Time for feral horses to leave the Alpine National Park alone

MEDIA RELEASE 26 March 2021 | Conservation groups back plans for action on feral horses in the Alpine National Park. These hard-hooved grazers are wrecking the park’s highly vulnerable alpine peat...
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The track and the stonefly

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Campaigner Jordan Crook explains how poorly planned mountain bike tracks risk the survival of an exceptionally rare species. From the outset, it needs to be […]...
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The future of our beautiful bay

UPDATE: The Victorian Government rejected AGL’s proposal for a gas import terminal in Westernport Bay on 30 April. Latest information here. Latest information here PARK WATCH March 2021 | The...
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Ticking all the boxes

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Investment in nature protection provides great economic benefits, explains Executive Director Matt Ruchel. We know the forests of the Central West are home to 370 […]...
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What’s that? The national environmental laws don’t work?

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Who would have thought? Asks Executive Director Matt Ruchel. “Ineffective”, leading to “piecemeal decisions”, “outdated”, and “not fit to address current or...
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Victoria needs leadership for biodiversity

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Proper management of biodiversity requires strong scienceeadership, says Nature Conservation Campaigner John Kotsiaris. Over theast twelve months, Victorians have heard a...
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After the fires

PARK WATCH March 2021 | We must protect our forest refuges. By Jordan Crook and Matt Ruchel. In a year where the word ‘unprecedented’ was overused to the point of […]...
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Time to give a hoot

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Whoo hoo – a fantasic find in the forest shared by Nature Conservation Campaigner Jordan Crook. With deep hoots, Powerful Owls have been discovered for […]...
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Saving Feathertop

PARK WATCH March 2021 | Victoria’s finest wild mountain should not fall prey to development. Here’s why, from Phil Ingamells.  When Bogong National Park was proclaimed in 1981, the park...
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