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Belfast Coastal Reserve near Warrnambool is the second most important breeding site on Victoria's coastline for the tiny Hooded Plover, listed as Vulnerable in Victoria and nationally....

MEDIA RELEASE 15 November 2018 | BirdLife Australia and the Victorian National Parks Association are appalled at the State Government’s decision to allow commercial horse training to continue...

The Mt Stirling Summit Tree is unique. It is the only tree on the mountain’s 23 hectare grassy summit and is remarkable for its large size, high altitude, great age, and its solitary status....

MEDIA RELEASE 14 October 2016 | A fragile coastal reserve in South West Victoria is being torn up and invaded by racehorse trainers who are using conservation areas as ‘race tracks’,...

A report by the Auditor-General's Office has raised questions about whether or not Victoria is meeting its national and international obligations in managing globally significant Ramsar wetlands....

MEDIA RELEASE 2 September 2016 | A plan for Victoria’s high country national parks that tackles head on the key threats of climate change, weeds, feral horses and deer must be fully resourced...

MEDIA RELEASE 26 August 2016 | A beautiful stretch of coastal between Port Fairy and Warrnambool could be lost to farming if the local council fails to rezone the tourism drawcard. The...

MEDIA RELEASE 16 June 2016 | Lovers of national parks and conservation groups from acrosshe countryoday commendedhe Australian Labor Party’s promiseo extend national environmental laws...

MEDIA RELEASE 27 April 2016 | Victoria’s national parks and reserves are in desperate need of a significant injection of funds, and while today’s state budget offers some relief, it falls...

MEDIA RELEASE 17 March 2016 | A blueprint for protecting nature released by the Victorian Government todays a stepn the right direction, but the state’s natural environment needs major new...