Media Releases

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Plan ahead and enjoy the Southern 80 this weekend

Thousands of visitors are expected to converge on the banks of the Murray River this weekend for the annual Southern 80 Ski Race and authorities are asking visitors to plan ahead to enjoy their trip.

Large ruts in soil caused by illegal driving through fire management tracks at Gunbower National Park

Illegal off-road joy rides and firewood theft devastate flood-impacted Murray River landscape

Parks Victoria has issued 10 infringements to trailbike riders and four-wheel-drivers caught using protected wetlands and sand dunes as a “playground for illegal off-road joy rides” over the long weekend.

A family of four including two children under three come across a Koala low in a tree on Raymond Island

East Gippsland park visitors praised for their summer safety smarts

Parks Victoria has praised holiday-goers across East Gippsland for practising their summer safety smarts following a wet start to the season.

Twelve Apostles summer traffic and visitor changes

Visitors to the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge over summer are encouraged to plan ahead, with increased traffic expected and temporarily reduced access to some visitor spots.

No excuse to leave campfires burning as weather heats up across Victoria

"Don’t let your campfire become a bushfire" is the message for holidaymakers heading into Victoria’s parks this summer.

A young boy walks hand-in-hand with his grandmother, while his mother pushes his younger sibling in a pram.

New trails for Jells Park revealed

Communities in Melbourne’s east will soon enjoy more ways to exercise, socialise and get into nature, with designs now released for two new shared-use trails planned for Jells Park.

Citizen scientists needed to record frogs at the Prom

Parks Victoria is calling on citizen scientists to help capture the distinct calls of frogs at Wilsons Promontory National Park this summer.

A truck marked "Parks Victoria", two people in Parks Victoria uniform and two in State Emergency Services uniform talking.

Stay safe in parks this summer

As we look ahead to a hot and dry summer, Parks Victoria and the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) have teamed up to remind day-trippers to pack their summer smarts and stay safe in Victoria’s parks.

New lookouts on way for Port Campbell National Park

Victoria’s celebrated south-west coastline will soon receive a new visitor attraction, with Simpson Construction Company appointed to create new lookout at the Loch Ard Gorge precinct, in Port Campbell National Park on Kirrae Wurrung country.

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Community to be updated on bushfire recovery works

Communities in East Gippsland have an opportunity to hear about the ongoing recovery of local parks, reserves and infrastructure at an information session in November.