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23 shares Mr Meddick referred to the GMAs Hunters knowledge survey report, which found 80 per cent of hunters failed a bird identification test.  Hunters were allowed to kill seven of the eight game duck species but were banned from killing the Blue-winged Shoveler due to dwindling numbers last season.  Those who oppose duck hunting believe the high-failure rate of identifying ducks will put Blue-winged Shovelers in the firing line.  A duck on the Kennett River in Victoria. Hunters were al...

Getting to the heart of things, deep in the Otways By Gareth Andrews Save Normal text size Advertisement I was born and bred in Geelong. I feel quite proud about it, though many of my colleagues still give me that “poor you” look. Back in the ’50s, Geelong didn’t appear to have much going for it, but that didn’t stop my father telling me how lucky we were to be born there. He was on the city council for half a lifetime and mayor from 1959 to 1961. He went to Europe a co...