Publications Archive - Page 11 of 15 - Victorian National Parks AssociationVictorian National Parks Association

Powerful Owl. Photo: Lyn and Geoff Easton

Park Watch June 2015

A yarn about the values of rivers and small swamps, another about Baw Baw National Park and a piece on the secretive allocation of funds away from national parks are just some of the stories you will...

Park Watch March 2015

Victoria’s new premier has a chance to once again make our state a world leader in nature conservation, but can he deliver? We also have a story about Westgate Park that reminds us not to...

Forest regrowth after fire in Kinglake National Park. Photo: Jenny Barnett

Submission: Review of performance targets for bushfire fuel management on public land

We support a planned burn program in Victoria, for both fuel reduction and ecological purposes. However, we believe a hectare-based target has not produced, and cannot produce, the best outcomes for:...

Park Watch December 2014

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View from the Newhaven Yacht Club. Photo: Natalie Davey

Scenario planning for the Westernport Bay Region

Following the release of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s preliminary study into thelogical values of Westernport Bay, Professor Robert Costanza, one of the world’s leading...

Alpine National Park. Photo: Paul Sinclair

Submission: Draft Management Plan for the Greater Alpine National Parks

Two the most important issues driving the formation of the Victorian National Parks Association was theeed for an Act of Parliament to direct management ofational parks in Victoria, and also the...

Submission: Point Nepean Quarantine Station

The Victorian National Parks Association is deeply concerned about the arrangements for the development and commercial use of the Point Nepean Quarantine Site. We are opposed to the development in...

Park Watch September 2014

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Hooded plover. Photo: Wayne Butterworth | flickr.com/photos/frankzed | CC by 2.0

Submission: hooded plover – EPBC Act nomination

We strongly support the nomination of the hooded plover (eastern sub-species) to the schedule of threatened species under the EPBC Act and we have provided supporting information in this submission....

Grampians National Park. Photo: Phil Ingamells

Submission: Grampians Peak Trail Draft Master Plan

The Victorian National Parks Association has significant objections to some of the aspects outlined in the draft master plan. We do not support the proposed seven areas identified for privately built...