Campaign Updates

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | In this month’s state election, we’re keeping our eyes on how committed our leaders are to protecting nature. Our Executive Director Matt Ruchel...

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Despite their importance and diversity – and the science – Victoria’s grasslands are experiencing an ongoing decline. Adrian Marshall, Facilitator of the...

NEWS 1 November 2022 | Victoria’s planning minister has rejected the largest sections of the proposed ‘Warburton Mountain Bike Destination’, labelling them...

RMIT FactLab has reviewed false claims promoted online about new fines for park goers in Victoria’s regional and metropolitan parks. See the RMIT Factcheck Page updated: 08/11/2022 NEWS 12...

Commercial accommodation hubs in the heart of Alpine country? The Alpine National Park is a treasured landscape. It’s home to the rare and fuzzy Tooarrana, Mountain Pygmy Possums, endangered...

NEWS 11 August 2022 | A supposedly protected swathe of Victoria’s last remaining old-growth grassland has been destroyed following illegal dumping. Conservation Area 9 was a precious old-growth...

Call on your leaders to protect our precious Greater Gliders. Greater Gliders have just been moved from vulnerable to endangered on the federal government’s list of threatened species. In practical...

NEWS 3 June 2022 | In a victory as rare as the Spiny Riceflower, the Grassy Plains Network has saved an endangered grassland from destruction! Last Friday, the Grassy Plains […]...

NEWS 30 May 2022 | The Victorian Government has affirmed their commitment to establishing expert-recommended new central west parks. We welcome the allocation of $4 million to conduct the obligatory...

Update: Public submissions closed at 5pm on Friday 29 April 2023. Recognising the importance of the Western Port Woodlands Recently an important draft policy on the future vision for the […]...