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Media Releases

Our media releases

Andrews Government must apply environmental scrutiny to damaging gas import terminal

MEDIA RELEASE 14 September 2018 | Environment and Westernport-based community groups say AGL’s proposed massive gas import plant at Crib Point near Hastings requires a full Environmental Effects...
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Draft report proposes new and expanded National Parks in the central west – a boon for tourism, recreation and nature

MEDIA RELEASE 31 August 2018 | Conservation groups welcome the draft recommendations released by the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council’s (VEAC) Central West Investigation, released today....
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Logging to impact one of Victoria’s most popular bush walks at Mount Cole

MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2018 | Conservationists have raised the alarm over continued intensive logging at Mount Cole in Victoria’s west. A recent Victorian National Parks Association field trip...
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Anger at Andrews Government’s coastal plan which turns our public beaches into racetracks

MEDIA RELEASE 1 August 2018 | Conservation groups are angry at the release of a final management plan which entrenches damaging and disruptive commercial horse racing on public beaches in South West...
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Mine approval means short term gain for long-term pain

MEDIA RELEASE 27 July 2018 | Concerns are growing over the approval for an expanded mine tailings dam on the headwaters of East Gippsland’s Tambo River. Earth Resources Victoria has approved an...
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Rally to oppose AGL gas import and Kawasaki projects in Western Port Bay

MEDIA RELEASE 29 June 2018 | Two project proposals – the Crib Point AGL gas import project and the Kawasaki Hydrogen Energy Supply pilot – have raised community concerns over the environmental,...
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Horse damaged peat bed

Victoria’s chance to lead on protecting the Alpine park from feral horse damage

MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 30 May 2018 | The Andrews government must show leadership andand firm on protecting our precious Alpine National Park from the feral horse threat, in the face of backward...
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Funding boost for parks, but nature conservation a low priority in election year budget

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 1 May 2018 | Environment conservation and valuing Victoria’s unique natural areas and threatened species appears a low priority on the Andrews Government agenda, with...
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Sea Slug. Photo: Matthew Testoni

Citizen scientists dive in for inaugural Melbourne Sea Slug Census

MEDIA RELEASE 18 April 2018 | Beneath the waters of Port Phillip Bay and Westernport this weekend, volunteer scuba divers and underwater photographers will search the seabed for a small but...
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Victorian premier must immediately reject logging in national parks

MEDIA RELEASE 26 March 2018 | Premier Daniel Andrews must immediately reject calls to open up Victoria’s national to logging. “Calls by the logging industry to open up national...
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The Victorian National Parks Association acknowledges the many First Peoples of the area now known as Victoria and honours their continuing connection to and caring for Country. We support Traditional Owner joint-management of parks and public land for conservation of natural and cultural heritage. 

Our office is located on traditional land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We offer our respect to Elders past, present and future.