The SSAA Victoria Podcast

SSAA Victoria

With over 44,000 members, SSAA Victoria is the largest shooting and hunting organisation in Victoria, Australia. The organisation represents the broad interests of recreational shooters and hunters through frontline advocacy, education and providing shooting and hunting opportunities.

Episodes

  1. E10 - Evidence-based firearms policy? Victoria's path forward

    JAN 30

    E10 - Evidence-based firearms policy? Victoria's path forward

    Join the SSAA Victoria team as we examine the policy responses following the Bondi attack and explore how Victoria's evidence-based review process can deliver effective firearms regulation. We discuss the rushed NSW legislative changes, the federal government's responses, and why Victoria's methodical approach under Ken Lay may offer a better path to public safety outcomes that respect both community concerns and evidence-based policy. Explainer of the National changes with SSAA National CEO Tom Kenyon https://youtu.be/2ymIe8eVyFg?si=EbYQGUE5Vfutv2my Details of the National Firearms Register https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/national-firearms-register

    1h 12m

  2. 12/05/2025

    E09 - 2025 in review - big wins, battles and the road ahead

    Join SSAA Victoria for a deep dive into the biggest moments of 2025 — the wins, the setbacks, the politics, and the hard work behind the scenes — as we look ahead to a massive year in 2026. In this episode, we run through a huge year for Victorian hunting and shooting, covering everything from public land wins to animal rights activism and the escalating push toward evidence-based policy.

    1h 10m

  3. 07/17/2025

    E08 - From field to Food Bank: Hunters4Hope’s wild venison mission

    Steve Hill from Hunters4Hope joins the team to share an inspiring story of community, conservation, and giving back. In just a few short years, Hunters4Hope, based in regional New Zealand, has grown into a powerhouse of grassroots impact, set to donate over 12,500 kg of wild-shot venison this year alone. That’s more than 100,000 meals going to food charities and families in need. Driven entirely by volunteers, Hunters4Hope relies on public donations to keep doing its essential work. If you'd like to support the cause, visit: www.hunters4hope.com/donate More episode details and links on the SSAA Victoria website.

    1h 21m

  4. 05/19/2025

    E07 - Neal Finch and a better way for Wildlife Management

    Neal Finch is an Environmental Scientist and a lifelong hunter with a long and rich association with the SSAA. Neal has hands-on experience in hunter-centred wildlife research and worked for the Queensland Government for many years on its commercial kangaroo management program. He is currently the Executive Officer of the Australian Wild Game Industry Council. In 2024, Neal travelled to Europe on a Churchill Fellowship to explore the wild game harvesting industry in Europe, specifically how it is regulated and the relationship between animal welfare organisations and the wild game industry. For more information on the Churchill Fellowship, go to https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/neal-finch-qld-2024/

    48 min

  5. 03/07/2025

    EO6 SSAA National CEO Tom Kenyon

    After a career that included a long and successful stint in politics, Tom Kenyon took the helm at SSAA National in 2024. We sat down with Tom while he was in Melbourne to discuss changes at SSAA, Australian Shooter magazine, plans to grow the organisation and the political situation facing shooting across Australia.

    56 min

  6. 12/07/2024

    E05 What's the story with public land?

    The SSAA Victoria team take a deep dive into the management of public land in Victoria - particularly as it relates to shooting and hunting access. More information on the "More to Explore" mapping application at: https://www.exploreoutdoors.vic.gov.au/where-to-start/more-to-explore   More information on hunting on public land at: https://www.gma.vic.gov.au/hunting/deer/where-to-hunt More information on the Great Outdoors Taskforce at: https://www.deeca.vic.gov.au/futureforests/future-forests/great-outdoors-taskforce

    55 min

  7. 08/30/2024

    E04 Wildlife (Game) Regulation Review - A deep dive with Barry Howlett, David Laird and Daryl Snowdon

    The once-in-a-decade overhaul of Victoria's Wildlife (Game) Regulations has implications for the 60,000 Victorians who hunt deer, duck and quail.  Proposals put forward for consideration by the government include transitions away from lead-based ammunition for all game hunting, allowing handheld thermal devices for deer hunting, locking in Wednesday openings and 8 am starts for the first week of duck season and some left-field ideas, including blaze orange deer decoys.  In this episode SSAA Victoria's Barry Howlett, David Laird and Daryl Snowdon go through the comprehensive submission the Association made to the review and explain where we landed on the big issues, and why.

    1h 9m

  8. 06/19/2024

    E03 SHOT Expo 2024 - Jim Harding from Winchester Australia

    Jim Harding from Winchester Australia joins us to discuss the growing excitement about SHOT Expo 2024. This will be the first major shooting expo in Australia in five years and the largest expo of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.  Melbourne Showgrounds 19-20 October 2024.

    25 min

  9. 06/01/2023

    E02 Ducks again – SSAA Victoria submission and public hearings

    Duck and quail seasons for 2023 are done and dusted, submissions are in for the Select Committee Inquiry, and public hearings have commenced. This episode looks at: Duck opening SSAA Victoria’s Submission The public hearings so far Episode features SSAA Victoria Hunting Development Manager David Laird, CPM & Training Development Co-Ordinator Daryl Snowdon, RTO Manager Fady Khalife and Communications Manager Barry Howlett.

    1h 37m

  10. 04/02/2023

    E01 What the duck (and quail) is happening in Victoria?

    A deep dive (no duck pun intended) into the politics that are driving decisions about duck and quail hunting in Victoria in 2022, including: The Select Committee Inquiry into native bird hunting Wounding as an issue The duck season decision Duck season 2023 The quail season decision Other challenges on the horizon Episode features SSAA Victoria Hunting Development Manager David Laird, CPM & Training Development Co-Ordinator Daryl Snowdon and Communications Manager Barry Howlett.

    1h 30m
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About

With over 44,000 members, SSAA Victoria is the largest shooting and hunting organisation in Victoria, Australia. The organisation represents the broad interests of recreational shooters and hunters through frontline advocacy, education and providing shooting and hunting opportunities.

Information

  • Creator
    SSAA Victoria
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The SSAA Victoria Podcast

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