BREAKING NEWS: Milestone for nature protection as Andrews Government announces new national parks

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...

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 […]...

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...

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 […]...

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Jordan Crook was in the eye of the storm – and explains what is necessary in the aftermath. On the night of the 9th of […]...

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...

NEW STAFF | Elizabeth Morison has recently joined the Victorian National Parks Association as part of theralia Institute’s Anne Kantor Fellowship for Young Women Environmentalists. The...

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 […]...

MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2021 | Concerns over sand mining threats fuel calls for state government purchase of iconic Holden Proving Ground and greater protection for Western Port Woodlands....

In one of the most cleared regions of the most cleared state is an oasis of native vegetation. It’s called the Western Port woodlands. Right now, it’s under threat from […]...