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

Victorian nature community elated over faster end to native forest logging in the state

MEDIA RELEASE 23 May 2023 | The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) has welcomed the announcement of the State Government’s decision to bring forward the end of native forest logging...

Breaking: An end to native forest logging in Victoria

NEWS 23 May 2023 | Today as part of the annual state budget, the state government announced their plan to speed up the transition out of native forest logging. It’s […]...

Audit says radical changes needed if Victorian Government is to succeed in retaining last 1% of remaining grasslands

MEDIA RELEASE 18 May 2023 | A quietly critical audit of the Victorian Government’s flagship grassland conservation program is calling for major changes to protect some of the state’s most...

Protect the Alps – help end the reign of hard hooves

TAKE ACTION | Page updated 15/05/2023 Victoria’s alpine areas are much loved for their majestic landscapes and unique plants and animals. The heads of many rivers are found in their […]...

Restoration or conversion?

PARK WATCH Article March 2023 | Jordan Crook questions the value to the environment and the taxpayer of proposed flood plain alterations along the Murray River The Victorian Murray Floodplain...

I realised the Fat-tailed Dunnart was under threat. Here’s how I got the species officially listed

Republished from The Conversation | I realised the fat-tailed dunnart was under threat. Here’s how I got the species officially listed By Emily Scicluna and Jim Radford Saving endangered species...

Precious marsupial needs urgent protection from extinction

MEDIA RELEASE 30 March 2023 | The Victorian Government has been urged to list the Fat-tailed Dunnart as vulnerable, with the last surviving small marsupial of the state’s volcanic plains […]...

Getting fire right

PARK WATCH Article March 2023 | Misinformation is rife in debates about fire management in Victoria. It must be challenged, says Phil Ingamells For years now, VNPA has been critical of […]...

Next steps to save the Western Grassland Reserve

PARK WATCH Article March 2023 | Land acquisition has failed to obtain the best bits of the Western Grassland Reserve. That has to change. It’s time for some big thinking, says […]...

The other housing crisis: Failing to protect hollow-bearing trees

PARK WATCH Article March 2023 | Bushfire management in Victoria is causing biodiversity decline through significant loss of hollow-bearing trees reports Michael Feller The Victorian Parliament’s...