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NEWS 9 AUG 2019

Experts comment on latest IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes, along with leading climate experts including ARC Centre for Climate System Science’s Professor Steven Sherwood; CSIRO…

NEWS 22 JUL 2019

Melbourne Planning Summit 2019

Dr Gillian Sparkes, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria, was part of the Melbourne Planning Summit at ZINC Federation Square last Thursday with government and industry…

NEWS 15 MAY 2019

Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards

As part of National Manufacturing Week, the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards Gala Dinner was held last night in Melbourne’s Docklands with Minister Martin Pakula opening proceedings. As an…

NEWS 29 MAR 2019

Commissioner Dr Gillian Sparkes in the Australian Financial Review

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes letter to the Editor, Australian Financial Review, 26 March 2019 Environment reporting needs rewiring Victoria’s five-yearly…

NEWS 21 MAR 2019

Dr Gillian Sparkes' State of the Environment 2018 opinion piece in The Age

Read full article here.

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Victoria’s environmental report card: Air quality improving but challenges remain for biodiversity

Victoria’s comprehensive report card on the health of Victoria’s natural environment, the State of Environment (SoE) 2018 Report has been released. The report which tells a story of good…

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Commissioner presents 20 environmental recommendations for Victoria’s future

The five-yearly Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 Report was publicly released on 19 March 2019. The SoE report is an environmental report card on the health of Victoria’s…

NEWS 11 FEB 2019

The Centre for Policy Development's New Paper on Climate Risk

The independent policy institute Centre for Policy Development (CPD) has released a discussion paper Public Authority Directors’ Duties and Climate Change: Managing the latent…

NEWS 11 FEB 2019

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019. Our Office joined the EPA Victoria and some of Victoria's leading female scientists for a livestreamed event…

NEWS 10 DEC 2018

Meet Victoria's Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes

Taking the mantle in 2014 as the third Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria, Gillian is responsible for reporting on the health of the environment across the state. With her team,…