21-10-2003, 08:37 PM
Hey Guys!
This is a bit of a problem - Rapid Bay jetty in South Australia is in danger of being closed off to all recreational fishing and diving. It is regarded as one of the best squidding, and general fishing platforms close to Adelaide, and was recently damaged by storm activity, which resulted in it being closed off about 200m down, which wipes out what i feel is the best part for fishing.
Im just after a bit of help.
I have been in contact with our rec fishing body - SARFAC - and they wrote to our transport and tourism minister on the issue 3 months ago and are yet to recieve a response, so i am trying to continue the fight for them.
If there is anyone on this site, whom has fished or dived at Rapid Bay in the past, or would consider it, i am asking if you could email our ministers just to try and show them that we have many interstate visitors who use the jetty, not only local fisherpeople.
Contact details:
Make your emails out to these two:
Hon Michael Wright (Minister for Transport)
minister.wright@saugov.sa.gov.au
Jane Lomax-Smith (Minister for Tourism)
jls@saugov.sa.gov.au
And just for good measure can you CC to these two:
Rob Kerin (Leader of the Opposition)
liberal.opposition@parliament.sa.gov.au
Paul Holloway (Minister for Fisheries)
pirsa.minister@saugov.sa.gov.au
Ok, thanks a lot guys!!
Nathan
Glen - is there anyway you can make this topic stand out a bit more - so that people see it more easily!
This is a bit of a problem - Rapid Bay jetty in South Australia is in danger of being closed off to all recreational fishing and diving. It is regarded as one of the best squidding, and general fishing platforms close to Adelaide, and was recently damaged by storm activity, which resulted in it being closed off about 200m down, which wipes out what i feel is the best part for fishing.
Im just after a bit of help.
I have been in contact with our rec fishing body - SARFAC - and they wrote to our transport and tourism minister on the issue 3 months ago and are yet to recieve a response, so i am trying to continue the fight for them.
If there is anyone on this site, whom has fished or dived at Rapid Bay in the past, or would consider it, i am asking if you could email our ministers just to try and show them that we have many interstate visitors who use the jetty, not only local fisherpeople.
Contact details:
Make your emails out to these two:
Hon Michael Wright (Minister for Transport)
minister.wright@saugov.sa.gov.au
Jane Lomax-Smith (Minister for Tourism)
jls@saugov.sa.gov.au
And just for good measure can you CC to these two:
Rob Kerin (Leader of the Opposition)
liberal.opposition@parliament.sa.gov.au
Paul Holloway (Minister for Fisheries)
pirsa.minister@saugov.sa.gov.au
Ok, thanks a lot guys!!
Nathan
Glen - is there anyway you can make this topic stand out a bit more - so that people see it more easily!
SA - the land of the bigger fish. The fish on the east, measure the least, but if you head west, you'll be bringing in the best!!