Park Watch March 2026

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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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...

Two the most important issues driving the formation of the Victorian National Parks Association was the need for an Act of Parliament to direct management of national parks in Victoria, […]...

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...

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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....

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...