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NEWS 20 JUL 2020
Habitats and their Dependent Species: Seagrass
In week seven of our 11-week campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, we are exploring the fascinating seagrasses of Port Phillip and Western Port Bays, sharing insights from the…
NEWS 11 JUL 2020
Habitats and their Dependent Species: Intertidal
As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we share some background on the intertidal habitats and dependent species of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port from the…
NEWS 12 DEC 2019
Victorian Government's action for long-term sustainability of Victoria's native timber forests
On the 7th November 2019, Victoria’s State Government announced a 30-year plan to phase out native forest logging in Victorian public forests by 2030. This includes an immediate logging ban of old…
NEWS 30 OCT 2019
Fire: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series
As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian SoE 2018 report, this week we highlight our chapter on fire. The SoE findings include four key fire indicators, they look at…
NEWS 7 OCT 2019
Victoria's Land: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series
As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian State of the Environment 2018 report, this week we highlight our chapter on Land and the Commissioner for Environmental…
NEWS 4 FEB 2019
Holistic Marine Spatial Planning for Victoria’s Marine Waters
Members of the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability attend Victoria’s first Marine Spatial Planning Summit on 1 February 2019 organised by DELWP. By Senior Science Writer…
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
The particulars of plastic
All plastic breaks down into microplastics; every bit of plastic that is manufactured has the potential to end up in our environment. At the moment we know there’s a huge amount of plastic in the…
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…