The Andrews Labor Government is encouraging Victorians to get out and enjoy the great outdoors this winter school holidays with nine new and upgraded trails to explore.

For the first time in more than 20 years the critically endangered Leadbeater’s Possum has been born in captivity, thanks to support from the Andrews Labor Government’s investment in Victoria’s faunal emblems.

Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio today announced $10 million for the Labor Government’s Nature Fund, to match biodiversity projects proposed by private or philanthropic groups.

The Andrews Labor Government is helping volunteers and young people across Victoria protect and restore our natural environment.

The Andrews Labor Government is celebrating the success of a new breeding program for the endangered Guthega Skink, a step forward for protecting Victoria’s unique biodiversity.

With heavy snow already blanketing the region, Victoria’s alpine resorts are open and preparing for a busy winter season.

Visitors to Wilsons Promontory National Park will have more options for staying longer with tenders being sought to build new accommodation for the park.

The Andrews Labor Government is creating permanent protections for Victoria’s three new national parks to help conserve our native flora and fauna and enhance recreation and tourism opportunities.

The Andrews Labor Government is expanding and protecting the habitat of Victoria’s critically endangered faunal emblems.

The Andrews Labor Government is protecting and promoting our vulnerable wildlife and giving Victorians opportunities to connect to our unique native species.

Victoria’s epic new long-distance walk is getting upgraded trailheads and the iconic MacKenzie Falls area will be upgraded with better facilities, enhanced views and trail connections.

The bid to save the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot was boosted this week, as part of an innovative trial supported by the Andrews Labor Government.

The Andrews Labor Government is protecting one of Victoria’s favourite attractions, ensuring some of Werribee Open Range Zoo’s largest residents will have a secure and sustainable water source into the future.

The Andrews Labor Government is helping Victorians enjoy even more of the state’s great outdoors, with the first of hundreds of new riverside camping spots coming online.

The new Murray River Adventure Trail – a long-distance walking, cycling and water-based adventure trail along the Murray River – is a step closer to completion with a firm engaged to plan and design a priority section of the trail.

One of Victoria’s most threatened marsupials is on the road to recovery after more than 70 per cent of its known habitat was destroyed during the Black Summer bushfires.

A state-of-the-art predator proof exclusion fence on Wilsons Promontory that will span 10 kilometres from coast-to-coast and protect precious native wildlife is a step closer today.

Work has begun on a campground at Point Nepean National Park that will offer visitors a new way to experience the site’s remarkable natural beauty and cultural heritage.