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

Deer invasion gone too far!

NEWS 19 September 2018 | Six species of deer are trashing ecosystems in Victoria, frome high plains to rainforest gullies. Estimates pute current population at around one million, which means...

Andrews Government must apply environmental scrutiny to damaging gas import terminal

MEDIA RELEASE 14 September 2018 | Environment and Westernport-based community groups say AGL’s proposed massive gas import plant at Crib Point near Hastings requires a full Environmental Effects...

Stand up for the forests and woodlands of the Central West

Our central Victorian forests are a place to explore Victoria’s box-ironbark forests, wattles and wildflowers. They are home to 375 threatened species, and are safe havens for us to enjoy. But we...

Report proposes new and expanded National Parks in the central west – a boon for tourism, recreation and nature

MEDIA RELEASE 31 August 2018 | Conservation groups welcome the draft recommendations released by the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council’s (VEAC) Central West Investigation, released today....

Logging to impact one of Victoria’s most popular bush walks at Mount Cole

MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2018 | Conservationists have raised the alarm over continued intensive logging at Mount Cole in Victoria’s west. A recent Victorian National Parks Association field trip...

Our ReefWatch Coordinator Kade and volunteer dressed as colourful sea slugs for our inaugural Sea Slug Census event!

Thank you for your support!

Thank you very much for supporting the Victorian National Parks Association. Thanks to you standing with us, this past financial year we’ve been able to continue protecting Victoria’s unique...

Anger at Andrews Government’s coastal plan which turns our public beaches into racetracks

MEDIA RELEASE 1 August 2018 | Conservation groups are angry at the release of a final management plan which entrenches damaging and disruptive commercial horse racing on public beaches in South West...

Mine approval means short term gain for long-term pain

MEDIA RELEASE 27 July 2018 | Concerns are growing over the approval for an expanded mine tailings dam on the headwaters of East Gippsland’s Tambo River. Earth Resources Victoria has approved an...

Act for nature enters Parliament

NEWS 5 July 2018 | Amendments to Victoria’s key piece of threatened species legislation, The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) has been introduced into state parliament, but it falls...

Sambar deer, caught here browsing and trampling areas where late-lying snow favours some very rare plants. Snowpatch communities are listed as threatened under Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. VNPA has assisted La Trobe University in this research.

Are deer the new cane toads?

NEWS 5 July 2018 | Deer have largely taken over most of Victoria’s prime natural areas in recent years. Estimates vary, but some say there could be one million deer in the state – possibly...