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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 […]...

TAKE ACTION The Allan government is about to create a new panel with power over public land, but no duty to protect nature. Email your elected reps and tell them […]...

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 […]...

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, reflects on 12 years of Labor government and what it has meant for nature in Victoria  The next Victorian election […]...

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Continuing our look at the impact on nature of the January 2026 bushfires, Jordan Crook, Parks & Nature Campaigner, assesses the Ruffy-Longwood area  In […]...

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Adrian Marshall, Facilitator, Grassy Plains Network, reports on the recent Grasslands Resurrection forum This May, the biggest grassland get-together in a decade...

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Shannon Hurley, Nature Conservation Campaigner, looks at the state of play in Western Port Bay post-Budget and pre-election In this year’s Victorian Budget, the...

PARK WATCH Article June 2026 | Jordan Crook, Parks & Nature Campaigner, updates the fight to protect Arthurs Seat Despite overwhelming community objection and disgust, Planning Minister Sonya...