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

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...

Spotlight on the west – a dive into the parks between Torquay and Portland

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | The west of our state has eight special areas formally protectedn Victoria’s marine reserve system. These parks generally have lower levels of threats from...

Turning a moment into a movement: the collective future of biosecurity

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Biosecurity has traditionally been a domain of government. The decade of biosecurity aims to see all Australians to take responsibility, reports Nature Campaigner...

70 years of the Victorian National Parks Association

PARK WATCH Articleovember 2022 | Don Garden has compiled an extensive history of VNPA. This is a brief summary, covering the years 1952 to 2010. Crosbie Morrison and the formation of the Victorian...