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NEWS 12 DEC 2016
Milestone report on health of our bays a wake-up call
The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) has posted a media release which welcomes the release of the State of the Bays 2016 report. This article has now been archived, but we encourage you to…
NEWS 10 DEC 2016
Bays receive good news in first ‘health check’
The Andrews Labor Government’s first health check for the iconic Port Phillip Bay and Western Port is complete following the launch of State of the Bays 2016. The report is a baseline study of…
NEWS 15 NOV 2016
Legal advice warns directors risk personal liability for breach of duty if they fail to properly consider the impact of climate change
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, recently participated in a business roundtable to discuss a legal opinion by Noel Hutley SC. Hutley’s legal opinion,…
NEWS 22 MAR 2016
Strategic Audit Report 2014
The Strategic Audit Report of Environmental Management Systems in Victorian Government 2014-15 has now been tabled in the Victorian Parliament. The Strategic Audit Report is a requirement under the…
NEWS 5 FEB 2016
First State of the Bays Report now underway
The 2016 State of the Bays Report will be the first of its kind and will provide a scientifically rigorous baseline report on the health of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port against which future…
NEWS 10 DEC 2015
Framework for 2018 State of the Environment Report: State & Benefit
A plan to change the way the Victorian Government reports on the state of our environment will see the five-yearly report move toward digital reporting while also making the State’s many…
NEWS 26 OCT 2015
Leadbeater's Possum interactive map
The report shows progress in the protection of Leadbeater’s Possum based on a number of milestones delivered over the past 12 months. These include a total of 116 …
NEWS 9 OCT 2015
Valuing our environment
While it may not be surprising that tourism adds more than $1.4 billion in value to the Victorian economy each year, theValuing Victoria's Parks [BROKEN LINK] report also measures the value…
NEWS 7 SEP 2015
National Threatened Species Day
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes said Zoos Victoria is undertaking leading edge work to tackle the challenge of saving our threatened species. The Helmeted Honeyeater…
NEWS 15 JUL 2015
State of the Birds
A report by BirdLife Australia, State of Australia's Birds 2015, showing a decline in the populations of some of Australia’s most common native birds, has been commended by the…