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

Pod of burrunan dolphins forms a 'fishing wall' to herd fish near the proposed site of a new jetty at the Quarantine Station.

Cuts to Victorian fisheries officers unites conservationists and fishers

MEDIA RELEASE 16 April 2025 | Victoria’s leading conservation, recreationalnd commercial fishing organisations have united to oppose the State Government’s plan toxe fisheries officers. They...

Feral deer in Western Victoria need the boot after bushfires

MEDIA RELEASE 1 April 2025 | Feral deer are having a field day trashing and trampling the Grampians (Gariwerd) and Little Desert national parks and Mount Buangor State Park as […]...

Ministers: Stop protecting feral deer

TAKE ACTION | Feral deer are trashing and trampling Victoria’s landscapes from Wilsons Prom to Mount Bogong. They’ve even spread into urban areas. The thing is, the Victorian Government...

Discover a bay of wonder

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, dives into the Discovery Bay Marine National Park and its monitoring program Discovery Bay Marine National Park is...

Park Watch East Gippsland Quiz

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | 1. When was Errinundra National Park created? a. 1988 b. 2010 c. 1954 d. 2018 2. Jones Creek in East Gippsland is home to: […]...

Safe pathways for all! Review of Creature Corridors

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Review of Creature Corridors, Billie Rooney. Illustrated by Anke Noack CSIRO Publishing, 2025, 32pp, ISBN 9781-486318100 We don’t often think about the actual...

Explorer’s Corner: Tips for your next fungus foray

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Autumn is here so fungus season is upon us! Here’s some tips to help you marvel at morels, journey for jellies, peek at puffballs […]...

Park Friends: Errinundra National Park

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Prue Thwaites from Friends of Errinundra takes us to a park rich in natural wonders Nestled in the remote and rugged terrain of far […]...

Salty Science: Evan’s Sea Spider

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Evan’s Sea Spider (Anoplodactylus evansi) It might look like a spider, scuttle like a spider, and… well, maybe not quack like a spider – […]...

Kentbruck Green Energy Hub: good project, wrong place

TAKE ACTION The proposed Kentbruck Green Energy Hub (KGPH) near Portland is smack bang in the middle of Cobboboonee and Lower Glenelg national parks and Discovery Bay Coastal Park. These […]...