Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme
The Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS) provides funding for stocking groups at over 60 impoundments in Queensland.
Impoundments are 'put, grow and take' fisheries where most stocked species will not reproduce. This means the impoundments need to be stocked regularly with fish. The impoundments are stocked with native fish specifically for recreational fishing. The scheme provides a sustainable fishing option that reduces the fishing pressure on wild fish stocks.
The money anglers pay for their Stocked Impoundment Permit goes towards maintaining and enhancing recreational fishing in stocked impoundments and management of the scheme.
Recreational fishing
Management
The scheme is managed according to the Guideline on the administration of Queensland’s Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (PDF, 611 KB).
The advisory committee provides advice on:
- operation, guidelines and funding associated with scheme
- potential future enhancement to SIPS.
Financial summaries
The financial summaries detail:
- permit sales
- the scheme's budget
- how the funds available for fish stocking were allocated for the financial year.
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2017–2018
Permit sales between 01/07/2020 and 30/06/2021
Sales outlet Number Monetary value Australia Post outlets 1,055 $30,544 Decipha (online and phone) 48,364 $1,137,612 Total 49,419 $1,168,156 Type of permits sold between 01/07/2020 and 30/06/2021
Permit type Number Monetary value Weekly 30,374 $303,750 Yearly 12,771 $638,650 Yearly discount 6,273 $225,756 Budget statement for the period 01/07/2020 to 30/06/2021
Item Cost Percentage Total funds collected $1,168,156 100% Additional funding from Fisheries Queensland $1,670 N/A Administration costs (additional costs paid from other Fisheries Queensland budget) $277,826 22.06% Funds paid for fish stocking and other approved activities (no GST) $872,000 74.64% Funds for fish stocking (disaster allocation) $0 0 Funds paid for community engagement $20,000 1.71% Administration costs breakdown
The following is a breakdown of the administration costs component of the above table.
Component Cost Permit sales costs $68,217 Travel $293 Postage $1,143 Miscellaneous $6,027 Stationery & printing $448 Salaries $201,698 Funding allocation
The working group looked at a number of allocation models for the 2021 grants. After discussion the majority of the working group supported applying a formula with 40% of funds allocated by surface area capped at 4,000 hectares maximum with available fishing area, and the remaining 60% of funds allocated by the SIPS permit holder participation rate at dams and weirs. It also continues the minimum $500 allocation and the maximum of 70% of total stocking allocation from SIPS. This formula has now been formalised in the Guideline on the administration of Queensland’s Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme.
Allocation amounts were based on a total revenue of $1,168,156. A total of $892,000 (ex GST) was allocated for community engagement and stocking of impoundments in 2021–2022. Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Association of Queensland was allocated $20,000 to run the Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Workshop in partnership with Fisheries Queensland and Mackay Regional Council and $872,000 was allocated to impoundments for fish stocking and other approved activities.
Below is a list of the impoundment allocations and SIPS permit holder participation for 2020–2021. Total allocation reflects adjustments due to carryover caps.
For impoundments marked with an asterisk, an allocation was not paid to the stocking group/impoundment due to not meeting the grant agreement requirements, dam maintenance activities or holding excessive carryover.
