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For Parks Sake!

PARK WATCH December 2020 | We need to get on with creating new national parks in the central west, says Executive Director Matt Ruchel....

Still time to create the central west national parks

PARK WATCH December 2020 | While COVID-19 and bushfires have undoubtedly been major distractions for government, the Andrews Government was already tracking poorly on protected area policy, writes...

New Poll Highlights Growing Need For Nature And Parks Amongst COVID-Fatigued Melbournians

MEDIA RELEASE 20 October 2020 | Nature-starved Melburnians yearn for the bush and new national parks, according to new opinion poll results. A new opinion poll of 1,009 Melburnians over the age of...

Permanent protection for nature stalls

PARK WATCH September 2020 | We are increasingly alarmed by the Andrews Government’s delay in approving newional parks – especially as it continues to make decisions to the detriment of...

Another unhappy anniversary for threatened species and wildlife of the central west forests

MEDIA RELEASE 17 August 2020 | One year on from tabling in the Victorian Parliament, an independent expert report recommending better nature protections gathers dust on a Minister’s desk, while...