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

Help protect our Alpine Park from development

Commercial accommodation hubs in the heart of Alpine country? The Alpine National Park is a treasured landscape. It’s home to the rare and fuzzy Tooarrana, Mountain Pygmy Possums, endangered...

Illegal destruction of conservation reserve, government failure

Media Release 11 August 2022 | Up to 40 hectares of critically endangered grassland has been recently illegally destroyed by a Melbourne landowner. A huge blunder by the Department of Land, Water,...

NatureWatch Project Officer Rachel, holding a sign that says 'Thank you!'.

Thank you for your support

Thank you for your generosity this year Together we’ve achieved real progress on the health and protection of Victoria’s natural heritage – and your unwavering support has made it all...

Another rare ancient grassland destroyed

NEWS 11 August 2022 | A supposedly protected swathe of Victoria’s last remaining old-growth grassland has been destroyed following illegal dumping. Conservation Area 9 was a precious old-growth...

What the federal State of the Environment report means for Victoria

NEWS 20 July 2022 | By now you might’ve seen the bracing news stories on the latest federal State of the Environment report. While it’s great to see renewed attention on nature from...

Controversial mountain bike track decision pending

Media Release 12 July 2022 | Controversial mountain bike track decision pending. A coalition of Victorian conservation groups are calling on newly appointed Planning Minister Lizzie Blandthorn to end...

New year News for Spider Crabs

PARK WATCH June 2022 | It seems these mysterious creatures may return this season, shares campaigner Shannon Hurley. The new year isn’t just a fresh start and a time for warmer seas. It marks the...

BREAKING: Greater Gliders added to federal endangered list

NEWS 5 June 2022 | Greater Gliders have just been moved from vulnerable to endangered on the federal government’s list of threatened species. In practical terms this means they are now one step...

Call your leaders: Protect threatened Greater Glider habitat

Call on your leaders to protect our precious Greater Gliders. Greater Gliders have just been moved from vulnerable to endangered on the federal government’s list of threatened species. In practical...

Greater Glider endangered status makes protection of Wombat Forest more urgent

MEDIA RELEASE 6 July 2022 | Greater Glider endangered status makes protection of Wombat Forest more urgent Ongoing habitat destruction has landed Victoria’s Greater Glider on the endangered...