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NEWS 11 APR 2017
Commissioner visits the 2017 Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program
The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, recently spoke to the 2017 Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program (AVCLP) at Winton Wetlands, north-east Victoria. …
NEWS 6 APR 2017
The Victorian Government releases long-term biodiversity plan
Protecting Victoria’s Environment – Biodiversity 2037 sets state-wide objectives to stop the decline of Victoria’s native plants and animals. The plan establishes two clear goals with targets; …
NEWS 5 APR 2017
New site management plan for iconic Western Port
The Minister for Water, Lisa Neville MP, has announced a new Western Port Ramsar Site Management Plan which provides a framework for best site management for the coming seven years. The Office of…
NEWS 30 MAR 2017
The Commissioner highlights water quality at the Victoria-Jiangsu Forum
The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, gave an opening speech at the Victoria-Jiangsu Water Sensitive Cities and Sponge Cities Forum. Victoria has enjoyed a special…
NEWS 23 MAR 2017
EPA Victoria announces inaugural Chief Environmental Scientist
The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, congratulates Dr Andrea Hinwood on her appointment as Victoria’s first Chief Environmental…
NEWS 15 MAR 2017
VEAC releases the ‘Conservation Values of State Forests Assessment Report’
On 7 March 2017, the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) publicly released an assessment of the conservation values of state forests in the Central Highlands, North East, Gippsland and…
NEWS 9 MAR 2017
The national State of the Environment 2016 is released
Image credit: David Paul at Museums Victoria The Australian State of the Environment 2016 was tabled in Federal Parliament this week. The nation wide report is the product of a comprehensive five…
NEWS 8 MAR 2017
The Office commits to TAKE2
Each member of our Office is committed to environmental sustainability. Collectively, we have recently pledged to act by signing with the TAKE2 initiative, a government commitment to fight climate…
NEWS 22 FEB 2017
Announcement at the Insurance Council of Australia Annual Forum
An Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Executive Board Member, Mr Geoff Summerhayes, gave a speech this week at the Insurance Council of Australia Annual Forum. The speech…
NEWS 10 FEB 2017
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Advancing both science and gender equality underline a successful and progressive society and are included in the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals. Significant developments in…