Alpine National Park

The very last thing that we expected the Friday before Christmas was to have the long awaited Draft Plan of Management for the Brumbies of the Alpine National Park in Victoria released. To be clear, this is a Draft Plan that Parks Victoria has been consulting with ‘key stakeholders’ on since 2013. It was originally planned for release in December 2013. T

here has been absolutely NO rush to get this through, so it is hard not to be critical of the timing. The Plan has been called the Protection of the Alpine National Park – Feral Horse Strategic Action Plan 2018-2020 (Draft)  - even the title is concerning. 

Read the plan here: https://engage.vic.gov.au/alpine-national-park-feral-horse-strategic-action-plan 

Clearly, Parks Victoria think that by releasing the Draft Action Plan the very last working day before Christmas, will assist them in brushing it under the carpet!

The aim of this page is to: 

• advise of some of the very clear flaws, injustices and inconsistencies in the Draft Action Plan
• inform about the benefits that Brumbies can bring to the environment in moderate numbers
• save the small healthy Bogong High Plains population from complete extermination
• lower the  figure of 400 Brumbies removed from the Eastern Alps region of the Alpine National Park
• request support for rehoming options for Brumbies who are to be removed as part of this Draft Action Plan
• assist with contact details for feedback to Parks Victoria on the Draft Action Plan

What can you do?

• Read the Protection of the Alpine National Park – Feral Horse Strategic Action Plan 2018-2020 (Draft) here: https://engage.vic.gov.au/alpine-national-park-feral-horse-strategic-action-plan 
• Do ask as many questions as you can and do your research. 
• Don’t believe everything you read in the Draft Action Plan or on the internet!
• Give your feedback to the plan at the online link here: https://engage.vic.gov.au/alpine-national-park-feral-horse-strategic-action-plan 
• Do the survey on the plan please go to th bottom of the page on the following link: https://engage.vic.gov.au/alpine-national-park-feral-horse-strategic-action-plan
  
• Email your comments via the File upload tab on the page above
• Post your submission to: Parks Victoria, c/o Mark Norman, Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 
• Write to anyone and everyone who will listen, this could include:
  • Premier of Victoria: The Hon Dan Andrews: 1 Treasury Pl, Melbourne VIC 3002
  • Minister for the Environment: The Hon Lily D’Ambrosio: lily.d'ambrosio@parliament.vic.gov.au or  Level 17, 8 Nicholson St, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002
  • CEO Parks Victoria: Mathew Jackson, Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 
  • Your local member for parliament – find them here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/search-members/form/23 
• Get in touch with your local Brumby recue or advocacy group to see if there is anything you can do to help the Brumbies cause!!
  • www.victorianbrumbyassociation.org  for up to date information on Victoria and New South Wales, merchandise and contacts.
  • www.australianbrumbyalliance.org.au for Australia wide information and group contacts.