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NEWS 6 JUN 2022

Leaders discuss biodiversity conservation and recovery at the Parliament of Victoria

On Sunday 5 June, World Environment Day, leaders from government, industry, community and academia came together for a discussion in the Victorian Legislative Council, on protecting and reclaiming…

NEWS 5 JUN 2022

Explore the health of Victoria’s marine and coastal environment this World Environment Day

Week 1: Information series for the State of the Marine and Coastal Environment 2021 Report

NEWS 28 JAN 2021

What Makes a City Sustainable?

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes delivered a keynote ‘What Makes a City Sustainable? Science, Technology and Sustainable Development’ at the inaugural…

NEWS 19 NOV 2020

Victorian Spatial Showcase and eSummit

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes was a panellist and keynote speaker at ‘Spatial Science for Sustainable Development and Unlocking the Transformative Potential of the…

NEWS 24 JUN 2020

Expanded controls on development along the Yarra River

Expanded controls on development along the Yarra River have been announced as recommended in the State of the Yarra and its Parklands Report (2018). “The planning controls follow an interim measure…

NEWS 2 DEC 2019

What the biodiversity indicators tell us

As we end the year, the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability is highlighting the Biodiversity chapter of the SoE 2018 Report that includes detailed information on the health of Victoria…

NEWS 6 OCT 2019

Highlighting Victoria's Forests: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian SoE 2018 report (SoE), this week we highlight our chapter on Forests and remind readers that for the first time,…

NEWS 30 AUG 2019

Signing between the Australian Space Agency and FrontierSI to drive growth for Australia's space and spatial industries

On Thursday, 29 August 2019, FrontierSI signed a Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation with the Australian Space Agency in Melbourne. I joined Head of the ASA Dr…

NEWS 29 AUG 2019

Forests: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

As part of our special series exploring 13 themes over 13 weeks from the Victorian State of the Environment 2018 Report, this week we highlight our chapter on Forests and review the Commissioner…

NEWS 15 AUG 2019

Position Magazine Q&A with Dr Gillian Sparkes

Our Commissioner, Dr Gillian Sparkes, was recently interviewed by Position magazine. In this interview, Dr Sparkes discusses the importance of adopting the United Nations Sustainable…