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Regional Forest Agreements and Community Forestry scrapped

NEWS 6 Feb 2024 | Regional forest agreements (RFAs) will end in December 2024. If you don’t understand what an RFA is, you’re not alone. They don’t make much sense. Created in […]...

Victoria must protect precious wetlands after wind project’s federal rejection

MEDIA RELEASE 8 January 2024 | The Allan Government must urgently put in place strict environmental protections for offshore energy projects after the federal veto of the Port of Hastings […]...

The end of native forest logging is here

NEWS 1 Jan 2024 | Today the chainsaws fall silent and we breathe a very deep sigh of relief. Native forest logging is offically a thing of the past in […]...

Proposed new protections for Central Highlands very welcome

NEWS 20 Dec 2023 | Today’s Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) Central Highlands Interim report is welcome progress in efforts to safeguard Victoria’s remaining native...

Southern brown bandicoot. Photo: It's a Wildlife

Spotlight on Nature: Southern Brown Bandicoot

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Meghan Lindsay shines a light on the Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) Southern Brown Bandicoots, or should we say Bandi-cutes, are small,...

Western Port Woodlands Quiz

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Who am I? I’m a small marsupial, 40–50cm long with round ears, a pointy nose, a big round bum, a short furry tail and […]...

VicForests: The end of an error

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Matt Ruchal, VNPA Executive Director, on VicForests’ death rattles Despite the imminent end to native forest logging in Victoria the state-run zombie...

Living baubles on our Christmas tree. Review of ‘Where are all the Christmas Beetles?’

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Jessie Borrelle, Digital Engagement and Communications Manager, with her daughter Billie, review Where are all the Christmas Beetles? by Suzanne Houghton CSIRO...

Megafauna slapdown! Review of ‘Diprotodon: A Megafauna Journey’

PARK WATCH Article December 2023 | Kade Mills,efWatch Coordinator, with his son Zeke, review Diprotodon: A Megafauna Journey, by Bronwyn Saunders CSIRO Publishing, 2023, 32pp, ISBN 9781486316762...

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 […]...