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Fresh approach to protecting nature needed by new Victorian Premier

MEDIA RELEASE 29 July 2026 | Victorians for Nature, an alliance of conservation and environment groups, are calling on the new Victorian Premier Ben Carrol to take a fresh approach […]...

Ministers: Don’t erode protections for our parks

TAKE ACTION The Allan government is about to create a new panel with power over public land, but no duty to protect nature. Email your elected reps and tell them […]...

Melbourne has its own grassland bullant and it’s clinging on at just eight known sites

MEDIA RELEASE 14 July 2026 | Grassland bullants Myrmecia nobilis live in the native grasslands of Melbourne. Less than 0.5% of the native grasslands that once stretched from the Yarra River to...

Special General Meeting 2026

VNPA held a Special General Meeting to alter our constitution to keep our governance rules updated on Thursday 30 July, 2026. The changes to the constitution do not change the […]...

New outdoor recreation body risks failing parks, nature and recreational users

MEDIA RELEASE 18 June 2026 | Parliament is about to vote on legislation that would create a new land access panel with no independent oversight and no legal duty to […]...

Labor seeks a historic fourth term, but what does it mean for nature?

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, reflects on 12 years of Labor government and what it has meant for nature in Victoria The next Victorian election […]...

Determining the fate of nature after the Ruffy-Longwood fire

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Continuing our look at the impact on nature of the January 2026 bushfires, Jordan Crook, Parks & Nature Campaigner, assesses the Ruffy-Longwood area In […]...

Huge grassy gathering gives hope for future

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Adrian Marshall, Facilitator, Grassy Plains Network, reports on the recent Grasslands Resurrection forum This May, the biggest grassland get-together in a decade...

Millions for an energy terminal, but no plan to protect the Bay

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, looks at the state of play in Western Port Bay post-Budget and pre-election In this year’s Victorian Budget, the...

Arthurs Seat sold out by Planning Minister

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Jordan Crook, Parks & Nature Campaigner, updates the fight to protect Arthurs Seat Despite overwhelming community objection and disgust, Planning Minister Sonya...