Paul Clifton, Author at Victorian National Parks AssociationVictorian National Parks Association

Victoria’s gutting of Environment agencies poses grave threats to nature

MEDIA RELEASE 4 December 2025 |oria’s leading conservation groups have expressed alarm over the environmental implications of cuts to 1000 public sector jobs announced today following the...

Don’t shoot! Parks opened up to hunting

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | The inclusion of shooting in national parks is a recipe for disaster reports Meghan Lindsay, Communications Advisor The bill to create new parks in […]...

VNPA honours advocates for nature

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Three remarkable Victorians were presented with VNPA Life Membership at our AGM Gayle Osborne For almost two decades, Gayle has been the heart and […]...

Roadside grasslands getting smashed

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Victoria’s precious roadside grasslands are being destroyed at an alarming rate, reports Dr Adrian Marshall, Facilitator, Grassy Plains Network Our grasslands...

Protecting the legacy & future of national parks

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Victorian Protected Areas Council’s Felicity Brooke & Charlie Pascoe on why Victoria’s parks need our help As park managers, we’ve spent our...

Welcome our new parks!

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Legislation to create new national parks and conservation areas in the central west has finally passed the Victorian Parliament In November 2025, the Victorian...

Fosterville Mine a golden deal with a dirty cost

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Ben Gill, Nature Conservation Campaigner, says the Fosterville mine expansion is a dud deal for nature The state and federal governments’ approval of the...

Opportunity not to be missed for eliminating feral deer

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Feral deer should be eliminated from national parks now, says Peter Jacobs, Victorian Deer Control Community Network, Executive Officer The magnificent Major...

Energy transition needs marine protection

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Western Port Bay’s wetlands are teetering on the edge of an important decision, reports Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner Western Port Bay, one of...

Protecting nature on private land

PARK WATCH Article December 2025 | Sarah Brugler and Benjamin J Richardson research the protection of grasslands and other threatened habitats on private land It’s a critical time to get […]...