Media Releases

MEDIA RELEASE 30 July 2026 | BREAKING: First H5N1 bird-flu case confirmed in Victoria – Conservation groups sound the alarm over state government’s lack of preparedness and urgent need to...

MEDIA RELEASE 29 July 2026 | Victorians for Nature, an alliance of conservation and environment groups, are calling on the new Victorian Premier Ben Carrol to take a fresh approach […]...

MEDIA RELEASE 14 July 2026 | Grassland bullants Myrmecia nobilis live in the native grasslands of Melbourne. Less than 0.5% of the native grasslands that once stretched from the Yarra River to...

MEDIA RELEASE 18 June 2026 | Parliament is about to vote on legislation that would create a new land access panel with no independent oversight and no legal duty to […]...

MEDIA RELEASE 26 May 2026 | Three years ago this week, the Victorian Government promised to end commercial native forest logging to protect forests and the wildlife that depend on […]...

MEDIA RELEASE 5 May 2026 | Conservation groups and community advocates say the Victorian Budget’s $124.5 million commitment to the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal (VRET) at Port of Hastings...

MEDIA RELEASE 16 February 2026 | Nature groups warn dismantling keyutions will leave nature without vital safeguards. The Victorian Government has introduced legislation to dismantle key...

MEDIA RELEASE 13 February 2026 | The Victorian National Parks Association and the Grassy Plains Network were awarded a grant as part of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Standards-based...

MEDIA RELEASE 4 December 2025 |oria’s leading conservation groups have expressed alarm over the environmental implications of cuts to 1000 public sector jobs announced today following the...

MEDIA RELEASE 26 November 2025 | The Audit of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment, which was set up to protect grasslands, finds poor compliance with nature laws, declining conservation quality and...