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NEWS 1 November 2022 | Victoria’s planning minister has rejected the largest sections of the proposed ‘Warburton Mountain Bike Destination’, labelling them...

MEDIA RELEASE 11 October  2022 | Conservationists and community groups have launched a bold new plan to guarantee the future of Western Port Bay, Victoria’s second largest bay and an […]...

RMIT FactLab has reviewed false claims promoted online about new fines for park goers in Victoria’s regional and metropolitan parks. See the RMIT Factcheck Page updated: 08/11/2022 NEWS 12...

Commercial accommodation hubs in the heart of Alpine country? The Alpine National Park is a treasured landscape. It’s home to the rare and fuzzy Tooarrana, Mountain Pygmy Possums, endangered...

Media Release 11 August 2022 | Up to 40 hectares of critically endangered grassland has been recently illegally destroyed by a Melbourne landowner. A huge blunder by the Department of […]...

NEWS 11 August 2022 | A supposedly protected swathe of Victoria’s last remaining old-growth grassland has been destroyed following illegal dumping. Conservation Area 9 was a precious old-growth...

NEWS 20 July 2022 | By now you might’ve seen the bracing news stories on the latest federal State of the Environment report. While it’s great to see renewed attention […]...

Media Release 12 July 2022 | Controversial mountain bike track decision pending. A coalition of Victorian conservation groups are calling on newly appointed Planning Minister Lizzie Blandthorn to end...

PARK WATCH June 2022 | It seems these mysterious creatures may return this season, shares campaigner Shannon Hurley. The new year isn’t just a fresh start and a time for […]...

NEWS 5 June 2022 | Greater Gliders have just been moved from vulnerable to endangered on the federal government’s list of threatened species. In practical terms this means they are […]...