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A sambar stag enjoying a bath in one of the Alpine National Parks national and state listed peatbeds.

Dealing with deer

PARK WATCH June 2018 | Victoria’s deer management strategy can and should include real answers to the deer problem, says Phil Ingamells. Deer are creating havoc in our natural areas. […]...

Mount Feathertop is Victoria’s only freestanding mountain of any magnitude, and so far it has remainned largely untouched. Tourism plans for a series of luxury cabins and a group lodge on the peak’s Diamantina Spur, serviced daily by helicopters, have little public support

Where’s the line?

PARK WATCH June 2018 | Planning rules for tourism and other visitor infrastructure in public land are largely absent, and guidelines are increasingly ignored where they do exist, reports Phil...

The Great Tree Project

PARK WATCH June 2018 | Karena Goldfinch is one of the Knitting Nannas of Toolangi, a group of women peacefully and creatively protesting against the destruction of our beautiful native […]...

Whale hello there!

PARK WATCH June 2018 | David Donnelly, marine researcher and manager of Killer Whales Australia tells us how to have a whale of a time this winter. Victoria’s coastline is […]...

Snow daisy's and billy buttons in the Bogong High Plains.

Alpine National Park gets a lifeline

NEWS 2 June 2018 | Feral horses ravaging Victoria’s Alpine National Park are to be brought under control. Victoria’s Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has released a three-year...

Victoria’s chance to lead on protecting the Alpine park from feral horse damage

MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 30 May 2018 | The Andrews government must show leadership and stand firm on protecting our precious Alpine National Park from the feral horse threat, in the […]...

New investigation into marine areas

NEWS 3 May 2018 | Page last updated: 10/3/2023 The Victorian Environment Minister has issued new terms of reference for the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) to do a desktop […]...

Mt Feathertop untamed. Photo: Mark Darragh

Falls to Hotham track impacts grow

NEWS 3 May 2018 | Parks Victoria has released its final Master Plan for the Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing: a five day serviced hiking opportunity catering for ‘comfort in […]...

Auditor-General shines light on coastal management

NEWS 7 May 2018 | The Victorian Auditor-Generals Office (VAGO) report ‘Protecting Victoria’s Coastal Assets‘ recently tabled in the Victorian parliament reaffirms and highlights many of...

Funding boost for parks, but nature conservation a low priority in election year budget

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Environment conservation and valuing Victoria’s unique natural areas and threatened species appears a low priority on the Andrews Government agenda, with...