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

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...

VNPA’s submission to Achieving 30 by 30 on land. Draft National Roadmap for protecting and conserving 30 per cent of Australia’s land by 2030...

MEDIA RELEASE 1 July 2024 | Blatant clearing, noxious weeds and systematic mismanagement is still rife in Victoria’s most threatened ecosystem, according to a ‘People’s Audit’ conducted by...

Murderers in fur coats Make no mistake, free-roaming and feral cats are one of the greatest killing machines to ever tread upon the Australian continent. They wreak havoc on native […]...

UPDATE: Deadline for public feedback extended until Monday 11:59pm, 6 May 2024 Engage Victoria want your input on this natural wonderland Right now we’ve got a chance to protect these […]...

NEWS 3 April 2024 | Amid growing concerns over the efficacy of nature protection measures in Victoria, the establishment of the Great Outdoors Taskforce has provoked mixed reactions. While a...

MEDIA RELEASE 28 March 2024 | Victoria could avoid further rejection of new offshore wind projects and guarantee a smooth energy transition while protecting marine habitat. A new discussion paper...

A year ago we nominated a strange and remarkable bug for ‘critical habitat determination’, one of Victoria’s never-used-before nature laws. We called on the Environment Minister to...