Nature at bottom of lacklustre state budget

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 […]...
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Good news for nature!

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...
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Adopt the Big 21 for our big trees

TAKE ACTION | Big old hollow-bearing trees are the life force of our forests.  They’re home to native animals, like Powerful Owls and Critically Endangered Greater Gliders.  But a bad […]...
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Funding future for national parks

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...
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Nature not a priority in 2022 Victorian state budget

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 […]...
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Making the Great Ocean Road great again?

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | What’s driving the Great Ocean Road makeover? Phil Ingamells is a bit lost for words....
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More ambition needed for our seas and shores

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