Below is all the reports, resources, and publications that are relevant to the proposed Great Forest National Park. There are both publications about the Great Forest National Park proposal, economic and ecological analyses, as well as supporting documents that relate to subject-matter such as the impact on water or carbon.
Carbon stocks and impacts of disturbance in native eucalypt forest ecosystems in the Central Highlands catchments supplying water to Melbourne
May 2012
Written by Heather Keith, David Lindenmayer, Brendan Mackey, David Blair, Lauren Carter and Lachlan McBurney from The Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Ecosystem Accounts Report
July 2017
This report presents the Experimental Ecosystem Accounts for the Central Highlands of Victoria.
Ecosystem Fact Sheet
July 2017
A summary of the economic value in Victoria’s Central Highlands.
Exploring Victoria's National Parks
July 2015
A detailed FAQ and resource for exploring Victoria's National Parks
Great Forest National Park - An Economic Boon
February 2017
The Great Forest National Park would be a huge tourism drawcard, creating hundreds of jobs and adding millions of dollars to the local economy.
Great Forest National Park - Summary Report
December 2015
The Great Forest National Park will be to Melbourne what the Blue Mountains and its national parks are to Sydney. The Park will embrace the city of Melbourne, being a natural amphitheatre of hazy blue mountains to the east of the city. The protection of the Central Highlands’ diverse natural and cultural values will provide long deserved and overdue recognition for the forests right on Melbourne’s doorstep.
Great Forest National Park: economic contribution of park establishment, park management, and visitor expenditure
February 2017
Nous Group (Nous) was engaged by The Wilderness Society to undertake a narrowly scoped analysis,
projecting the additional economic activity generated by the Great Forest National Park (GFNP) through
park establishment, park management and potential additional visitor expenditure.
projecting the additional economic activity generated by the Great Forest National Park (GFNP) through
park establishment, park management and potential additional visitor expenditure.
Running Pure: The importance of forest protected areas to drinking water
2003
A research report for the World Bank / WWF Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use. This report represents an early attempt to develop wider arguments for protection, focusing on one narrow but important issue − the potential role of protected areas in helping to maintain water supply to major cities.
Sydney and Melbourne Parks Around Cities Comparison
2017
Sydney has fantastic parks right on its doorstep - think Wollemi and the Blue Mountains. By contrast, Melbourne only has small fragmented places to visit. The Kinglake, Yarra Ranges and Baw Baw National Parks need to be connected to create one great place to visit.
Recent Media
The Great Forest National Park campaign has rightfully been covered by some great media providers. Here are just a few of the recent stories:
Time Out Melbourne, 28.04.2025, A growing campaign plans to create a massive 525,000 hectare national park next to Melbourne
We Are Explorers, 15.05.2025: Great Forest National Park isn’t on the map yet but now you can buy its guidebook
The Today Show: New National Park push with Beau Miles
Yahoo News, 2.05.2025: Push for huge new national park near major Aussie city
Yahoo News, 8.05.2025: Campers, tourists and wildlife to benefit as Aussie national parks set to massively expand
Great Walks, 20.05.2025: New guidebook showcases proposed Great Forest NP
The Local, 05.05.2025: Guide to new national park
Ellaslist, 29.05.2025: Escape to Nature: A day trip to Victoria’s Great Forest National Park
Adventure.com, 23.05.2025: The people’s park: Activists in Australia are creating a national park… government approval or not
