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A couple walk along the Bogong High Plains near Mt Nelse.

Parks Victoria is delighted to be reopening the southern section of the Alpine National Park and key visitor sites at Mount Buffalo National Park this week.

Blue-green algae alert for Murray River

There is a red alert level warning for Blue-green algae from Yarrawonga Weir to the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers near Barmah township.

Trees in the Greater Bendigo National Park.

Local parks focus of new project and funding

Visitors to Greater Bendigo National Park and Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park will benefit from a four-year project to improve the visitor experience and environmental protection in these areas.

A young couple paddle kayaks on a sunny afternoon across Lake Eildon.

Welcome Charlotte Bisset to Parks Victoria

Parks Victoria is pleased to welcome Charlotte (Charlie) Bisset to the team that looks after parks across the Murrindindi Shire Council and beyond.

Bushfire impacts on Victoria's environment

Due to the active fire situation in Eastern Victoria in recent weeks, Parks Victoria and other authorities are only just beginning to understand the impacts on the environment.

Plants in fire affected areas lead recovery

Parks across East Gippsland and North East Victoria have been seriously affected by fire. But while fire is still an issue, Mother Nature is already slowly starting to regenerate in some areas.

Protecting huts in the high country

Parks Victoria staff working as part of FFMVic fire crews used hand tools to remove flammable grass and bark from the ground around huts located near Bluff Creek in the Southern Alps.

Family kicking a football outside their tent

Buchan Caves Reserve set to reopen

The Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation and Parks Victoria are pleased to announce the Buchan Caves Reserve will reopen to visitors on Friday 14 February 2020.

A mother and her two sons play on a log while her partner sits at a picnic table looking on.

Changes to Grants Picnic Ground

From Wednesday 12 February 2020, artificial bird feeding will cease at one of Victoria’s top tourist attractions, the Grants Picnic Ground in the Dandenong Ranges National Park.

A lush wetland scene found in the central Grampians.

Traditional Owners and Parks Victoria to consider future management for Brambuk

Traditional Owner corporations and Parks Victoria plan to explore future options to reinvigorate Brambuk the National Park & Cultural Centre, in Halls Gap.