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In 1999, a caretaker moved to an Australian island with a major little penguin colony; he spent 25 years maintaining its lighthouse and environment

After a remarkable twenty-five-year stewardship, Leo op den Brouw handed over the caretaking duties on Gabo Island in 2024, a role now filled by Sandy Duthie. Throughout his tenure, op den Brouw witnessed notable shifts in the island's ecosystem, particularly in the dwindling population of little penguins contrasted against a…

The Times of India

‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive?

Two fires in 12 years wiped out all but a handful of the mature native pines in Victoria’s Wyperfeld national park, a key breeding ground for endangered pink cockatoos

The Guardian - AU

‘What are they going to do, chase someone up?’ Victorian rock climbers scorn ban on Mount Arapiles Indigenous sites

State park contains rock art dating back at least 3,000 years and tens of thousands of artefacts

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Dozens of Victorian public school upgrades delayed until after state election

Environment groups say nature and biodiversity has also been short-changed by the Victorian budget

The Guardian - AU

Grampians National Park is still burning – here’s what we can expect will survive and recover

Fire broke out in the Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) in December and raged for weeks. Then lightning strikes ignited fresh blazes late last month, which merged to form a mega-fire that’s not out yet.

The Conversation

‘Bookings open 12 months in advance’: when to plan your Christmas 2025 holiday

Australian travel experts share the dates to save for securing your next summer getaway, and the destinations trending for 2025

The Guardian - AU

Arguments over Arapiles climbing bans rage on as Aboriginal leader blasts lawmakers

Climbers, lawmakers, and Aboriginal community leaders in war of words over proposed climbing and hiking bans in the iconic Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park

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Pro-brumby activists racially vilified head of Indigenous group, Victorian tribunal finds

Exclusive: Yorta Yorta woman targeted in campaign by Barmah Brumby Preservation Group that included posters with racist slogans, Vcat finds

The Guardian - AU

Experienced climber falls to her death on controversial mountain

The woman died on Mount Arapiles, where climbers could soon face fines upwards of $200,000 for ascending the ancient peak

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Furious rock climbers up in arms over new climbing ban on world-famous mountain

Climbers will no longer be able to scale Mount Arapiles thanks to an incoming ban

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Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Victorians buying firewood are being urged to ask where it comes from amid evidence native trees are being illegally logged by poachers from parks and forests.

AAP

‘He didn’t realise the danger’: the family grieving a lost son and their push to slash Australia’s drowning deaths

In February, a promising young athlete was swept off a beach and never found. Can anything help prevent the increase in drownings at unpatrolled beaches?

The Guardian - AU

‘Feral horses don’t know state borders’: the push to protect Victoria’s Alpine national park

Native species are losing ground in Victoria’s Alpine park as the brumby population booms

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Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory

A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive species

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Can’t read a map or use a first aid kit: Australians lack hiking skills, survey shows

The nation’s outdoorsy reputation may not be fully deserved, according to the AllTrails app study, with many too scared to go on walks

AAP

Human bones found at marine park still not identified

The identity behind human remains found in a Victorian marine park nearly six years ago remains a mystery despite exhaustive searches, a coroner has found.

ABC News

Loch Ard Gorge beach steps closed amid fears of potentially fatal cliff face collapse

Authorities have closed access to one of the Great Ocean Road's most popular tourist attractions, the beach steps at Loch Ard Gorge, amid fears of a cliff collapse.

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As cost of heating a home soars, rangers are targeting eco-vandal firewood thieves in Victoria’s forests

The Conservation Regulator laid 625 charges and issued 85 infringement notices for firewood offences in Victoria in 2022.

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Outrage as asbestos and construction waste dumped in popular Ballarat park

Piles of demolition debris have been left in a Ballarat park popular with bushwalkers, cyclists and trail runners.

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Hay drops for feral horses during floods allegedly damage Yorta Yorta site at Barmah

Traditional owners and environmental groups allege the decision feed feral horses during flooding in Victoria led to a sacred site being damaged.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian agencies accused of failing to consult traditional owners over feeding of stranded brumbies in national park

Feral horses trapped on high ground in Barmah national park during floods were fed by helicopter hay drops

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More than 350 birds found dead at Victorian nature reserve as authorities investigate cause

Parks Victoria has taken samples for testing, with an expert suggesting the source could be avian botulism

ABC News

One hundred ducks reportedly found dead at Victoria's Bells Swamp, as authorities investigate

Concerned locals raise the alarm after noticing dead ducks in a nature conservation reserve in Central Victoria. Initial test results show no signs of human involvement in the deaths.

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Australian Brumby Alliance loses Supreme Court case to stop culling in Victoria's Alpine National Park

The Australian Brumby Alliance says a Supreme Court decision allowing the culling of wild horses will deny the animals a chance to be rehomed. But Parks Victoria says it has an obligation to control invasive species.

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Brumby cull to continue, animal advocates mull appeal

A controversial brumby cull in the Victorian high country is free to continue after a failed legal bid to outlaw the practice.

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