NEWS 29 May 2025 | The Victorian Government delivered a budget of mixed messages for those who grasp the importance of protecting our natural web of life. Victorian Labor’s budget […]...

MEDIA RELEASE 16 May 2025 | Victoria’s national parks need urgent budget boost 50 years after landmark laws On the 50th anniversary of Victoria’s landmark National Parks Act, conservationists are...

Protection for wildlife and habitats is about to be boosted.  From fragile alpine fens, to box-ironbark forests, underwater kelp forests and rare remnant grasslands, habitats across Australia are...

PARK WATCH Article June 2022 | The 2022 state budget does not meet nature’s needs, writes Executive Director Matt Ruchel.  Australians support better funding and management of prime protected...

NEWS 3 May 2022 | You’ll find nature close to the bottom of the list in this year’s Victorian state budget. The health of our natural areas, and the wildlife […]...

PARK WATCH Article March 2022 | In the lead-up to this year’s federal election we polled the community on how they feel about national parks and nature protection. Nature Conservation […]...

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | What’s driving the Great Ocean Road makeover? Phil Ingamells is a bit lost for words....

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | Campaigner Shannon Hurley explains how the state government's draft marine and coastal strategy disappoints....

MEDIA RELEASE 18 November 2020 | Victoria’s most loved National Park, Wilsons Promontory, is to get some extra care, along with range of other important areas. “A $23 million dollar […]...

Victorians deserve to have parks your grandchildren will be proud of. Right now, less than 0.5 per cent of state spending is used to protect your national parks. That’s simply […]...