Expression of interest: vacancies on RFSTEC and RFFTEC
Expressions of Interest are sought for upcoming vacancies on the Recreational Fishing Saltwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFSTEC) and the Recreational Fishing Freshwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFFTEC). The primary role of RFSTEC and RFFTEC is to review applications for funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts and provide advice to the Recreational Fishing NSW Advisory Council. Members are paid a sitting fee, travel and accommodation expenses and are appointed for terms of up to three years.
For more information click here or contact the Trust Executive Officer at recreational.fishingtrust@dpi.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6691 9675. Closing date for applications is 18 November 2022.
The Recreational Fishing Saltwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFSTEC) gives recreational fishers along the coast an opportunity to have input into how their licence money is spent.
By law, all revenue raised by the new recreational fishing fee is being placed into two Trusts dedicated to recreational fishing - one for saltwater fishing and the other for freshwater fishing.
Together with the Recreational Fishing Freshwater Trust Expenditure Committee (RFFTEC), the saltwater angler committee plays an important role in the management of our fisheries resources. The two angler committees consider expenditure priorities and community proposals for the Trusts.
The new committee is made up of members representing eight regions along the entire NSW coast, and key stakeholders including major recreational fishing groups. The Committee brings together recreational fishers with a wide variety of expertise in the recreational fishing sector.
Committee Member | Representation |
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Mr Bruce Schumacher AM | Chair |
Mr Paul Connellan | Region 1 - Qld to Evans Head |
Ms Lisa Terry | Region 2 - Evans Head to Woolgoolga |
Mr Geoff Shelton | Region 3 - Woolgoolga to Port Macquarie |
Mr Karl Attenborough | Region 4- Port Macquarie to Seal Rocks |
Mr Michael Aubrey | Region 5 - Seal Rocks to The Entrance |
Associate Professor Anna Clark | Region 6 - The Entrance to Wollongong |
Ms Ann Garard | Region 7 - Wollongong to Narooma |
Mr Micah Adams | Region 8 - Narooma to Vic |
Mr Grahame Williams OAM | NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - NSW Game Fishing Association RFNSW Advisory Council representative |
Mr Damian Kerves | NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - Australian Fishing Trade Association |
Ms Cassie Price | NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - OzFish Unlimited |
Mr Adrian Wayne | NSW recreational fishing organisation representative - Australian Underwater Federation |
Mr Peter Turnell | NSW DPI representative - Group Director Recreational & Aboriginal Fisheries |