TAKE ACTION | The forests of the central west are extraordinary. They’re refuges for wildlife and people, places of connection to Country for First Nations communities. These forests and woodlands...

MEDIA RELEASE 4 July 2025 | The Allan Labor Government has dumped long-standing plans for a new Great Forest National Park in Victoria’s Central Highlands after Electrical Trades Union lobbying....

PARK WATCH Article June 2025 | With the 2025 federal election done and dusted, Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, asks how did nature fare in the mix of culture wars and […]...

NEWS 20 May 2025 | It looks like the Allan Government has officially abandoned Victoria’s decades long legacy of evidence-led nature protection. Contradictions in policy positions continue to...

TAKE ACTION | Tell your elected representatives to give our landscapes and rare wildlife the protection they promised. Four years ago the Victorian Government said they’d enshrine 60,000...

A future where nature is protected Make nature laws that actually work   Thriving habitats and sustainable jobs...

Tell Engage Victoria you want a safe future for rare wildlife Glossy Black Cockatoos, Platypus and East Gippsland Spiny Crayfish. Trickling creeks, lush fern gullies and towering Shining Gum...

Striking the balance for nature, culture and recreation Rising abruptly up from the once-forested earth surrounding it, Dyurrite (Mount Arapiles) is striking and spectacular.  The rock formation is...

Fire management is serious and truly complicated. It needs to protect lives and look after our natural living web. At the moment the bushfire ‘Code’ used to manage fire on […]...

PARK WATCH Article September 2024 | Matt Ruchel, Executive Director, reports on the progress of nature protection at home and abroad Australia leads the world in mammal extinctions, with one-in-five...