Explorer’s Corner: Sitting in nature

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Caitlin Griffith reflects on the mindful activity of simply sitting in nature I have a confession. Often, I find getting into nature a bit […]...
Read More

Beeripmo: a beloved walk put at risk

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Blake Nisbet, Nature Conservation Campaigner, took to the Beeripmo Walk with VMTC members to raise awareness of planned logging Spring had sprung on Mount […]...
Read More

Designing ‘nature-positive’ cities

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Professor Sarah Bekessy leads the ICON Science research group at RMIT University which uses interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex biodiversity conservation...
Read More

Restoring Golden Kelp forests

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, on the efforts to rejuvenate our Golden Kelp forests Golden Kelp is the backbone of our Great Southern Reef,...
Read More

Life after fire

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Dr Sera Blair, NatureWatch Coordinator, reports on three years of post-fire wildlife monitoring in East Gippsland Since the devastating bushfires in 2019-2020, vast...
Read More

Wrong fire, wrong place

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Bertram Lobert, Save Our Strathbogie Forest President, on the balancing act between fire and Greater Gliders Taking legal action is no small thing for […]...
Read More

Sating the thirst for proper marine planning

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | VNPA has been at the forefront of driving marine spatial planning since the 1970s says Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner Half a century ago, […]...
Read More

Energy pressures mount on Western Port Bay

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, reports on competing needs in Western Port Western Port is experiencing a paradox of energy proposals. On one hand,...
Read More

A fair cop for suburban nature corridor

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature Campaigner, reports on Dandenong Police Paddocks/Nerre Nerre master planning The Dandenong Police Paddocks/Nerre Nerre...
Read More