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15 March 2025
McLeish slams fisheries job cuts

FIFTY per cent of all fisheries officer positions have been slashed, as 35 people lose their jobs reducing Victorian Fisheries Authority staffing from 192 to 157.

Member for Eildon Cindy McLeish said the state government is gutting frontline fisheries compliance, dramatically weakening enforcement efforts, and leaving recreational fishers, boaters, and marine environments at risk.

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