Game Hunting Allowed in Belanglo State Forest

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The NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, has proposed the establishment of game shooting in Belanglo State Forest.

On 7 April, 2008, the declaration made by the minister will come into full effect and allow shooters to hunt in the State Forest for the next five years. The declaration, made under the Game And Feral Animal
Control Act 2002, will allow the Games Council to licence shooters to hunt animals declared under the Act.

Unsurprisingly, there has been virtually no public consultation or notification and the threat to public safety disregarded.

Ian Cohen, MLC