NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Fishing Facilities
and Access

Funding from the Trusts is used to protect or enhance recreational
fishing access and provide new or upgraded facilities for recreational
fishers in both inland and coastal environments. Projects funded
include fish cleaning facilities, fishing platforms, access upgrades and
fishing safety infrastructure, and dedicated fishing access officers.

PRIORITY AREA SNAPSHOT

21 ECO FISHING HUTS

Two new sites added to the Eco Hut network

10 Platforms

Two accessible fishing platforms completed, with another 8 underway

27 Cleaning Facilities

Eight fish cleaning facilities delivered, with 19 more underway

Fishing facilities

New or upgraded fishing facilities are installed by local councils, fishing clubs, community groups and others to provide quality amenities for recreational fishers.

Key achievements:

  • two accessible fishing platform and eight fish cleaning facility projects completed
  • another eight fishing platforms and 19 fish cleaning facility projects underway.
New Lake Wallace fishing platform

Enhancing angler access

Enhancing angler access involves identifying, protecting and enhancing land and boat access for fishers along the NSW coast and in inland NSW. The NSW Angler Access Project aims to identify and protect essential access locations in perpetuity for generations of anglers to come.

Key achievements:

  • facilitation of collaborative access agreements between private land managers/holders, recreational fishing groups, government agencies, local Councils, and other relevant stakeholders, both in high interaction coastal areas and inland NSW
  • undertaking access projects in key fishing destinations to maintain and enhance access, such as the Clean, Safe Wharves program (in collaboration with Transport for NSW and fishing groups) and Walsh Bay project, the Millpond (The Foundations Portland) and Splitters Creek (Albury)
  • the Eco Fishing Huts Program provides wilderness fishing opportunities in national parks and other areas. In 2020/21, an extra two sites were added to the Eco Hut network, which now includes 21 quality sites for fishers to choose from.

2020-21 Annual Report

Income and expenditure from the Trusts are subject to an annual audit and regular announcements are made about licence fee expenditure. DPI also carries out periodic surveys of recreational fishing licence holders to ensure that the broad funding priorities are in line with angler expectations.

Download the 2020-21 Annual Report

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