Tackle Rebate
Submitted by stevo58 on Sat, 2026-06-27 11:53
Anyone else tried to claim the $50 Tackle rebate offered at the moment available to all RFBL holders ( Rec fishing from Boat licence holders) Its a scheme to help the local tackle shops with the reduced sales due to the ban. Basically you spend $ 50 in a tackle shop that is part of the scheme then you can claim the money back via the ServiceWA app....... and this is where the fun starts. I wasn't aware I was so computer illiterate. Eventually got there to lodge the claim....after about 2 hours. Great system.
Billcollector
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Can't make it too easy to
Can't make it too easy to claim.
sea-kem
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Bit like the apprentice
Bit like the apprentice incentive schemes, hoop upon hoop to jump through. The federal government one is so bad I gave up, even my apprentice support officer agreed it was ridiculous.
They absolutely do this on purpose.
Love the West!
The Saint
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And has anyone tried to claim
And has anyone tried to claim their $100 fuel rebate offered in the recent state budget ?
I haven't tried because l would have no idea where to even start.
stevo58
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Claim the rebate from the
Claim the rebate from the same spot Saint.....in theory. Considering I tried 15 times entering passwords and using the links before it suddenly worked.....and to be honest im not sure why it worked on try 15.....im not holding breath on been able to claim that fuel rebate. Will see....I don't think you can claim it to July.
Alan James
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WA Gov Portals
The WA Firearms registration portal was no different. At a cost of $35M of taxpayers' money it was a disaster. That $35M would have been better spent focusing on policing the criminal sector rather than disarming the responsible firearm owners under the guise of 'WE ARE KEEPING YOU SAFE'.
Sadly, the next WA election is a little under two years away. Having said that the Libs are a basket case, One Nation ............ could they do any worse?
piscetor
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fire arms portal
mate i couldn't agree with you more i went to the licensing center after tring to do it on line. And as far as making our streets safer, bollocks. There are more people attacked and killed with bloody machtes and knives that guns. The law abidding citezens always cop it in the neck because the bloody crims.
Trouble being what have we got to replace labour? Bazil Zemberlis, I think i'd rather have the orange queen Pauline and thats a worry..
Filletmaster
Saulty2
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took me days
but with determination i got there , anycase local tackle stores upped their prices bigtime
go to ... tackleshoprebate.waivpay.com/claim from there you need 100 points proof plus receipt of purchase
sunshine
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Does the tackle rebate include bait?
Just wondering
Alan James
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Yes
Refer to link below.
https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/TSR
sea-kem
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Why does it have to end this
Why does it have to end this year, take it right up to when the demersal season is supposedly meant to open next year.
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Alan James
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As I understand it Andy the rebate is also limited to the first 66,000 claims. That equates to a max. Gov outlay of $3.3M. Considering the Gov. receives in the order of $24M per annum from the recreational sector via fishing license revenue the $3.3M appears somewhat disingenuous imo.
ricey
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Got my $50 in my account
Same place $100 fuel rebate.
Very easy if set up serviceswa app.
Wise man says - first take the plank out of your own eye before trying to take the speck out of somebody else's.
Alan James
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Not so easy when you don't own a mobile phone. Yes, I know, I'm a dinosaur.
Alan James
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ServiceWA App
Today I happened to have a face-to-face meeting with the Customer Services Manager of a bank I have some investments with. She's probably 30+ish years old so I would expect her digital / computer skills are sound. I mentioned the ServiceWA App and her eyes rolled back. Only last week she said she had attempted to get her parents registered with ServiceWA App so they could apply for the fuel rebate. Hours later she gave up, too hard. Hard copy applications will follow.
Billcollector
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Had a good look at the hard
Had a good look at the hard copy application yesterday and won't be wasting my time with that either with the bullshit you have to submit with it.
Dealing with Telstra this week was another experience I am glad only happens once in a blue moon.
sea-kem
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A bank I have a loan with
A bank I have a loan with went live the other day after a merger with a new app and log in etc. Did all the business but it now says I don't have any accounts with them ha ha .
Rung them up and they have submitted a ticket, that was over a week ago.
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Billcollector
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As we only run 1 email
As we only run 1 email account the wife used it to do her thing registering during covid, so now I can't use it to set mine up and don't see why I should have to stuff around opening another one. Cooky can use mine to wipe his chin next time he opens his mouth.
Alan James
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A little of topic
but some may find it interesting.
My email service provider of some 27+ years closed its doors October 2025. I was given some months warning so it provided me with time to set up a new email address with another company. That part was easy, thankyou Google. I identified 33 businesses and information related organizations / companies that I communicate with reasonably regularly, so I set about logging in to their systems and updating my contact details. Sounds easy and the majority were. Others not so and a few remain unresolved to this day.
I have no issues with voting with my feet and as a result of the above exercise my SMSF no longer has investment accounts with Macquarie Bank. I have a new health insurance provider and I have not renewed four insurance policies I had with Budget Direct. Also, my computer security provider AVG will discover in May 2027 that the credit card details they have are no longer current.
C.P
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Tackle rebate
This is for the tackle shops who will be doing it tough due to the bans, so I think we should support them by buying some gear and claiming it. I bought a couple of items and claimed through the alternative method about a week ago. The money landed in my account yesterday. Its a bit of a hasle because you have to include some ID with the claim, but I tried the service WA and my ID method and got nowhere with it. Also got nowhere with the $100 fuel payment, so I used the paper method and posted it, I havent received payment for that one, but they did say it woulkd be 8 weeks.
With the tackle claim, make sure the shop is on the approved list, they have to be dedicated tackle shops, not camping /fishing/boating etc. also ask for a full receipt.
sunshine
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Had absolutely no trouble with Services app
Received both tackle and fuel rebates vary quickly.