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PARK WATCH September 2021 | Jordan Crook was in the eye of the storm – and explains what is necessary in the aftermath. On the night of the 9th of June, wild winds tore across the state, leaving in...

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Executive Director Matt Ruchel and Digital Campaigner Jessie Borrelle explain how the recent announcement is … complicated. It was an overcast Thursday morning, shaping...

NEW STAFF | Elizabeth Morison has recently joined the Victorian National Parks Association as part of theralia Institute’s Anne Kantor Fellowship for Young Women Environmentalists. The...

TRIBUTE | Ian Harris (1948–2021) The Victorian National Parks Association community is saddened by the passing of Ian Harris. Ian served as ourent from 2001 to 2004, continuing as Vice...

MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2021 | Concerns over sand mining threats fuel calls for state government purchase of iconic Holden Proving Ground and greater protection for Western Port Woodlands....

In one of the most cleared regions of the most cleared state is an oasis of native vegetation. It’s called the Western Port woodlands. Right now, it’s under threat from sand mining. Our...

NEW REPORT 10 September 2021 | The Mirboo North State Forest provides habitat critical for the survival of many animals and plants threatened with extinction. Greater Gliders, Powerful Owls,...

MEDIA RELEASE 10 September 2021 | Legislation introduced to Victoria’s Parliament this week is not the best way to improve management of the Great Ocean Road. “Establishing a new Great Ocean Road...

NEWS 7 September 2021 | Today is national Threatened Species Day. Observed every year on the anniversary of the extinction of the marsupial known as Kaparunina to Traditional Owners – and the...

NEWS 3 September 2021 | Victoria’s beautiful beaches and ocean might not be within reach to all of us at the moment, but they’re definitely on our mind. And, after reading this, hopefully...