PARK WATCH Article March 2023 | Lara Bickford, VNPA Vice President, reveals the beauty of Wyperfeld National Park, and the stress it is under from lack of flooding It was during […]...

PARK WATCH Article December 2021 | New rules opening up publicly owned waterways may result in improved environmental outcomes. By Executive Director Matt Ruchel....

MEDIA RELEASE 7 July 2021 | A new Joint Management Plan for Barmah National Park will increase protection for the area’s remarkable wildlife as well as its ancient cultural heritage. […]...

PARK WATCH June 2021 | Executive Director Matt Ruchel writes about the future of river frontages. A significant dispute has broken out over the last few months between farmers, recreational […]...

PARK WATCH September 2020 | Following Matt Ruchel’s reflection on the tenth anniversary of the Red Gum Parks in the previous edition of Park Watch, Professor Jamie Pittock from The […]...

PARK WATCH June 2020 | This July 2020 marks ten years since the formal declaration of the last major addition to the national parks estate in Victoria. Executive Director Matt […]...

PARK WATCH September 2019 | An Aboriginal cultural site in Victoria, older than Stonehenge, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, located in the...

PARK WATCH June 2019 | Parks Victoria’s well-considered Draft Barmah Wetland Strategy outclasses the Environment and Resources Departments’ non-committal Draft Deer Strategy by a mile, says VNPA...