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Wombat Forest, A Greater Refuge for Gliders

REPORT 2020 | This report Wombat Forest, A Greater Refuge forers released by the Victorian National Parks Association and local community group Wombat Forestcare shows the numbers of Greater...

2018 Great Victorian Fish Count

The 2018 Great Victorian Fish Count saw 750 citizen scientists take to the water to record a diverse range of bony fish, sharks and rays from bays, piers and reefs across the state. This report...

Caught On Camera: citizen science in the Wombat State Forest – five year report

REPORT 2019 | This report shares the tremendous halfway results of our Caught on Camera citizen science project in Wombat State Forest. Between 2012 and 2016 more than 200 volunteers from...

2017 Great Victorian Fish Count

The 2017 Great Victorian Fish Count was another great success of citizen science, with over 700 volunteer divers and snorkelers recording an amazing diversity of fish across the state. This year...

A cowfish spotted during the Great Victorian Fish Count

2016 Great Victorian Fish Count

The 2016 Great Victorian Fish Count was another great success of citizen science, with hundreds of volunteers recording an amazing diversity of fish across the state. This report summarises the...

Looking east towards Mount Langi Ghiran and Mount Cole. Photo: Ed Dunens | Flickr | CC BY 2.0

Western Forests and Woodlands at risk

REPORT 2017 | An investigation by the Victorian National Parks Association into new loggingans for Victoria’s western forests and woodlands reveals they would be ecologically damaging and take...

Wilsons Promontory National Park 1973. Hikers at summit of Mt Oberon with Tidal River Campground, Norman Bay, Pillar Point and Tongue Point in background.

Building a National Parks Service for Victoria

Victorians and our park system owe a lot to Dr Leonard Hart Smith, whose account of his time as Director of National Parks is now available for free on our website. When Len Smith became...

Philip Crosbie Morrison (left) played a major role in the formation of the VNPA and in working towards a better national parks system in Victoria. Photo: DSE Historic PlacesPhilip Crosbie Morrison (left) played a major role in the formation of the VNPA and in working towards a better national parks system in Victoria. Photo: DSE Historic Places

Conservation journeys – a short history of the VNPA

Victoria’s national parks and other conservation reserves are a gift to our children and grandchildren, the nation and the world. The natural land and sea areas of Victoria are irreplaceable. The...

A group returns to the Darby Chalet after walking to Lilly Pilly Gully c. 1925. Photo: Historic Places, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria

A history of Wilsons Promontory

John Roslyn Garnet (1906-1998), known as Ros, was a scientist who had a distinguished career with the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories. Through his connection with the Field Naturalists Club of...

Protecting our seas and shores: priorities for marine conservation in Victoria

We carry out detailed nature conservation reviews every five to ten years to inform our conservation work and help set priorities for government and the Victorian community. In 2010 our Nature...