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Top dog needs protection

PARK WATCH Article September 2023 | Australian Dingo Foundation Director, Melinda Browning, calls for an end to killings Dingoes on public land Dingoes (Canis dingo) are currently being killed to...

Conservationists and scientists frustrated over rejection of protecting critically endangered species

MEDIA RELEASE 12 March 2024 | A critically endangered stonefly that lives in Victoria’s alpine region faces extinction after a state government decision, conservationists and scientists have...

Trees are monuments too

PARK WATCH Article March 2024 | Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature Campaigner, on why and how we should care for our large, old and next generation trees Around the world, […]...

Leadbeater’s Possum: Recognised but still at risk

NEWS UPDATE | The federal Recovery Plan for the Critically Endangered Leadbeater’s Possum has finally been released. Draft plans gathered dust for nearly a decade while Leadbeater’s habitat...

Marine national parks and sanctuaries

Victoria’s marine national parks and sanctuaries stretch the coastline from Portland to picturesque Mallacoota. The network is made up of 13 marine national parks and 11 smaller sanctuaries,...

Hopetoun Falls is one of many in the Great Otway Ranges National Park.

Farewell to Michael Feller – a gentle giant for forests

8 February 2024 | The team at VNPA are deeply saddened by the death of Dr Michael Feller. Michael died unexpectedly and peacefully just shy of his 78th birthday on […]...

Regional Forest Agreements and Community Forestry scrapped

NEWS 6 Feb 2024 | Regional forest agreements (RFAs) will end in December 2024. If you don’t understand what an RFA is, you’re not alone. They don’t make much sense. Created in […]...

Victoria must protect precious wetlands after wind project’s federal rejection

MEDIA RELEASE 8 January 2024 | The Allan Government must urgently put in place strict environmental protections for offshore energy projects after the federal veto of the Port of Hastings […]...

The end of native forest logging is here

NEWS 1 Jan 2024 | Today the chainsaws fall silent and we breathe a very deep sigh of relief. Native forest logging is offically a thing of the past in […]...

Proposed new protections for Central Highlands very welcome

NEWS 20 Dec 2023 | Today’s Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) Central Highlands Interim report is welcome progress in efforts to safeguard Victoria’s remaining native...