The Victorian Government says that cattle grazing in the state's alpine national parks has now been banned forever.

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Late yesterday the Victorian Upper House passed a Labor bill which stops the scientific trials that were looking at whether cattle grazing in the parks reduced fire risk.

The bill narrowly passed 21 votes to 19, with the bill opposed by the Coalition, Shooters and Fishers and Vote 1 Jobs political parties.

Labor went to the last election promising to cease grazing in the state's national parks.

Jeff Bourman, Member for Eastern Victoria for the Shooters and Fishers Party, said he wanted the trials go ahead.

"If everyone has got science to prove their point, then clearly more research is needed and now we can't do any more research," he said.

Mr Bourman said the ban would not stop the debate about cattle grazing in national parks.

"Clearly the Coalition government had a different view to the current Andrews Government, and at one point in time, given the nature of politics, the Coalition will end up back in power and I suspect they might try and deal with it their way," he said.

The argument over alpine grazing in Victoria's national parks has continued for many years.

The practice was originally banned 10 years ago by the Bracks Labor government.

When the Coalition was voted back into office, it was reinstated under the scientific trial system.