Overall, the draft strategy is moving in the right direction. We’re pleased to see it include a central focus on Traditional Owner rights and obligations, and climate adaptation and response....

PARK WATCH September 2021 | Campaigner Shannon Hurley explains how this season the Spider Crabs have kept people waiting with bated breath. Every year in winter, the famous cast of […]...

VNPA’s submission into the draft Victorian Boating Strategy finds the strategy to be inadequate and inconsistent with the Marine and Coastal Policy and draft Marine and Coastal Strategy and we...

NEWS 3 September 2021 | Victoria’s beautiful beaches and ocean might not be within reach to all of us at the moment, but they’re definitely on our mind. And, after […]...

TAKE ACTION | The state government has released their draft Marine and Coastal Strategy. This is a really important moment. It’s where the wind hits the sails to guide the […]...

NEWS 20 August 2021 | The Andrews Government has approved new onshore/offshore gas extraction operations in one of Victoria’s prime natural jewels – the Great Ocean Road. Environment Minister...

Our letters to decision-makers asking them to give Spider Crabs a no-take break during their important moulting season. Letter to then Fisheries Minister, Melissa Horne Letter to the...

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Nature Conservation Campaigner Shannon Hurley celebrates and explains what the decision to reject AGL’s gas import terminal means for the future of Westernport Bay. It was...

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Steps in the right direction, but more bold action needed to protect this globally important marine phenomena, explains Shannon Hurley. VNPA has been supporting the […]...

BREAKING | Congratulations to everyone helping save our beloved bay! ...