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Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park, Gannets at Pope’s Eye. Photo: Euan Moore

Marine and Coastal milestone

NEWS 3 July 2018 | For better or worse, we have passed a key milestone in our state’s approach to managing our diverse, unique and much-loved coasts and marine waters. […]...

Do gold diggers have special rights?

NEWS 5 July 2018 | A draft management plan for several national and state parks in the central Victorian goldfields region has recommended the scaling back of areas available for […]...

Pipis under pressure

NEWS 6 July 2018 | Victoria’s prized shellfish, known as the pipi, is found beneath the waves in the intertidal areas of Victorian beaches. Pipi has long been under pressure […]...

A flock of red-necked avocets and banded stilts enjoy the Moolap wetlands, which will be under greater pressure from coastal development proposed in the Moolap Plan.

Opportunity to protect important wetlands

NEWS 5 July 2018 | For the past couple of years, VNPA has been advocating for a new Moolap coastal conservation park right on Geelong’s doorstep – a refuge for […]...

Logging in the Central Highlands. Photo: Justin Cally

Create the Great Forest National Park

TAKE ACTION | Now is a critical time for you to speak up to save our eastern forests – by creating new national parks. ...

Rally to oppose AGL gas import and Kawasaki projects in Western Port Bay

MEDIA RELEASE 29 June 2018 | Two project proposals – the Crib Point AGL gas import project and the Kawasaki Hydrogen Energy Supply pilot – have raised community concerns over the […]...

Duchers Swamp, French Island National Park, Western Port

Victoria’s marine playground – Westernport Bay – at risk

NEWS 28 June 2018 | A new plan for industrial development threatens Westernport Bay, with a proposed AGL project to ship and store Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from around the globe in […]...

2017 Great Victorian Fish Count report released

PROGRAM UPDATE 20 June 2018 | Our 2017 Great Victorian Fish Count was another great success of citizen science, with over 700 volunteer divers and snorkelers recording an amazing diversity […]...

Tall trees in Yarra Ranges National Park Photo: Anthony Agius, Flickr CC

No logging in our national parks

NEWS 14 June 2018 | Thanks to action from our supporters both our state government and opposition have ruled out logging in our national parks! Back in March, the logging […]...

Being frank about fire

PARK WATCH June 2018 | The Department of Environment’s reporting on its fuel management program is far from adequate, says Phil Ingamells. There are few things more important for a […]...