A rollercoaster-style luge has been approved in Arthurs Seat State Park by the Planning Minister, despite strong local opposition. The development turns a protected landscape into a major commercial attraction, raising serious concerns about impacts on wildlife and habitat fragmentation. Local voices were ignored, while critics say the decision prioritises tourism infrastructure over nature protection in a state park meant to protect wildlife.

In September 2024, the Victorian Government extended dingo culling on public and private land until 1 January 2028. The order overrides the dingo's threatened species status under state law and expands the culling zone in eastern Victoria by more than 260,000 hectares of private land. At least 468 dingoes were killed last year alone, from an estimated population of 8,800 in the region. Dingoes play a critical ecological role as apex predators and hold deep cultural significance for First Nations communities. Conservationists warn the policy could push alpine dingoes toward extinction, particularly small, genetically fragile populations such as those in the Big Desert.

The Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has rejected expert advice to grant critical habitat protection for the Mount Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly. Despite strong scientific evidence, the decision leaves this critically endangered insect exposed to threats like climate change and fire. Without formal habitat protection, its already tiny population faces a heightened risk of extinction, highlighting a failure to use available laws to safeguard Victoria’s most vulnerable wildlife.

An endangered Greater Glider was killed in Yarra Ranges National Park by FFMV using fuel management loopholes to cut down ancient trees. Community members let authorities know the trees marked for removal had Greater Gliders living in them. They were cut down anyway, with devastating results.

Forty hectares of critically endangered native grassland in Melbourne's west – Conservation Area 9 – were buried under asbestos-contaminated dirt by a developer, despite being identified for protection under a major state-federal plan. The site had been earmarked since 2013, but basic safeguards were never put in place. DEECA failed to act. The clearing reflects a wider pattern across Victoria's grasslands, of which less than 1% remains. Many conservation areas identified for protection are still not properly secured, leaving them vulnerable to ongoing degradation, neglect and clearing.

The Victorian Government has opted to continue allowing recreational duck shooting across Victoria's wetlands, ignoring a parliamentary inquiry that recommended ending the practice. The only changes introduced are increased training and stricter compliance – the practice itself stays. Shooters can still kill up to nine native waterbirds per day. Waterbird populations are in long-term decline, and birds threatened with extinction share these habitats, including freckled ducks and the blue-billed ducks. The government's decision to disregard its own inquiry leaves the killing and wounding of native waterbirds in place across shrinking wetlands statewide.

An irreplaceable patch of critically endangered grassland in Melbourne’s west has been bulldozed by a developer, despite being earmarked for protection within the Western Grassland Reserve. Around 40 hectares at Mount Cottrell were cleared, even though multiple protections applied and authorities were aware.