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Burnt and battered, but not beaten

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Ben Gill, Nature Conservation Campaigner, says recent fires highlight the need for parks protection Western Victoria has been hit by wave after wave of […]...

Forever forests: Keeping the promise of protection

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | With a state election due next year and some opposition politicians advocating for a return to logging, the future of our forests hangs in […]...

Our parks under attack in a swarm of spin

PARK WATCH Article March 2025 | Executive Director, Matt Ruchel, says the Victorian Government’s approach to parks and public land management is veering into dangerous territory Slashing funding,...

Native forest logging loophole puts wildlife at risk

MEDIA RELEASE 28 February 2025 | A loophole in Victoria’s planning laws is allowing widespread native forest logging on private land, undermining the state’s 2024 ban on public forest logging...

Outrageous destruction of precious Melbourne grassland after governments’ collective protection failure

MEDIA RELEASE 25 February 2025 | An irreplaceable grassland in Melbourne’s west has been bulldozed, with authorities across all levels of government failing to protect it despite being aware of...

Stop cuts to marine protection

TAKE ACTION | Fisheries officers are the guardians of our ocean. And their numbers have been slashed. Ask your elected leaders to reverse these absurd cuts and prioritise protecting our […]...

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

Nature conservation reviews

Our nature conservation reviews bring together a unique analysis of the state of nature in Victoria....

Cuts to fisheries officers could spell disaster for Victoria’s marine life

MEDIA RELEASE 20 February 2025 | Cuts to fisheries officers could spell disaster for Victoria’s marine life Conservation group the Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) has warned...

Protect our critically endangered grasslands

TAKE ACTION | Grassy plains once covered a third of Victoria. They were home to Bettongs, Eastern Quollsd Pig-footed Bandicoots. They shared these native prairies with White-footed Rabbit-rats...

Create our central west parks once and for all!

TAKE ACTION | Tell your elected representatives to give our landscapes and rare wildlife the protection they promised. Four years ago the Victorian Government said they’d enshrine 60,000...