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‘Chaos’: Parks Victoria under review as national parks promises broken

‘Chaos’: Parks Victoria under review as national parks promises broken

Speculation is rife within the sector that, at the end of the review process, Parks Victoria could be folded into the environment department.

  • by Bianca Hall and Benjamin Preiss

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Rubbish rebels: Labor MPs, ministers blast waste incinerator plans in their seats
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Waste

Rubbish rebels: Labor MPs, ministers blast waste incinerator plans in their seats

The minister who first introduced Victoria’s waste-to-energy policy is opposing an incinerator, as the Allan government takes friendly fire from Labor MPs.

  • by Bianca Hall and Kieran Rooney
‘Summer of grass fires’: Authorities warn of increased fire risk

‘Summer of grass fires’: Authorities warn of increased fire risk

A drier-than-average winter has left a build-up of vegetation fuel across Victoria.

  • by Bianca Hall
Virus lurking in Merri Creek is a slick superbug killer that could save millions
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Biodiversity

Virus lurking in Merri Creek is a slick superbug killer that could save millions

The virus – given an Indigenous name that translates to “dangerous Merri lurker” in English – has the potential to save patients who develop pneumonia and infections in hospitals.

  • by Bianca Hall
‘Nobody wants to do this’: the tough calls to mitigate climate change
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Biodiversity

‘Nobody wants to do this’: the tough calls to mitigate climate change

Is business as usual possible in a climate crisis? No, but not all is lost, says Parks Victoria’s chief scientist.

  • by Bianca Hall
Why native forest harvesting is the ‘zombie’ industry that won’t die

Why native forest harvesting is the ‘zombie’ industry that won’t die

Commercial logging in native forests is the industry that refuses to end, with foresters extending into private land logging and selling firewood from national parks.

  • by Bianca Hall

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/victorian-environment-6gyk