Impoundment SIPS holder participation Total allocation (ex GST) Aplins Weir 1.09 $6,531.00 Baroon Pocket Dam 1.44 $10,858.00 Beehive Dam* N/A N/A Ben Anderson Barrage 0.3 $2,357.00 Ben Dor Weir 0.01 $534.00 Bjelke Petersen Dam 2.59 $29,385.00 Black Weir 0.95 $5,868.00 Bonshaw Weir 0.43 $25.00 Boondooma Dam 4.95 $40,893.00 Borumba Dam 6.25 $18,431.00 Burdekin Falls Dam 0.71 $31,674.00 Caboolture River Weir 0.53 $3,699.00 Callide Dam 1.6 $17,480.00 Cania Dam 2.29 $17,806.00 Cecil Plains Weir 0.44 $1,678.00 Chinchilla Weir 0.57 $5,678.00 Claude Wharton Weir 0.12 $3,218.00 Connolly Dam 0.67 $707.00 Cooby Dam* 1.64 $0.00 Coolmunda Dam 1.05 $17,947.00 Cressbrook Dam 2.15 $15,582.00 Cunningham (Beebo) Weir 0.11 $19.00 Eungella Dam 2.21 $18,240.00 Ewen Maddock Dam 0.88 $7,474.00 Fairbairn Dam 1.06 $33,667.00 Gil Weir 0.23 $1,793.00 Gleeson Weir 0.65 $1,588.00 Glenarbon Weir 0.01 $19.00 Glenlyon Dam 2.42 $25,970.00 Goondiwindi (Hilton) Weir 0.4 $2,784.00 Gordonbrook Dam 0.21 $2,802.00 Hinze Dam 2.77 $25,883.00 Inglewood Town Weir 0.1 $738.00 Jones Weir 0.12 $1,930.00 Kinchant Dam 3.26 $24,593.00 Koombooloomba Dam* N/A N/A Lake Belmore 0.03 $996.00 Lake Dyer 0.2 $1,823.00 Lake Gregory 0.84 $6,051.00 Lake Kurwongbah 2.36 $12,292.00 Lake MacDonald* N/A N/A Lake Monduran 5.41 $57,925.00 Lemon Tree Weir 0.35 $888.00 Lenthalls Dam 2.36 $18,509.00 Leslie Dam 3.27 $26,988.00 Maroon Dam 3.55 $10,547.00 Miles Weir 0.14 $981.00 Moogerah Dam 3.27 $24,342.00 North Pine Dam 4.64 $31,416.00 Peter Faust Dam 3.05 $44,781.00 Somerset Dam 8.27 $73,929.00 Storm King Dam 0.32 $2,298.00 Surat Weir 0.16 $1,169.00 Talgai Weir 0.1 $744.00 Teemburra Dam 2.75 $22,882.00 Theresa Creek Dam 0.65 $5,360.00 Tinaroo Falls Dam 3.71 $44,939.00 Whetstone Weir 0.09 $679.00 Wivenhoe Dam 5.52 $58,551.00 Woodford Weir 0.17 $1,115.00 Wuruma Dam 1.2 $19,024.00 Wyaralong Dam 2.89 $24,637.00 Yarramalong Weir 0.5 $1,283.00 -
2018–2019
Permit sales between 01/07/2018 and 30/06/2019
Sales outlet Number Monetary value Australia Post Outlets 1,917 $51,160 Decipha (online, phone and iPad agents) 42,785 $983,252 Total 44,702 $1,034,412 Type of permits sold between 01/07/2018 and 30/06/2019
Permit type Number Monetary value Weekly 28,270 $282,700 Yearly 11,440 $572,000 Yearly Discount 4,992 $179,712 Budget statement for the period 01/07/2018 to 30/06/2019
Item Amount Percentage Total SIPS funds collected $1,034,412 2017/18 Deferral $22,676 0% Additional Funding (admin and fish stocking costs paid from other Fisheries Queensland budget) $69,944 0% Total Funding $1,127,032 100% Administration costs $287,025 25.5% Funds paid for fish stocking and other approved activities (no GST)* $826,507 73.3% Funds for fish stocking (Disaster allocation) $5,500 0.5% Funds paid for community engagement $8,000 0.7% Administration costs breakdown
Component Cost Permit Sales Costs $127,017 Conference Workshop $27,680 Working Group $560 Travel $3,505 Postage $1,391 Miscellaneous $8,213 Stationery & Printing $3,043 Marketing Campaign $9,420 SIPS Signs $10,860 Salaries $95,336 Funding allocation
The working group looked at a number of allocation models for the 2019 grants. After discussion the majority of the working group supported applying last year’s allocation formula with 50% of funds allocated by surface area capped at 4,000 hectares maximum with available fishing area and the remaining 50% of funds allocated by the SIPS permit holder participation rate at dams and weirs. It also continues the minimum $500 allocation and the maximum of 70% of total stocking allocation from SIPS.
Allocation amounts were based on a total revenue of $1,170,000 (included total sales July 2018 to May 2019 and predicted sales for May and June 2019). A total of $840,007 (ex GST) was allocated for community engagement and impoundments in 2018-2019. FFSAQ was allocated $8,000 and Townsville Barramundi Stocking Society Inc.& Hinze Dam Fish Management Committee were allocated a total of $5,500 for Disaster Recovery. $826,507 was allocated to impoundments for fish stocking and other approved activities.
The allocation formula used for impoundments was 50% allocated by surface area capped at 4,000 ha and 50% allocated by the SIPS permit holder participation from the 2019 SIPS survey with minimum $500 allocations, maximum of 70% of total stocking allocation from SIPS and percentage of available fishing area. Below is a list of the impoundment allocations and SIPS permit holder participation for 2018-2019.
For impoundments marked with an asterisk, an allocation was not paid to the stocking group/impoundment due to not meeting the grant agreement requirements, dam maintenance activities or holding excessive carryover.
