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PARK WATCH June 2019 | Regulatory relics getting a polish up? The controversial Regional Forest Agreements are being reviewed. But will it lead to better outcomes for Victoria’s forests?  The...

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...

NEWS UPDATE 23 November 2018 | Looking after our natural heritage is a key state responsibility, but the major parties have mostly ignored its existence, and released very little in […]...

MEDIA RELEASE 15 November 2018 | Both major parties are missing in action when it comes to nature and conservation policy according to Victoria’s five leading environmental groups who have come...

NEWS 14 November 2018 | Latest polling before the state election shows Victorians will vote for national parks and nature protection. The majority of Victorians support parks and nature protection,...

MEDIA RELEASE 2 November 2018 | The vast majority of Victorians want state forests protected, not logged and woodchipped, and Victorians want workers supported while leaving the industry, according...

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 […]...