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

Stay Grassy: the year behind and the year ahead for our Volcanic Plains

NEWS 28 January 2022 | Page last updated: 28/01/2023 Grasslands are subtle. To the untrained eye the rich web of life that lives within them isn’t obvious. Animals and plants that make...

Nefarious salvage logging afoot in the Dandenong Ranges National Park

NEWS 30 December 2022 | Page updated: 20/01/2023 While many Victorians enjoy a well-earned summer break, nefarious operations are afoot in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. Government department...

Logging Mount Stirling – high country habitat on schedule

NEWS 2 December 2022 | VicForests has flagged logging for Victoria’s highountry between the Mount Stirling Alpine Resort and the Alpine National Park. Significant areas of forest across the high...

Victorian Election 2022: Nature Needs Leadership!

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | In this month’s state election, we’re keeping our eyes on how committed our leaders are to protecting nature. Our Executive Director Matt Ruchel...

Critically endangered creatures under threat at Phillip Island

MEDIA RELEASE 21 November, 2021 | Critically endangered sea slugs are among the incredibly diverse marine life under the Phillip Island bridge in need of urgent protection from growing threats. A...

The trouble with VicForests and native forest logging

VicForests are repeatedly accused of breaching laws supposed to protect Victoria’s native forests, water catchments and threatened wildlife. Last year the ABC’s 7:30 report aired damning...

First ever Feathertail Gliders found in proposed Pyrenees National Park

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Nature Conservation Campaigner Jordan Crook zooms in on one of our most mysterious and miniature marsupials. If’ve been part of our community for a while,...

Are you part of the Cool Temperate Rainforest appreciation society?

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Environmentalist Meghan Lindsay discusses the extraordinary beauty and biodiversity in our cool temperate rainforests. You’ve heard a lot this year about Cool...

Grasslands deserve our TLC

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Despite their importance and diversity – and the science – Victoria’s grasslands are experiencing an ongoing decline. Adrian Marshall, Facilitator of the...

Act for Western Port Bay

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Shannon Hurley shares exciting plans for the future health of Westernort Bay’s community and nature. Tuesday 30 March 2021 was a truly historic day for Western...