Unlikely Duck Hunting Allies

BOTH the Government and the Opposition have gotten offside with anti-duck hunting groups as the season came to a close this week. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Lizzie Hallam

June 07, 2024 | 4:00 PM

FOR once, Western Victoria MP Beverley McArthur is seemingly on the same side as the Victorian Government over duck shooting, following the closure of three wetlands to shooters in the Surf Coast Shire.

Mrs McArthur said on Wednesday that it was “shocking” that the Surf Coast Shire Council had taken the step to ban duck hunting at the three locations and neglecting its normal council duties by doing so.