Mason Falls through the trees in Kinglake National Park

Labor dumps popular national park plan after union lobbying

MEDIA RELEASE 4 July 2025 | The Allan Labor Government has dumped long-standing plans for a new Great Forest National Park in Victoria’s Central Highlands after Electrical Trades Union lobbying....
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Create the Great Forest National Park

TAKE ACTION | The towering Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands are a refuge. Tiny, Critically Endangered Leadbeater’s Possums, Greater Gliders and Powerful, Sooty and Masked Owls all...
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Landslide for Labor, but what about nature?

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | With the 2025 federal election done and dusted, Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, asks how did nature fare in the mix of culture wars and […]...
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Grampians National Park Gariwerd, Briggs Bluff. Photo: Paul Schliebs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 AU)

Former park rangers unite for nature

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | The Victorian Protected Areas Council (VPAC) is dedicated to connecting park managers and protecting national parks, says Felicity Brooke Former Victorian park managers...
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Loopy luge plan in Arthurs Seat State Park

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | The proposal for a theme park-style ‘luge’ in Arthurs Seat devalues our parks, says Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature Campaigner Mornington Peninsula residents and...
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Clawsome results of marine research

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | Southern Rock Lobsters are thriving in Victoria’s marine national parks, says Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner with Jessie Borrelle, Engagement and...
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Red Deer grazing, Moora Track, Grampians National Park, Victoria Australia . Photo: Rexness | Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0

Making the most of a sad situation

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | Decisive action can help eradicate feral deer from national parks following bushfires We have a great opportunity to aerially cull feral deer populations in […]...
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Protecting the protectors

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | The State Government’s attack on Fisheries Officers will seriously affect enforcement, says Karen Batt, CPSU Branch Secretary Opposition the State Government’s...
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