to have Leaders and not followers, and people who will be the voice of their community and not the ventriliquists dummies. We need answers and not speculation. All that we seem to be finding on this thread is supposition and speculation and not reality and answers to our questions if we believe the speculation and take it for the truth then we are kidding ourselves into a false reality. I know most of you support Campbell, believing him to be the answer but open your eyes and look around don't let your hatred for Anna blind you. Have a look at all the candidates and see who is prepared to work for you and the community.