Big trees – little protection

PARK WATCH September 2021 | The proposed changes to the Code of Timber Production include adding new protections for large trees in Victoria, writes Campaigner Jordan Crook.  The Environment...
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Clearfelling the Code

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Executive Director Matt Ruchel and Nature Conservation Campaigner Jordan Crook explain how changes to logging laws are bad news for forests and very bad news […]...
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Not so fast

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Immediate Protection Areasced almost two years ago are finally moving forward, writes Executive Director Matt Ruchel. In November 2019, the Andrews Government...
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A major event

PARK WATCH June 2021 | The Victorian Government is now conducting a Major Event Review on the impact the 2019-20 bushfires had on native forests and the logging industry. It’s […]...
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Fire management needs some open scrutiny

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Fire affects us all, and it affects all of Victoria’s environment. So surely its management warrants ongoing, rigorous, independent evaluation, says Phil Ingamells. If...
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Time to hang on to the wild

PARK WATCH September 2021 | There have been some great wins for conservation over the last 50 years or so. But we can’t maintain protection of our national parks unless […]...
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New national parks for Victoria

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Executive Director Matt Ruchel and Digital Campaigner Jessie Borrelle explain how the recent announcement is … complicated. It was an overcast Thursday morning, shaping...
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Tribute: Ian Harris

TRIBUTE | Ian Harris (1948–2021) The Victorian National Parks Association community is saddened by the passing of Ian Harris. Ian served as our President from 2001 to 2004, continuing as […]...
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