Park Watch June 2021

We love ournal 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 yet Victoria’s...

The final edition Park Watch for 2015 has plenty holiday reading. Meet our new president Euan Moore, get the latest updates on our marine and coastal work and read about the brilliant success...

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 this edition of Park Watch...

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 just some of the stories you will...

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...

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:...

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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 theeed for an Act of Parliament to direct management ofational parks in Victoria, and also the...