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We can deal with deer

PARK WATCH September 2018 | There are real solutions to Victoria’s deer problem, but it will need commitment from government says our Parks Protection Campaigner Phil Ingamells. It seems an...

Rediscovering a rarity

PARK WATCH September 2018 | An amazing story of individual perseverance in threatened species protection is shared by Bernie Mace and Milan Stupar. Milan Stupar was guided by intuition and […]...

A sambar stag enjoying a bath in one of the Alpine National Parks national and state listed peatbeds.

Deer invasion gone too far!

NEWS 19 September 2018 | Six species of deer are trashing ecosystems in Victoria, from the high plains to rainforest gullies. Estimates put the current population at around one million, […]...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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 […]...

Act for nature enters Parliament

NEWS 5 July 2018 | Amendments to Victoria’s key piece of threatened species legislation, The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) has been introduced into state parliament, but it falls...

Sambar deer, caught here browsing and trampling areas where late-lying snow favours some very rare plants. Snowpatch communities are listed as threatened under Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. VNPA has assisted La Trobe University in this research.

Are deer the new cane toads?

NEWS 5 July 2018 | Deer have largely taken over most of Victoria’s prime natural areas in recent years. Estimates vary, but some say there could be one million deer […]...