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Game-changing environmental monitoring reforms are underway

From the Commissioner

As Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, I see championing the application of big data and analytics as mission critical. 

6 February 2018
Dr Gillian Sparkes

2018 Midsumma Pride March - a red-hot success

Event

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes, was proud to join over 8000 participants for the Midsumma Pride March along Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. 

29 January 2018
Magpie by Matt Dawson

The Australian magpie takes bird of the year win

News

Congratulations to the Australian magpie, which has been crowned BirdLife Australia’s bird of the year for 2017. 

13 December 2017
Dr Gillian Sparkes

Waste management - it's a passion

From the Commissioner

It was an honour and an absolute pleasure to be the dinner speaker at the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) Victorian Branch Christmas Dinner at the Arts Centre on Thursday night. 

12 December 2017

The Catchment Condition and Management Report finds management practices promising

News

The Victorian Catchment Management Council’s (VCMC), 2017 Catchment Condition and Management Report has been tabled in the Victorian parliament. This is the fifth Catchment Condition and Management Report by the VCMC over a period of 20 years.

21 November 2017
Plastic bag in the ocean

Banning single-use plastic shopping bags

News

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, welcomes the Victorian Government’s commitment to ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags. Reducing the number of plastic bags we use is an important part of addressing the overall impacts of plastic pollution in Victoria.

20 November 2017

Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan 2017-2027

News

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability welcomes the release of the Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan 2017-2027 by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio.

16 November 2017

Waste not – new technologies to create energy from waste

News

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability has welcomed the recently released discussion paper on the development of new technologies to convert waste into energy. 

16 November 2017

Higher impact environmental reporting and fronting up with wicked solutions

From the Commissioner

The Commissioner was honoured to speak at the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Inc (EIANZ) annual conference in Wellington, New Zealand, this week. It’s an event that brings together academics, government, business and industry leaders from all facets of the environmental spectrum.

1 November 2017
Community have their say at the Southern Metropolitan Partnership Annual Assembly

Community have their say at the Southern Metropolitan Partnership Annual Assembly

From the Commissioner

As a resident of the southern metropolitan region, I was pleased to be one of over 200 community members at the Southern Metropolitan Partnership 2017 Annual Assembly in Frankston last night.

12 October 2017

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