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Where have all the trees gone?

PARK WATCH Article September 2024 | Michael Spencer’s obituary for VicForests is an instructive guide against thosehoant to restart logging VicForests, the Victorian Government’s logging and...

Restoring the grasslands of the sea

PARK WATCH Article September 2024 | Laney Callahan unpacks her PhD research into seagrass restoration in Western Port Bay What’s the elevator pitch for your PhD? My PhD is focused […]...

Nerding out on nudibranchs

PARK WATCH Article September 2024 | Eva Galasso is a young nudibranch enthusiast who regularly heads out sea slugging with VNPA’s ReefWatch team Nudibranchs! Or as they’re more commonly...

Now you see us

PARK WATCH Article September 2024 | Artist and scientist, Dr Mary-Jane Walker is creating paper sculptures of the birds found in the Geelong area that are listed as threatened The […]...

Keeping renewables in the friend zone

PARK WATCH Article September 2024 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, on the ecological costs we can’t overlook in the race to reach renewable energy technologies Victoria’s...

Exposed: native forest logging shifts from public to private land

MEDIA RELEASE 13 September 2024 | An investigation by nature protection groups has exposed a disturbing trend of logging endangered wildlife habitat on private land. The discovery comes only months...

Acacia were wondering about wattles

PARK WATCH September 2024 | Jessie Borrelle, Digital Engagement & Communications Manager, on celebrating our own Golden Globes You don’t need to look for wattles after July, they’ll find you....

‘People’s Audit’ reveals massive leadership failure to protect promised lands

MEDIA RELEASE 1 July 2024 | Blatant clearing, noxious weeds and systematic mismanagement is still rife in Victoria’s most threatened ecosystem, according to a ‘People’s Audit’ conducted by...

Parks for life!

PARK WATCH Article June 2024 | Now is the perfect time to expand and improve our national park network, explains Matt Ruchel, Executive Director National parks are the cornerstone of […]...

Temporary reprieve for Yarra Ranges grandmother trees

NEWS 12 June 2024 | Last week the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) confirmed tree-felling works on a main ‘fire break’ are on pause until the end […]...