Impoundment SIPS holder participation Total allocation (ex GST) Aplins Weir 1.45% $6,956 Baroon Pocket Dam 1.02% $7,728 Beehive Dam* 0% $0 Ben Anderson Barrage 0.26% $2,123 Ben Dor Weir 0.11% $1,027 Bjelke Petersen Dam 4.16% $34,713 Black Weir 1.05% $5,404 Bonshaw Weir 0.58% $1,545 Boondooma Dam 5.54% $38,837 Borumba Dam 5.22% $18,015 Burdekin Falls Dam 0.64% $33,907 Caboolture River Weir 0.57% $3,520 Callide Dam 1.26% $15,230 Cania Dam 2.39% $16,078 Cecil Plains Weir 0.67% $1,705 Chinchilla Weir 0.73% $6,154 Claude Wharton Weir 0.10% $3,514 Connolly Dam 0.92% $1,566 Cooby Dam 2.23% $11,521 Coolmunda Dam 2.58% $24,782 Cressbrook Dam 2.92% $16,768 Cunningham (Beebo) Weir 0.17% $1,203 Eungella Dam 1.25% $12,138 Ewen Maddock Dam 1.26% $8,507 Fairbairn Dam 1.05% $35,676 Gil Weir 0.13% $1,322 Gleeson Weir 0.69% $1,744 Glenarbon Weir 0.17% $1,203 Glenlyon Dam 2.60% $25,309 Goondiwindi (Hilton) Weir 0.76% $2,809 Gordonbrook Dam 0.20% $2,929 Hinze Dam 2.26% $21,537 Inglewood Town Weir 0.33% $1,051 Jones Weir 0.19% $2,425 Kinchant Dam 2.31% $17,244 Koombooloomba Dam* 0.00% $0 Lake Belmore 0.13% $1,693 Lake Dyer 0.63% $3,703 Lake Gregory 0.64% $4,539 Lake Kurwongbah 1.79% $10,596 Lake MacDonald* 0.00% $0 Lake Monduran 3.88% $47,809 Lemon Tree Weir 0.54% $903 Lenthalls Dam 1.27% $11,630 Leslie Dam 3.92% $26,823 Maroon Dam 3.94% $10,671 Miles Weir 0.16% $1,043 Moogerah Dam 3.88% $23,681 North Pine Dam 3.13% $19,802 Peter Faust Dam 2.69% $42,691 Somerset Dam 9.09% $70,180 Storm King Dam 0.67% $3,660 Surat Weir 0.22% $1,470 Talgai Weir 0.19% $1,040 Teemburra Dam 1.64% $15,676 Theresa Creek Dam 0.83% $5,747 Tinaroo Falls Dam 2.51% $38,068 Whetstone Weir 0.20% $1,051 Wivenhoe Dam 5.29% $53,876 Woodford Weir 0.22% $1,280 Wuruma Dam 1.91% $22,184 Wyaralong Dam 2.20% $19,198 Yarramalong Weir 0.64% $1,304 -
2019–2020
Permit sales between 01/07/2019 and 30/06/2020
Sales outlet Number Monetary value Australia Post Outlets 2,994 $82.064 Decipha (online, phone and iPad agents) 34,551 $838,432 Total 37,545 $920,496 Type of permits sold between 01/07/2019 and 30/06/2020
Permit type Number Monetary value Weekly 22,403 $224,030 Yearly 10,811 $540,550 Yearly Discount 4,331 $155,916 Budget statement for the period 01/07/2019 to 30/06/2020
No deferral was possible from 2019-20 to 2020-21.
Item Amount Percentage Total funds collected (An additional $30,000 was received from previous deferrals not accounted for in 2018-19.) $950,496 100% Administration costs (additional costs paid from other Fisheries Queensland budget) $246,736 25.94% Funds paid for fish stocking and other approved activities (no GST) $679,244 71.43% Funds for fish stocking (disaster allocation) $0 0% Funds paid for community engagement $25,000 2.63% Administration costs breakdown
Component Cost Permit sales sosts $48,320 Travel $514 Postage $628 Miscellaneous $2,363 Stationery and printing $25 Marketing campaign $935 Salaries $193,952 Funding allocation
The working group looked at a number of allocation models for the 2019-20 grants. After discussion the majority of the working group supported applying a formula with 30% of funds allocated by surface area capped at 4,000 hectares maximum with available fishing area and the remaining 70% of funds allocated by the SIPS permit holder participation rate at dams and weirs. It also continues the minimum $500 allocation and the maximum of 70% of total stocking allocation from SIPS.
