Media Releases

Recent releases

• Littering and campfire offences at Huggetts Campground

  07 Jul, 2011

  Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) Compliance Officers recently investigated complaints from campers at the Huggetts Crossing campsite in the Avon-Mount Hedrick Scenic Reserve north of Heyfield.

• Promoting achievement in fire safety - 2011 Fire Awareness Awards open

  06 Jul, 2011

  Each year, thousands of Victorians help to raise the awareness of fire; many of whom don’t think twice about their valuable contribution to the community. These Victorians are being invited to share their hard work and extraordinary achievements by nominating for Victoria’s prestigious 2011 Fire Awareness Awards.

• Crib Point and Stony Point locals chance to help manage the coast

  06 Jul, 2011

  The Crib Point Stony Point Foreshore Committee of Management is looking for volunteers to ensure the future management and improvement of the coast.

• Recent Brolga death prompts call for information

  04 Jul, 2011

  Wildlife officers from the Department of Sustainability and Environment are investigating the suspicious death of a Brolga near Darlington in south west Victoria and would like to hear from anyone with relevant information.

• Saltwater Wedge - a Marine and Coastal Interactive Forum

  04 Jul, 2011

  The Gippsland Coastal Board is delighted to present an exciting inaugural event for the region, featuring a huge array of renowned and expert speakers on all things watery, salty and seaworthy.

• Successful Koala count aids management plans

  01 Jul, 2011

  The recent Koala count on Raymond Island was well-attended by volunteer counters and Koalas alike and resulted in a total of 254 adults and three back young being recorded.      

• Thieves target historic Ned Kelly site

  29 Jun, 2011

  Thieves have stolen more than 20 metres of stainless steel fence wiring from the site of the Ned Kelly shoot-out at Stringybark Creek, near Mansfield.

• Good news for Brush-tailed Phascogale breeding season in Wombat Forest

  29 Jun, 2011

  The discovery of male and female Brush-tailed Phascogales in the Wombat State Forest, between Woodend and Daylesford, during the annual search for the animals suggests good news for their breeding season this year.

• It’s not so easy being green for a travelling tree frog

  28 Jun, 2011

  A phone call from a member of the public alerted Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) wildlife officers to a strange and unexpected visitor to Mildura and Victoria.

• Victoria’s firefighters awarded prestigious National Medals

  24 Jun, 2011

  Over 180 firefighters from the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria will this month receive national recognition for their commitment to firefighting, protecting Victorian lives and communities.

• Victoria’s oldest Helmeted Honeyeater lives on

  23 Jun, 2011

  A 16-year-old male Helmeted Honey-eater has defied all odds by living three times longer than the average male and is now the oldest wild bird of this species on record.

• New recruits sought for Berwick committee of management

  23 Jun, 2011

  Community members with an interest in volunteering in the local community are encouraged to apply for the Akoonah Park Committee of Management (COM) to help guide the management of the reserve into the future.

• Volunteers needed to help count Raymond Island’s Koala population

  23 Jun, 2011

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and Parks Victoria are calling on interested members of the community to help count Koalas on Raymond Island.

• We’re back! - Whales return for another season

  22 Jun, 2011

  Whales are beginning to return to Victoria’s Southwest coast with several Southern Right Whale sightings between Portland and Lorne over the past few weeks. 

• Fire tanker trial rolls into town

  20 Jun, 2011

  Big, small, red and white fire tankers and trucks are visiting Tallangatta this week as part of a trial being conducted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

• Track works to improve fire access at Reform Hill

  14 Jun, 2011

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment has started works to build a new track at Reform Hill, near Myrtleford, to improve fire access.

• Tanker trial brings fire trucks from far and wide

  09 Jun, 2011

  Travelling as a convoy around Victoria, the fleet will be used by DSE and Parks Victoria staff in planned burn operations and field trials. These will reflect real fire management operations, to test the vehicles’ suitability in different situations.

• The Faraway Tree reopens in time for the long weekend

  09 Jun, 2011

  After a successful haircut Victoria’s biggest tree will reopen to the public on Saturday 11 June just in time for the long weekend.

• It’s hard to keep a good plant down – Shiny Nem bounces back after fire

  08 Jun, 2011

  A critically endangered plant species, with only 11 mature individuals known to exist in the wild – worldwide - has survived the 2009 Black Saturday fires in the Yarra Ranges and is now being further protected.

• 'Fly my pretties!' - Regent Honeyeaters at home in the wild

  06 Jun, 2011

  Wildlife researchers are thrilled that another captive-bred Regent Honeyeater released in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park in Victoria’s North-east mid last year has been re-sighted.