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Wellsford Big Trees Recognised as Significant

MEDIA RELEASE 3 March 2022 | In Wellsford State Forest just outside of Bendigo a stand of large old Box and Ironbark trees, known to the locals as The Big […]...

National poll: Aussies want protection of national parks

MEDIA RELEASE 22 February 2022 | New national polling confirms that the vast majority of Australians do not want to see prime protected areas like national parks compromised by commercial […]...

Today’s Parliamentary Inquiry report reveals tragic state of Victorian biodiversity

MEDIA RELEASE 2 December, 2021 | Victoria’s dramatic ecosystem decline revealed in parliamentary Inquiry requires "decisive action" from the Andrews Government....

Great Victorian Fish Count 2021: Exploring the greatest of all reefs

MEDIA RELEASE 12 November 2021 | It’s that time of the year when hundreds of Victorians put on their bathers, rashies and wetsuits and swarm to our coastal waters to […]...

Feral horse plan will help protect one of Victoria’s finest national parks

MEDIA RELEASE 1 November 2021 | Victoria’s Alpine National Park gets a new lease of life today, as Parks Victoria sets out a strategy to deal with an exploding population […]...

Victoria’s extinction disgrace – scathing report highlights funding failings of government to halt decline

MEDIA RELEASE 13 October 2021 | The report Protecting Victoria’s Biodiversity provides a caustic assessment of the failure of a plethora of Victorian Government policies and programs designed to...

New report shows wildlife corridor is critical for threatened species

MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2021 | Concerns over sand mining threats fuel calls for state government purchase of iconic Holden Proving Ground and greater protection for Western Port Woodlands....

New Great Ocean Road management authority has far too much authority!

MEDIA RELEASE 10 September 2021 | Legislation introduced to Victoria’s Parliament this week is not the best way to improve management of the Great Ocean Road. “Establishing a new Great […]...

Process on establishing new ‘Immediate’ Protection Areas for Victoria’s native forests needs to move quickly to make up for lost time

MEDIA RELEASE 28 August 2021 | The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) welcomes today’sncement by the Andrews Government to start a process to formalise new protected areas first...

Barmah National Park gets a new lease of life

MEDIA RELEASE 7 July 2021 | A new Joint Management Plan for Barmah National Park will increase protection for the area’s remarkable wildlife as well as its ancient cultural heritage. […]...