Save Sunbury’s Jacksons Creek Valley
Jacksons Creek Valley is home to rare Aboriginal Ceremonial Rings and protects environmentally significant species and woodland. That's why the local community is fighting for its protection from development.
Community and volunteer action grants
The Victorian Government has released a new biodiversity strategy and along with it $1 million in community and volunteer action grants.
Friends Groups Portraits 2017
Our 11 Friends Groups Portraits demonstrate the capacity, diversity and strengths of our groups and how they contribute to the upkeep of parks and reserves in Victoria.
Balancing conservation and tourism in Indonesia’s national parks
Australian and Indonesian Friends groups share a passion for nature, and a commitment to protecting parks.
The remarkable flights of the Bogong Moth
Every year Bogong Moths make a remarkable migration through south eastern Australia. What’s the story behind this mass movement?
Iramoo grassland centre and nursery
Plantings around Iramoo provide valuable seed and showcase the original flora of Melbourne's west.
Understanding wetland ecology
Understanding ecological drivers is the key to restoring degraded wetlands.
Preserving the value of our parks
Parks more than pay their way, but are we spending enough on them?
A winter tale of marsupial and moth
If you take to the slopes this winter, spare a thought for the tiny furry Victorians sleeping in crevices in the rock scree and boulder fields around Mt Buller, Mt Bogong, the Bogong High Plains and Mt Higginbotham. These critically endangered marsupials are thought to have dwindled to only 1000 or so individuals in Victoria, with [...]
The amazing Pollination Pathways project
The striking Blue-banded bee has pale opalescent blue stripes on its abdomen. Photo: Chiswick Chap CC BY-SA 4.0 Friends of Merri Creek ran an amazingly successful crowd-funding campaign called Help the Blue-banded Bee which raised $25,073 - over 66% more than the original target of $15,000. This qualifies the group to receive $15,000 matching [...]