By Jena Carr
Herne Hill Primary School has received one of the first rounds of rollouts from the state government’s Little Anglers program.
Premier Jacinta Allan visited the Hamlyn Heights school on Friday, November 3, to deliver some of the first 95,000 free Little Angler Kits to Grade Five students.
Ms Allan said it was great to visit the school to deliver the kits, which featured all the fishing essentials and information.
“Right across the state there are many inland waterways, lakes and rivers alongside the ocean where people can go drop in a line, and enjoy the outdoors with family and friends,” she said.
“This is not just to encourage young kids to go and try fishing. It’s making it affordable and accessible for families across the state to get into the joy of doing a spot of fishing.
“With all the essentials included, the kits will encourage more than 100,000 youngsters to get to the water to practice with family and friends.
“It’s about supporting more young people and more families across the state to get into our fabulous great outdoors and enjoy a spot of fishing, which is a fabulous outdoor recreation activity.”
Ms Allan said the kits were being rolled out to Grade Five students across state, government and non-government schools and all students in special development schools.
“Grade fives are at an age where they’re pretty independent of thought and they know what they want to do and achieve,” she said.
“There is a wonderful blessing of choices that people have in the Geelong community about the type of waterway they want to go and fish in.
“It doesn’t matter who you are, or your skill set, and it’s also accessible for people with different abilities and disabilities.”
The Victorian Fisheries Authority is leading the rollout of the $1.5 million Little Angler Kits investment to help more people across the state enjoy the outdoors.
More information on the Little Angler Kits and how to use it is available at vfa.vic.gov.au/littleanglerkit
