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

VNPA in support of YES vote for the Voice

PARK WATCH Article September 2023 | In October 2023, Australians will be asked to vote on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution and establish a...

Vale Phil Ingamells, defender of nature

PARK WATCH Article September 2023 | VNPA staff and supporters were shocked and saddened by the unexpected death of Phil Ingamells, our long-time Parks Protection Advocate, friend, mentor and ally....

Rogue logging attempt reduced due to community pressure, but plans still afoot

PARK WATCH Article September 2023 | Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature Campaigner, wonders when our state agencies will stop working at cross purposes and put nature first The tree removal program ...

Community speaks out against rogue logging in precious national park habitat

MEDIA RELEASE | 1 September 2023 Academics, conservationists and community groups will take a stand against Forest Fire Management Victoria facilitating rogue logging of precious national park...

State logger plans could destroy endangered alpine plants

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE | 22 August 2023 Victorian National Parks Association, Victorian Forest Alliance, Friends of Mount Stirling Community nature groups are urging VicForests to ditch plans to log...

The end of native forest logging is finally coming …but now for some real work

PARK WATCH Article September 2023 | Executive Director, Matt Ruchel, unpacks the imminent end of an intractable industry It was indeed a long-awaited and welcome milestone, when on 23 May the...

State logger plans could destroy endangered alpine plants

NEWS 22 August 2023 | Joint media release: Victorian National Parks Association, Victorian Forest Alliance, Friends of Mount Stirling Community nature groups are urging VicForests to ditch plans to...

Red Deer grazing, Moora Track, Grampians National Park, Victoria Australia . Photo: Rexness | Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0

National Feral Deer Action Plan welcomed by conservationists

NEWS 16 August 2023 | Feral deer are spreading in droves across Victoria and Australia. There is a serious need to coordinate their management and removal across public and private […]...

Translate your love of the Prom into action

NEWS 5 July 2023 | Updated 12 July Shannon Hurley explains how you can help shape the next 15-20 years of an iconic park’s future. And why you should. I […]...

Alarming discovery by citizen scientists sparks concerns illegal logging will continue

MEDIA RELEASE 29 June 2023 | Citizen scientists from Wildlife of the Central Highlands (WOTCH) and the Victorian Forest Alliance (VFA) have discovered state-owned logging company VicForests has...