Park Watch Articles

CAMPAIGN UPDATE: A new bill that highlights the failure of decade old efforts to protect critically endangered grassland from urban growth is being debated in the Victorian upper house on […]...

PARK WATCH December 2019 | Our NatureWatch Coordinator Sera Blair introduces us to our native neighbours. This summer our NatureWatch program’s new project ‘Backyard Bandicoots’ will...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | VNPA’s Nature Conservation Campaigner Shannon Hurley gives an overview of Victoria’s ongoing marine and coastal reforms. Our seas and shores support all life, and...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | VNPA’s Parks Protection campaigner Phil Ingamells reports from the Federal Court, where the Australian Brumby Alliance was challenging Parks Victoria’s alpine...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | An Aboriginal cultural site in Victoria, older than Stonehenge, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, located in the...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | There are real visitor management problems along the Great Ocean Road, but is the proposed self-funded ‘Coast and Parks Authority’ just a bizarre brainstorm fix?...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | Right now the Andrews Government has a fantastic opportunity to do our state proud by creating much-needed new national parks for the protection of our forests […]...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | Our ReefWatch Coordinator Kade Mills invites you on a quest in our newest marine citizen science project. How well do you know your state emblems? You […]...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | ReefWatch Project Officer Nicole Mertens takes us for a dive with a temperate twist. Our other reef There is no denying the cultural, environmental and economic benefits...

PARK WATCH June 2019 | Nature is facing unprecedented pressure – and our national parks are the foundation of efforts to protect it. VNPA Executive Director Matt Ruchel explains the value...