Park Watch September 2025

It’s almost two decades since a formal conservation or biodiversity strategy has been developed in Victoria, so we welcome strongly the development of this new 20-year plan for the state, […]...

Why do we have parks? How are they protected? Can I go horse riding in Victoria’s national parks? Can I go fishing? These are just some of the questions people […]...

We love our national parks. They give us rest and recreation, protect thousands of native species and are the foundation of our efforts to protect nature for the future. And […]...

The final edition of Park Watch for 2015 has plenty of holiday reading. Meet our new president Euan Moore, get the latest updates on our marine and coastal work and […]...

Climate change poses significant threats to our parks and the native plants and animals that rely on them for survival, but are we prepared for the changes to come? In […]...

An initial submission to the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council’s Statewide Assessment of Public Land. This broad-brush investigation will look at how well Victoria’s system of...

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 […]...

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 […]...

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...

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