Park Watch Articles

PARK WATCH March 2019 | Sera Blair looks at the impacts on and recovery of Victoria’s mountain ash forests. On 7 February 2009, fire spread rapidly through 78,200 hectares of mountain […]...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | VNPA Executive Director Matt Ruchel reviews environmental policy in the state election.  Congratulations to the re-elected Andrews Government, with their massively...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | We are one step closer to protecting Victoria’s central western forests, says our Nature Conservation Campaigner Shannon Hurley. VNPA has advocated for the protection of...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | Windingrough temperate forested peaks and gullies in Victoria’s central west is one of our state’s most-loved and accessible bushwalks,e Beeripmo Walk. Walkers...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | Riparian action progress needs to continue according to our Executive Director Matt Ruchel. Riparian land land which runs along river, creek, wetlands and estuaries...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | A recently announced proposal for a new Great Ocean Road authority will weaken national park protection says our Executive Director Matt Ruchel and Park Protection...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service banned its ecologists from attending a November conference on the impacts of Kosciuszko’s feral horses. That didn’t...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | Ben Courtice reports back on a conference about one of Victoria’s most threatened natural environments.  Werribee lies in the heart of Melbourne’s western grassy...

PARK WATCH September 2018 | In November 2017, the Andrews Government was tracking as the worst performer in terms of park creation over the last 60+ years. Now, with only […]...

PARK WATCH September 2018 | Our Director Matt Ruchel outlines ten conservation priorities for the 2018 Victorian state election. VNPA has produced a detailed policy document which has been provided...