Recreational Fishing Freshwater Trust Expenditure Committee
The Fisheries Management Act 1994 was amended in December 1997 to provide for re-introduction of the recreational freshwater fishing fee. The amendment also provided for proceeds of the fee to be managed by way of dedicated trust funds, for trust funds to be spent only on additional services for freshwater anglers and for the trust to be administered in consultation with RFNSW. The fee was reintroduced on 1 July 1998 and the Recreational Fishing Freshwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFFTEC), made up of freshwater anglers from 8 different regions from around the State (see attached map), was formed to assist the Recreational Fishing NSW Advisory Council (RFNSW) in setting Trust expenditure priorities, by providing expertise on regional freshwater fishing issues.
Recreational Fishing Freshwater regions
Coastal freshwater regions are east of the Great Dividing Range to the upper limits of tidal waters, and the western regions are west of the Great Dividing Range. The dividing line between the inner west and the far-west regions is east of the Newell Highway until Dubbo and then west of the Newell Highway from Dubbo south. The dividing line between Regions 7 and 8 runs just north of the Barrier highway, that is, towns on the Barrier Highway are included in Region 8.
RFFTEC members
Committee member | Representation |
|---|---|
Mr Bruce Schumacher AM | Chair |
Mr Max Graham | Region 1 - North Coast |
Mr Ron Butler | Region 2 - Central Coast |
Mr Ron Croker | Region 3 - South Coast |
Mr Michael Davey | Region 4 - North inner west |
Mr Paul Mullen | Region 5 - Central inner west |
Ms Debbie Lennon | Region 6 - South inner west |
Mr John Erskine | Region 7 - North west |
Mr Troy Bright | Region 8 - South west |
| Mr Peter Johnson | NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - NSW Rod Fishers’ Society. |
| Mr Karl Mathers | RFNSW Advisory Council representative |
Peter Turnell | NSW DPI Representative - Group Director Recreational & Aboriginal Fisheries |
Committee Outcomes
- Meeting 62 Outcomes 1 September 2020 (PDF, 152.2 KB)
- Meeting 61 Outcomes 14 May 2020 (PDF, 174.6 KB)
- Meeting 60 Outcomes 28 November 2019 (PDF, 347.9 KB)
- Meeting 59 Outcomes 31 January 2019 (PDF, 68.2 KB)
- Meeting 58 Outcomes 8 November 2018 (PDF, 70.2 KB)
- Meeting 57 Outcomes 4 July 2018 (PDF, 65.7 KB)
- Meeting 56 Outcomes 15 March 2018 (PDF, 198.7 KB)
- Meeting 55 Outcomes 16 November 2017 (PDF, 197.4 KB)
- Meeting 54 Outcomes 17 August 2017 (PDF, 36.9 KB)
- Meeting 53 Outcomes 11 May 2017 (PDF, 110.7 KB)
- Meeting 52 Outcomes 17 November 2016 (PDF, 85.6 KB)
- Meeting 51 Outcomes 4 August 2016 (PDF, 67.4 KB)
- Meeting 50 Outcomes 4 May 2016 (PDF, 100.2 KB)
- Meeting 49 Outcomes 26 November 2015 (PDF, 104.4 KB)
- Meeting 48 Outcomes 18 March 2015 (PDF, 71.2 KB)
- Meeting 47 Outcomes 18 March 2015 (PDF, 333.7 KB)
- Meeting 46 Outcomes 2 December 2014 (PDF, 69.4 KB)
- Meeting 45 Outcomes 19 September 2014 (PDF, 73.0 KB)
- Meeting 44 Outcomes 13 June 2014 (PDF, 107.7 KB)
