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Take action on horses hurting hoodies

PARK WATCH September 2017 | VNPA marine and coastal coordinator Chris Smyth gives an update and calls on Park Watch readers to help stop our beaches becoming racetracks. Despite barely 50 hooded...

The fire inquiry we could have had

PARK WATCH September 2017 | Victoria’s recent Parliamentary Inquiry into fire season preparedness missed the mark, says VNPA’s Phil Ingamells. When Neil Comrie, tasked with monitoring the...

Reef Cam at Popes Eye. Photo: Kade Mills

Dive in from your desk!

PROGRAM UPDATE 18 September 2017 | We have a very exciting opportunity for you to experience the underwater wonders of Port Phillip Bay – on your screen in real-time with Reef Cam! One of the...

Deer are spreading across Victoria into many sensitive habitats.

Melbourne’s wild deer chase puts Victorian government on notice

MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2017 | Video footage of a panicked, wild deer skittering dangerously across a Melbourne road is a clear sign the Victorian government urgently needs to tackle exploding...

Racehorses tear up Belfast Coastal Reserve-Photo Chris Smyth

Skewed consultation on Belfast Coastal Reserve management plan

UPDATE 19 August 2017 | The Andrews Government seems determined to turn the beaches of Belfast Coastal Reserve into permanent racetracks and privatise their management. Without any public...

Out-of-control horse in Belfast Coastal Reserve risks wildlife and public safety

NEWS 1 August 2017 | A video shot yesterday morning of an out-of-control horse in the Belfast Coastal Reserve again proves that horses are for courses, not beaches. Yet the Andrews Government has...

Thank you for your support!

UPDATE 29 July 2017 | We want extend our thanks all our community for supporting the Victorian National Parks Association. With you on our side, this past financial year we’ve continued...

A flock of red-necked avocets and banded stilts enjoy the Moolap wetlands, which will be under greater pressure from coastal development proposed in the Moolap Plan.

Sanctuary or developer’s dream?

PARK WATCH June 2017 | Growing at 2.5 per cent each year, Geelong is a city that now desperately needs a great park, says VNPA Marine Coastal Coordinator Chris Smyth. New York has Central Park...

Racehorses should train on new sand track, not in coastal reserve

MEDIA RELEASE 20 June 2017 | Racehorses should be immediately removed from the Belfast Coastal Reserve following the opening of the Warrnambool Racing Club’s new sand training track. “The opening...

Victoria’s western forests threatened under new logging plans

MEDIA RELEASE 14 June 2017 | Threatened species including the iconic red-tailed black cockatoo and some of the most vulnerable and fragmented forests left in Victoria will be at risk under new plans...