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

Central west parks

TAKE ACTION | The forests of the central west are extraordinary. They’re refuges for wildlife and people, places of connection to Country for First Nations communities. These forests and woodlands...

Victorian Government slammed for opening national parks to deer hunters

MEDIA RELEASE 10 July 2025 | The Victorian National Parks Association, Invasive Species Council and Environment East Gippsland have slammed the Allan Government’s decision to open 130,000...

Mason Falls through the trees in Kinglake National Park

Labor dumps popular national park plan after union lobbying

MEDIA RELEASE 4 July 2025 | The Allan Labor Government has dumped long-standing plans for a new Great Forest National Park in Victoria’s Central Highlands after Electrical Trades Union lobbying....

Create the Great Forest National Park

TAKE ACTION | The towering Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands are a refuge. Tiny, Critically Endangered Leadbeater’s Possums, Greater Gliders and Powerful, Sooty and Masked Owls all...

Landslide for Labor, but what about nature?

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | With the 2025 federal election done and dusted, Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, asks how did nature fare in the mix of culture wars and […]...

Grampians National Park Gariwerd, Briggs Bluff. Photo: Paul Schliebs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 AU)

Former park rangers unite for nature

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | The Victorian Protected Areas Council (VPAC) is dedicated to connecting park managers and protecting national parks, says Felicity Brooke Former Victorian park managers...

Shock collars, baits and confusion: Dingo/Wilkerr population left in the lurch

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | Despite their Critically Endangered status, government actions only serve to undermine not strengthen Dingo conservation, reports Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature...

Loopy luge plan in Arthurs Seat State Park

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | The proposal for a theme park-style ‘luge’ in Arthurs Seat devalues our parks, says Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature Campaigner Mornington Peninsula residents and...

Clawsome results of marine research

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | Southern Rock Lobsters are thriving in Victoria’s marine national parks, says Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner with Jessie Borrelle, Engagement and...

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

Making the most of a sad situation

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | Decisive action can help eradicate feral deer from national parks following bushfires We have a great opportunity to aerially cull feral deer populations in […]...