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Running for nature: Erchana's inspiring marathon run from Tip to Toe
Erchana Murray-Bartlett ran 150 marathons in 150 days, all in the name of protecting our precious environment. Now she's urging everyone to get out and about and be active in nature, whether you're a marathon runner or not.
Night of the living dead: images from a time bygone?
The largest marsupial carnivores on mainland Australia were thought-to-be extinct in the Grampians for over 140 years, until a camera trap flickered in the dead of the night in September 2013... What happened to the Quoll in Victoria?
Sprinkle, the curious and adventurous raindrop, is the hero of the latest Parks Victoria digital picture book, Sprinkle Streams Ahead, which is now available to be read.
Enjoy tall forests at new campground east of Melbourne
Opportunities for camping in Victoria continue to grow, with Bunyip State Park the latest spot to receive an upgrade through the Victoria’s Great Outdoors program.
New plan for much loved Burwood park
A new plan has been released for Wattle Park, setting a long-term vision that will help preserve this beautiful bushland for future generations to enjoy.
More inclusive facilities on the way for Deep Rock Pavilion
Modern, accessible and female-friendly facilities are on the way to the Deep Rock Sporting Precinct in Yarra Bend Park, providing women and girls in Melbourne’s north with more opportunities to get involved in community sport.
Gariwerd in bloom - see spring come to life
The Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park is a beautiful destination year-round and spring offers a particularly enchanting experience.
Plenty River Trail works starting soon
Communities in Melbourne’s north are another step closer to enjoying more ways to experience Plenty Gorge Regional Park, with a contractor appointed to build the first two sections of the new Plenty River Trail.
Celebrate the 2023 Victorian Seniors Festival in nature
Parks Victoria is hosting a series of special Park Walk events for this year's Victorian Seniors Festival in some of the state's most beautiful places. Find out how you can get involved here.
Learning together: Caring for Country from Victoria to New Mexico
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape on Gunditjmara Country in south-west Victoria is a long way from Valles Caldera National Preserve, in the Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico, but both protected areas are volcanic lands steeped in connection for the First Peoples.