Jessie Borrelle, Author at Victorian National Parks AssociationVictorian National Parks Association

Western Port Bay planning announcement welcomed, but timing and funding remain unclear

MEDIA RELEASE 10 November 2026 | Community and environment groups have welcomed the Victorian Government announcement that the state’s first marine spatial planning process will take place in...

Look after Leadbeater’s Possums

TAKE ACTION Leadbeater’s Possums are Victoria’s iconic state faunal emblem. But they’re in trouble. Email your elected reps – ask them to look after Leadbeater’s Possums,...

Logging in the Central Highlands. Photo: Justin Cally

‘A disaster for forests and wildlife’: Conservation groups warn against new Coalition log and burn native forest policy

MEDIA RELEASE 28 October 2026 | The Coalition’s pre-election promise to restart native forest logging under the guise of “thinning” would be an environmental disaster and as...

Reef protection for The Crystals at Williamstown welcomed

MEDIA RELEASE 14 October 2026 | The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) welcomes Victorian Labor’s election commitment to extend Jawbone Marine Sanctuary and protect The Crystals reef at...

What’s the plan for nature?

TAKE ACTION Nature deserves to be a priority this election. Email your elected reps and candidates – ask them to put nature on the priority list! We’ve detailed nine ways […]...

Today, more than 65,000 hectares of central west forests become national parks

MEDIA RELEASE 5 October026 | The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) is celebrating with Wombat Forestcare, the Wilderness Society, local groups and Victorians who campaigned for more than...

Feral deer funding welcome, but protected status still blocks real progress

MEDIA RELEASE 1 October 2026 | The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) welcomes $1.7 million in new funding from state government to control feral deer in the Dandenong Ranges and […]...

Spring Fling Grassland Festival promises delight in Melbourne’s west

MEDIA RELEASE 29 September 2026 | In Melbourne’s west lies one of Australia’s rarest habitats, native grasslands so threatened that only 0.5 per cent of their original extent remains. The...

Preventing orchid extinction

PARK WATCH Article September 2026 | Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV) are saving threatened plants, report Dr Noushka Reiter & Dr Megan Hirst There are about 36,000...

30 ways to reach 30×30 in Victoria

PARK WATCH Article September 2026 | Victoria is lagging behind in our internationally agreed 30×30 targets, says Doug Robinson, VNPA Councillor National parks and protected areas are one of the...