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NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Opportunities for better management of Victoria’s iconic Yarra River and its Parklands

A comprehensive report card on the health of the Yarra, Victoria’s most iconic river and its surrounding parklands has been released. The State of the Yarra and Its Parklands 2018 Report …

NEWS 14 AUG 2018

Take a journey up the Yarra River, by drone!

To celebrate National Science Week, our Office has released ‘The Birrarung is alive’, a film that takes a spectacular journey up the Yarra River. Happy National Science Week Australia…

STORY 2 JUL 2018

More water, more life

In the dry Mallee country in north-western Victoria, the Hattah Lakes are an oasis for native animals who find food and shelter in these wetlands and floodplains. The lakes are filled seasonally…

NEWS 27 JUN 2018

A Yarra expedition, citizen scientists and precious platypus data

The Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability (OCES) team enjoyed a sunny, wintry field trip up the Yarra River – ahead of the release of the State of the Yarra and its…

NEWS 14 JUN 2018

Discussing the State of the Yarra at the Victorian Catchments Summit

The Yarra River is an iconic high-profile natural flowing system within Victoria. With anything that receives much attention, think Great Barrier Reef or the Amazon Forest, socio-political interests…

NEWS 4 JUN 2018

Why some office buildings don't pass the emissions test

Buildings account for 23 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions after energy generation and transport. A report commissioned by Victorian government agency…