Jeff Bourman

Yesterday in Parliament I called on the Government to IMMEDIATELY remove the RSPCA enforcement powers because of its conflicting interests with enforcing animal cruelty legislation and involving itself in activism to ban duck hunting. #duckseason2022 #fullbagfullseason #RSPCA

I heard from the Health Ministers office and the Attorney General this afternoon. Whilst I am not negotiating, I do appreciate them checking in.

Government: “We are working with all of the crossbench” Me: Waiting on my phone call…

Thought I’d scar your memory with how ill be voting on the pandemic legislation next week…

It's still a NO from me...

It’s Monday and I’m still voting NO

I’m told that some wag is sending texts to people that I’ve changed my mind on the pandemic bill .. this is NOT happening and I’m not even in negotiations about it. Nice try to whoever is behind it. I am NOT voting for this bill

The Victorian Government have just agreed to my motion to provide all documents relating to the closure of the native timber industry. I look forward to seeing these on December 1st. #springst #nativetimber

No @AndyMeddickMP…Regs limiting hunting times at Tower Hill State Game Reserve were brought in TWO TERMS before you were elected. You should be thanking @CoalitionVic for bringing in these regulations to LIMIT DUCK HUNTING in a state game reserve!!! #springst #factcheck

With thousands of calls to emergency services, things are tough out there. Thank you to all of the emergency workers and volunteers who are digging in deep to help those in need. - emergency.vic.gov.au - VicEmergency App on mobile devices - VicEmergency hotline (1800 226 226)

As Victoria suffers through yet another lockdown at least the boots come off in the regional areas a bit. For those who live in regional areas that want to hunt, go for it! #Springst #duckseasonvic #huntingvic

We don't hunt during the breeding season so it's rather strange that the breeding season is apparently moving forward! I'm calling on the ministers to extend the season in line with the original 'science'. Join the call by signing and sharing the petition: bit.ly/ExtendDuckSeas…

Conflicting science on the GMA website has raised concerns about the veracity of the data being used by the ministers to determine the arrangements for the 2021 duck season. One part of the website says breeding starts in August and another says June. #springst #duckseason

@PaulSullivan_au What science? You mean the science that shows there are actually 2.5 million game ducks in Vic alone? 10x previous estimates. This is the first accurate statewide count in history! #science [source: GMA bit.ly/seasonamend21]

That is why I was happy to put my name to a petition calling on the Ag Minister to do just that. I'll present this in Parliament in the a couple of weeks. Join me here: bit.ly/ExtendDuckSeas… #DuckHunting #springst #hunting

New data released last week on duck numbers in Victoria showed more than 10 times those previously thought. This should have resulted in the announcement of a Full Season (87 days) with a Full Bag Limit (10). This would require an extension of the season, but that can happen...

@PaulSullivan_au The science seems to have been incorrect and new science has changed the bag limit this year. Every other state increased their season...

Though the season is still insulting it’s at least worth going out. Media Release from Game Management Authority Victoria: bit.ly/seasonamend21 [3 of 3]

It also shows that we really do need to see all the documentation used to determine this years season to find out what went wrong. I have been in regular discussions with Minister @MaryAnneThomas and will thank her for acting on the ‘new’ data and increasing the bag. [2 of 3]

Today’s announcement from the GMA increasing the bag limit from 2 to 5 and the lifting of the restrictions on Teal demonstrates that there is indeed something wrong with the ‘science’ used to determine the annual duck season... [1 of 3] #duckseason #springst #hunting #victoria