We’ve covered so many things on this show: Illegal fishing vessels in North Queensland, Gill netting in the Logan and Albert Rivers, Tunnel netting and more. 

But there has been a a bit of time between drinks - so Minister of Primary Industries Tony Perrett joins Paul to debrief on all of these major topics.

 

We&rsquo;ve covered so many things on this show:&nbsp;Illegal fishing vessels in North Queensland,&nbsp;Gill netting in the Logan and Albert Rivers,&nbsp;Tunnel netting and more.&nbsp;
But there has been a a bit of time between drinks - so Minister of Primary Industries Tony Perrett joins Paul to debrief on all of these major topics.
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Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.

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Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.

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Minister Tony Perrett on illegal fishing, Cyclone Narelle and more

Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.

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Last week on the program, we spoke about how changes to social media access were leading some parents to book their kids into outdoor activities like fishing charters. But more broadly, there’s growing concern that fewer Australian kids are spending time outside—or taking part in sport at all.

New insights suggest a mix of social, technological, and lifestyle factors could be driving that shift. To unpack it all, Burty spoke with Associate Professor Vince Kelly from QUT.

Last week on the program, we spoke about how changes to social media access were leading some parents to book their kids into outdoor activities like fishing charters.&nbsp;But more broadly, there&rsquo;s growing concern that fewer Australian kids are spending time outside&mdash;or taking part in sport at all.
New insights suggest a mix of social, technological, and lifestyle factors could be driving that shift.&nbsp;To unpack it all, Burty spoke with Associate Professor Vince Kelly from QUT.

Why are kids not "stepping outside" as much as they used to?

We’ve been covering this story for a little while now: in South East Queensland there is gill netting in the Logan and Albert Rivers which are destroying our water ways.

But there is another form of net called tunnel netting and it has kicked up a big stink in many fishing communities. The Inshore Flats project is a fishing community which is standing against tunnel netting. They have tried to reach out to the minister of primary industries with little to no response.

Following Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett's appearance on the show last week; writer and advocate of the Inshore Flats Project, Chris Burgess, joins Burty to share his thoughts about the minister's response.

We&rsquo;ve been covering this story for a little while now: in South East Queensland there is gill netting in the Logan and Albert Rivers which are destroying our water ways.
But there is another form of net called tunnel netting and it has kicked up a big stink in many fishing communities. The Inshore Flats project is a fishing community which is standing against tunnel netting. They have tried to reach out to the minister of primary industries with little to no response.
Following Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett's appearance on the show last week; writer and advocate of the Inshore Flats Project, Chris Burgess, joins Burty to share his thoughts about the minister's response.

Minister Tony Perrett on illegal fishing, Cyclone Narelle and more

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