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PARK WATCH September 2020 | The spectacular annual Spider Crab aggregation event may have all but been and gone for this year, but that does not mean the campaign to #SaveOurSpidercrabs is over, says...

PARK WATCH September 2020 | Following Matt Ruchel’s reflection on the tenth anniversary of the Red Gum Parks in the previous edition of Park Watch, Professor Jamie Pittock from The Australian...

PARK WATCH September 2020 | Victoria’s go-it-alone approach to Traditional Owner Recognition and Settlement Agreements has made joint management of our national parks the ‘new normal’, says...

MEDIA RELEASE 12 October 2020 | From today AGL’s gas import terminal in Westernport Bay will be put under the microscope over 10 weeks of public hearings, which community and environment groups say...

MEDIA RELEASE 21 June 2020 | A year can be long time for wildlife facing extinction without protection in national parks from threats like mining and logging. Exactly 12 months after a milestone...

MEDIA RELEASE 23 September 2020 | Spider crab advocates oppose a reduced bag limit for Australian Giant Spider Crabs, proposed by the Victorian Fisheries Authority, reducing the permitted daily...

NEWS 24 September 2020 | A draft Camping and Access Strategy has been developed for Lake Tyers State Park and it could, or should, be model for managing access to our parks and reserves across...

Here’s a crab bag of interesting facts about spider crabs.  We’ve compiled answers to questions you always wanted to know and more. Thanks to Dr Gary Poore (Museums Victoria) and our...

TAKE ACTION | Our beautiful and beloved Westernport Bay is a perfect wildlife wonderland with its rich diversity of marine habitats.  But it is all at risk if AGL the energy giant gets the tick of...

MEDIA RELEASE 17 August 2020 | One year on from tabling in the Victorian Parliament, an independent expert report recommending better nature protections gathers dust on a Minister’s desk, while...