The Western Port Woodlands is pure magic. Snuffly Southern Brown Bandicoots and mighty Lace Monitors fossick among the grasses, wildflowers and orchids. These patches of bushland are a haven for...

PARK WATCH Article June 2023 | Catherine Watson from Save Western Port woodlands reports on the epic journey to protect this important wildlife corridor from sand mining After 747 submissions,...

PARK WATCH Article November 2022 | Q&A: Catherine Watson from Save Western Port Woodlands 1. Can you tell us about a memorable experience of nature from your childhood or younger […]...

PARK WATCH Article June 2022 | After a long wait, the state government has released their draft policy on the future vision for the Bass Coast area. But it entirely […]...

NEWS 17 March 2022 | After a long wait, community and environment groups are stunned and disappointed that the Victorian Government’s Distinctive Areas and Landscapes (DAL) policy draft for the...

MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2021 | Concerns over sand mining threats fuel calls for state government purchase of iconic Holden Proving Ground and greater protection for Western Port Woodlands....

In one of the most cleared regions of the most cleared state is an oasis of native vegetation – the Western Port Woodlands. And the former Holden Proving Ground is […]...

REPORT 2021 | This report was commissioned by Victorian National Parks Association and Save Western Port Woodlands. The investigation was undertaken to gain insight into the conservation values and...

PARK WATCH June 2020 | A vision from the past becomes a new plan, writes Meryl Brown Tobin. Then In 1996, 1,139 Bass Coast Shire locals and visitors signed a […]...