Allocation amounts were based on a total revenue of $918,992 (included total sales July 2019 to May 2020 and predicted sales for May and June 20 19 20). A total of $[689,244 |](ex GST) was allocated for community engagement and impoundments in 20 18 19-20 19 20. FFSAQ was allocated $10,000 for community engagement and $15,000 for development of a SIPS fishing trail. $679,244 was allocated to impoundments for fish stocking and other approved activities.
Below is a list of the impoundment allocations and SIPS permit holder participation for 2019-20. Total allocation reflects adjustments due to carryover caps.
For impoundments marked with an asterisk, an allocation was not paid to the stocking group due to not meeting the Grant Agreement requirements and/or dam maintenance activities.
Impoundment SIPS holder participation Total allocation (ex GST) Aplins Weir 1.07% $5,907 Baroon Pocket Dam 1.41% $9,121 Beehive Dam* 0% $0 Ben Anderson Barrage 0.15% $1,209 Ben Dor Weir 0.02% $539 Bjelke Petersen Dam 3.33% $26,572 Black Weir 1.00% $5,652 Bonshaw Weir 0.55% $662 Boondooma Dam 5.20% $35,522 Borumba Dam 6.16% $19,233 Burdekin Falls Dam 0.75% $20,647 Caboolture River Weir 0.53% $1,592 Callide Dam 1.32% $12,160 Cania Dam 2.58% $16,646 Cecil Plains Weir 0.51% $731 Chinchilla Weir 0.77% $5,568 Claude Wharton Weir 0.09% $1,998 Connolly Dam 0.81% $468 Cooby Dam 1.94% $0 Coolmunda Dam 1.36% $14,475 Cressbrook Dam 2.37% $14,660 Cunningham (Beebo) Weir 0.15% $452 Eungella Dam 1.75% $12,778 Ewen Maddock Dam 1.39% $8,883 Fairbairn Dam 1.24% $23,244 Gil Weir 0.17% $1,167 Gleeson Weir 0.55% $1,744 Glenarbon Weir 0.02% $452 Glenlyon Dam 2.30% $19,692 Goondiwindi (Hilton) Weir 0.43% $839 Gordonbrook Dam 0.19% $2,007 Hinze Dam 2.64% $20,244 Inglewood Town Weir 0.13% $450 Jones Weir 0.02% $866 Kinchant Dam 2.43% $16,691 Koombooloomba Dam* 0.00% $0 Lake Belmore 0.06% $832 Lake Dyer 0.26% $928 Lake Gregory 0.55% $3,770 Lake Kurwongbah 2.20% $12,412 Lake MacDonald* 0.00% $0 Lake Monduran 5.31% $44,801 Lemon Tree Weir 0.55% $387 Lenthalls Dam 2.35% $15,596 Leslie Dam 3.41% $23,304 Maroon Dam 3.90% $3,001 Miles Weir 0.13% $0 Moogerah Dam 3.56% $17,381 North Pine Dam 4.07% $24,851 Peter Faust Dam 2.69% $30,919 Somerset Dam 9.26% $65,680 Storm King Dam 0.28% $1,760 Surat Weir 0.17% $731 Talgai Weir 0.19% $446 Teemburra Dam 1.86% $14,333 Theresa Creek Dam 0.70% $4,770 Tinaroo Falls Dam 2.79% $29,393 Whetstone Weir 0.11% $450 Wivenhoe Dam 5.61% $46,381 Woodford Weir 0.11% $382 Wuruma Dam 1.13% $13,400 Wyaralong Dam 2.79% $19,906 Yarramalong Weir 0.62% $559 -
2020–2021
Permit sales between 01/07/2020 and 30/06/2021
Sales outlet Number Monetary value Australia Post outlets 1,055 $30,544 Decipha (online and phone) 48,364 $1,137,612 Total 49,419 $1,168,156 Type of permits sold between 01/07/2020 and 30/06/2021
Permit type Number Monetary value Weekly 30,374 $303,750 Yearly 12,771 $638,650 Yearly discount 6,273 $225,756 Budget statement for the period 01/07/2020 to 30/06/2021
Item Amount Percentage Total funds collected $1,168,156 100% Additional funding from Fisheries Queensland $1,670 N/A Administration costs (additional admin costs paid from other Fisheries Queensland budget) $277,826 22.06% Funds paid for fish stocking and other approved activities (no GST) $872,000 74.64% Funds for fish stocking (disaster allocation) $0 0% Funds paid for community engagement $20,000 1.71% Administration costs breakdown
Component Cost Permit sales costs $68,217 Travel $293 Postage $1,143 Miscellaneous $6,027 Stationery and printing $448 Salaries $201,698 Funding allocation
The working group looked at a number of allocation models for the 2021 grants. After discussion the majority of the working group supported applying a formula with 40% of funds allocated by surface area capped at 4,000 hectares maximum with available fishing area, and the remaining 60% of funds allocated by the SIPS permit holder participation rate at dams and weirs. It also continues the minimum $500 allocation and the maximum of 70% of total stocking allocation from SIPS. This formula has now been formalised in the Guideline on the administration of Queensland’s Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme.
