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Changes to logging rules protect industry but threaten wildlife

NEWS 30 July 2021 | Just before dinnertime on the last day of June, after sitting on changes for nearly two years, a proposal to weaken the rules that guide […]...

Barmah National Park gets a new lease of life

MEDIA RELEASE 7 July 2021 | A new Joint Management Plan for Barmah National Park will increase protection for the area’s remarkable wildlife as well as its ancient cultural heritage. […]...

New central west parks – good, bad and a bit ugly

NEWS 29 June 2021 | On the 24 June 2021, The Victorian Government responded to the VEAC Central West Investigation about new national parks in central west Victoria. The government […]...

Wildlife package needed for storm affected areas

MEDIA RELEASE 23 June 2021 | Call for support funding package for parks and wildlife in Dandenong and Macedon Ranges....

With reasons this good, why no new national parks?

TAKE ACTION | The forests of the central west remain unprotected. On 21 June 2019, the Andrews Government was handed an expert report recommending the protection of 60,000 hectares of […]...

The Andrews Government is not “getting things done” for Victoria’s natural environment

MEDIA RELEASE 21 June 2021 | The Andrews Government is “all talk, no protection” when it comes to delivering on two-year old expert recommendations to protect 60,000ha of forest and...

Win for Westernport!

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Nature Conservation Campaigner Shannon Hurley celebrates and explains what the decision to reject AGL’s gas import terminal means for the future of Westernport Bay. It was...

Camping with cows?

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Executive Director Matt Ruchel writes about the future of river frontages. A significant dispute has broken out over the last few months between farmers, recreational […]...

How will Spider Crabs fare this season?

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Steps in the right direction, but more bold action needed to protect this globally important marine phenomena, explains Shannon Hurley. VNPA has been supporting the […]...

Living giants

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Up in the mountains, giants can still be found. They have stood in place for hundreds and hundreds of years. Jordan Crook shares their story. […]...