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Nestled in a picturesque valley in East Gippsland, the Buchan Caves Reserve hides an underground world of colour and enchantment just waiting to be discovered. Hundreds of caves are in this region and some of the most spectacular limestone formations in Australia can be found here.
Pygmy-possum's rocky mountain home free of unwelcome willows for the winter
When you live in a boulderfield, as Mountain Pygmy-possums do, there’s not much room to move. And, if willows decide to come and stay, you could be left out in the cold.
Getting into nature is simple and essential
What can we do to incorporate just a little time outdoors into each day?
Draft designs released for the Warburton Redwoods
Visitors will soon enjoy improved accessibility and a better visitor experience at the Redwood Forest in Warburton, with upgrades planned to uplift facilities and manage visitor impacts to preserve the park’s unique environment.
Tower Hill heritage works get going
Visitors to the Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve on Eastern Maar Country can look forward to an improved experience, with Visitor Centre upgrades now underway.
Saving Victoria's ecological anchors of the sea
Kelp forests host a higher diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community in the world.
Fairy Dell rises from the ashes
A very special piece of East Gippsland nature has reopened, three years on from devastation in the Black Summer bushfires.
More improvements on the way: Designs released for the Olinda Precinct
Local community members and visitors to the Dandenong Ranges will soon enjoy an even better experience when visiting the Olinda Precinct, with upgraded carparking, new visitor facilities and improved pathways and access planned.
Enjoying a winter hike near Melbourne
Some of Victoria’s most beautiful walks are just a short drive from Melbourne. Despite their proximity to the city, these parks are still wilderness areas and it’s important to be prepared. That’s not just about being ready for bad weather.
Three new parks for Melbourne's growing communities
Melbourne’s growing outer suburbs are set to receive more open green spaces and better connections to nature, with plans released that set the future vision for three new regional parks in Clyde, Deanside and Werribee.