Allocation amounts were based on a total revenue of $1,168,156. A total of $892,000 (ex GST) was allocated for community engagement and stocking of impoundments in 2021–2022. Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Association of Queensland was allocated $20,000 to run the Freshwater Fishing and Stocking Workshop in partnership with Fisheries Queensland and Mackay Regional Council and $872,000 was allocated to impoundments for fish stocking and other approved activities.
Below is a list of the impoundment allocations and SIPS permit holder participation for 2020–2021. Total allocation reflects adjustments due to carryover caps.
For impoundments marked with an asterisk, an allocation was not paid to the stocking group/impoundment due to not meeting the grant agreement requirements, dam maintenance activities or holding excessive carryover.
Impoundment SIPS holder participation Total allocation (ex GST) Aplins Weir 1.09 $6,531.00 Baroon Pocket Dam 1.44 $10,858.00 Beehive Dam* N/A N/A Ben Anderson Barrage 0.3 $2,357.00 Ben Dor Weir 0.01 $534.00 Bjelke Petersen Dam 2.59 $29,385.00 Black Weir 0.95 $5,868.00 Bonshaw Weir 0.43 $25.00 Boondooma Dam 4.95 $40,893.00 Borumba Dam 6.25 $18,431.00 Burdekin Falls Dam 0.71 $31,674.00 Caboolture River Weir 0.53 $3,699.00 Callide Dam 1.6 $17,480.00 Cania Dam 2.29 $17,806.00 Cecil Plains Weir 0.44 $1,678.00 Chinchilla Weir 0.57 $5,678.00 Claude Wharton Weir 0.12 $3,218.00 Connolly Dam 0.67 $707.00 Cooby Dam* 1.64 $0.00 Coolmunda Dam 1.05 $17,947.00 Cressbrook Dam 2.15 $15,582.00 Cunningham (Beebo) Weir 0.11 $19.00 Eungella Dam 2.21 $18,240.00 Ewen Maddock Dam 0.88 $7,474.00 Fairbairn Dam 1.06 $33,667.00 Gil Weir 0.23 $1,793.00 Gleeson Weir 0.65 $1,588.00 Glenarbon Weir 0.01 $19.00 Glenlyon Dam 2.42 $25,970.00 Goondiwindi (Hilton) Weir 0.4 $2,784.00 Gordonbrook Dam 0.21 $2,802.00 Hinze Dam 2.77 $25,883.00 Inglewood Town Weir 0.1 $738.00 Jones Weir 0.12 $1,930.00 Kinchant Dam 3.26 $24,593.00 Koombooloomba Dam* N/A N/A Lake Belmore 0.03 $996.00 Lake Dyer 0.2 $1,823.00 Lake Gregory 0.84 $6,051.00 Lake Kurwongbah 2.36 $12,292.00 Lake MacDonald* N/A N/A Lake Monduran 5.41 $57,925.00 Lemon Tree Weir 0.35 $888.00 Lenthalls Dam 2.36 $18,509.00 Leslie Dam 3.27 $26,988.00 Maroon Dam 3.55 $10,547.00 Miles Weir 0.14 $981.00 Moogerah Dam 3.27 $24,342.00 North Pine Dam 4.64 $31,416.00 Peter Faust Dam 3.05 $44,781.00 Somerset Dam 8.27 $73,929.00 Storm King Dam 0.32 $2,298.00 Surat Weir 0.16 $1,169.00 Talgai Weir 0.1 $744.00 Teemburra Dam 2.75 $22,882.00 Theresa Creek Dam 0.65 $5,360.00 Tinaroo Falls Dam 3.71 $44,939.00 Whetstone Weir 0.09 $679.00 Wivenhoe Dam 5.52 $58,551.00 Woodford Weir 0.17 $1,115.00 Wuruma Dam 1.2 $19,024.00 Wyaralong Dam 2.89 $24,637.00 Yarramalong Weir 0.5 $1,283.00