Media Releases

A walker stops to take in the sunrise at Mt Arapiles.

More than 150 cultural heritage surveys have been undertaken at Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park, as part of the first stage in a project to document, celebrate and protect the park’s significant Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Artist impression image of eight netball courts, pavilion and landscaping

Netball on its way to Yarra Bend

Netball is on its way to Yarra Bend Park, with works underway on eight new netball courts and a shared-use sporting pavilion at Fairlea Reserve.

View of a field of wildflowers in an Alpine landscape

Improved protection for the Alpine National Park

The Victorian Government has released the next action plan to reduce feral horse impacts and better protect the Alpine National Park.

Iconic Murray River Adventure Trail one step closer

Tenders are now being sought to plan and design a section of the new Murray River Adventure Trail - a long-distance walking, cycling and water-based adventure trail along the Murray River.

Grey Box Woodland landscape with fallen trees in the foreground and a mix of mid-story vegetation and trees in the background

Community urged to collect timber responsibly

Parks Victoria is reminding people gathering firewood to ensure they only collect from legal collection areas in the open season or risk fines and prosecution, after two recent cases of illegal firewood take in the east of the state.

Aerial view of Point Gellibrand Coastal Park, Melbourne and Port Phillip

Bringing the Point Gellibrand sea wall back to life

Work is progressing to bring the Point Gellibrand sea wall back to life.

Family kicking a football outside their tent

Buchan Caves reopens for camping

Visitors to East Gippsland can once again enjoy the magic of the Buchan Caves Reserve with the completion of work to restore access for cars and pedestrians.

New visitor experience for Twelve Apostles

Visitors to the Twelve Apostles will soon enjoy a stunning new experience of the coastal landscape, with works commencing on a new lookout.

Steps rebuilt at Cape Conran following the bushfires of 2019-20

Gippsland bushfire recovery works progressing

Over the winter Parks Victoria staff have been hard at work re-opening parks and popular sites in East Gippsland damaged in the devastating Black Summer bushfires.

Significant stone-tool manufacturing area discovered - Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park

A vast stone-tool quarrying and manufacturing site of potential national significance has been identified at Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park, in Victoria’s west.