PARK WATCH Article December 2024 |

If Santa really is checking who’s naughty or nice this year, our crusading campaigners and passionate program staff will be the most gifted of all!

Help us sleigh into 2025 with projects that protect our most treasured lands and bring people closer to nature. From enchanted tours of our precious grasslands to stocking the Great Forest with dreams of national park status.

Supporting these initiatives helps us wrap up resources for nature-loving families, train young citizen scientists, map out vital East Gippsland forests, and more. Give the gift of a healthier, more resilient nature! If their wishes do come true, we’ll deck Victoria with even more conservation magic.

If you would like to help one of our staff have their Christmas wishes come true, please contact one of our elves (aka Jane, Kristian or Matt) by email at [email protected], or call 03 9341 6500.

Matt, Executive Director

Now that native forest logging has ended, I’d like $25,000 for the mapping of East Gippsland forests to inform the government of identified high value conservation areas.

Sera, NatureWatch Coordinator

If one of Santa’s helpers gave me $5000 I could purchase more high-powered spotlights and other wildlife monitoring equipment.

Shannon, Marine Campaigner

I’d like $15,000 to increase our activities that bring together local communities and advocate for the Western Port Bay Framework.

Jordan, Nature Campaigner

I’d like $18,000 to update our Western Port Woodlands report emphasising the importance of biolinks through the precious remnant vegetation for threatened animals, and safeguard them from sand mining.

Kade, ReefWatch Coordinator

A gift of $20,000 would help us plan for the return of Giant Kelp forests in Victoria through the collection of oral histories.

Blake, Nature Campaigner

The Central Highlands is a magnificent forested landscape of rare, threatened and remarkable creatures. I’d like $25,000 to rev up our campaign for a Great Forest National Park.

Adrian, Grassy Plains Network

I’d like $15,000 to run five additional community engagement tours of our precious grasslands.

Caitlin, Community Learning & Engagement

I would love $12,000 to develop a new set of resources that help families uncover the wonders of nature together.

Michael, NextGen Nature

I’d love $6000 to run two training workshops for young adults in citizen science.