We have long argued for better coastal planning and management in Victoria, as well as increased efforts to conserve coastal habitat. We appreciate the chance to provide comment on the Ramsar Site...

Recognising the importance of the Western Port Woodlands Recently an important draft policy on the future vision for the Bass Coast was released. Not only did the policy entirely overlook this...

NEWS 21 March 2022 | Yet another audit of our nation’s nature protection laws adds to the growing pile of evidence that this legislation is not doing what it is designed to do – protect nature....

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | Executive Director Matt Ruchel says it is time to stop the decline and start recovery. ...

UPDATED 9 May 2022 | Can you imagine finding an Eastern Quoll in your garden shed? Or a Regent Honeyeater visiting your window sill? Or at the beach, a Hooded Plover guarding its nest in the sand,...

Our native animals and natural places are part of what makes Victoria the place to be. But within a few generations, once-common animals and plants have all but disappeared. The Ecosystem Decline...

TAKE ACTION 25 November 2021 | “We have politicians saying we have the best regulated forests in the world, well frankly that’s b*##$%^!t”– Professor David Lindenmayer, AO, Australian...

PARK WATCH September 2021 | The proposed changes to the Code of Timber Production include adding new protections for large trees in Victoria, writes Campaigner Jordan Crook.  The Environment...

MEDIA RELEASE 10 September 2021 | Legislation introduced to Victoria’s Parliament this week is not the best way to improve management of the Great Ocean Road. “Establishing a new Great Ocean Road...

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 reading this, hopefully...