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Inquiry report: Impacts and management of feral horses in the Australian Alps

In early October 2023 the Federal Government published their findings from the Inquiry into the Impacts and management of feral horses in the Australian Alps. The report reiterated the severe...

It’s not just Victoria’s iconic mountain ash trees at risk – it’s every species in their community

NEWS 11 October 2023 | The Conversation David Lindenmayer, Australian National University; Chris Taylor, Australian National University; Elle Bowd, Australian National University, and Kita Ashman,...

State logger plans could destroy endangered alpine plants

NEWS 22 August 2023 | Joint media release: Victorian National Parks Association, Victorian Forest Alliance, Friends of Mount Stirling Community nature groups are urging VicForests to ditch plans to...

Red Deer grazing, Moora Track, Grampians National Park, Victoria Australia . Photo: Rexness | Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0

National Feral Deer Action Plan welcomed by conservationists

NEWS 16 August 2023 | Feral deer are spreading in droves across Victoria and Australia. There is a serious need to coordinate their management and removal across public and private […]...

Translate your love of the Prom into action

NEWS 5 July 2023 | Updated 12 July Shannon Hurley explains how you can help shape the next 15-20 years of an iconic park’s future. And why you should. I […]...

Salvage logging is forest destruction

PARK WATCH Article June 2023 | VNPA Executive Director Matt Ruchel asks if rogue logging will become the next forest-eating monster now we’ve (almost) banished VicForests Due to the impact...

Rogue logging in Cobaw Forest, February 2023 (Ben Gill).

Rogue logging our special places

Rogue logging is destroying vulnerable areas of our protected parks and reserves. Under the guise of ‘storm clean up’ and ‘fire management’, invaluable forests are being trashed and sold for...

Breaking: An end to native forest logging in Victoria

NEWS 23 May 2023 | Today as part of the annual state budget, the state government announced their plan to speed up the transition out of native forest logging. It’s […]...

Protect the Alps – help end the reign of hard hooves

TAKE ACTION | Page updated 15/05/2023 Victoria’s alpine areas are much loved for their majestic landscapes and unique plants and animals. The heads of many rivers are found in their […]...

Deer action: an end to the chomping and stomping

NEWS 16 March 2023 | Page last updated: 16/3/2023 The federal government’s National Feral Deer Action Plan (2022-27) is a welcome step forward. But we need decisive action if we’re...