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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

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 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 3 DEC 2018

From little things, big things grow!

Dr. Gillian Sparkes was keynote speaker at the 2018 CitySwitch Green Office Awards held in Melbourne last week. Congratulations to all the Green Office Award Winners including New Signatory…

NEWS 13 OCT 2018

Talking Waste in Ipswich

Last week, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes attended the Future Waste Resources Convention at the Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich, Queensland which brought…

NEWS 1 OCT 2018

Victoria’s environmental reporting leadership showcased at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in New York

It is a great privilege for Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes to be presenting at the International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia…

NEWS 18 SEP 2018

OCES at the Royal Society of Victoria’s Future Thinking Forum

The forum was held in conjunction with Emergency Management Victoria, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, the Bureau of Meteorology Science into Action and Scientell…

NEWS 6 SEP 2018

Transforming Australia: SDG Progress Report

The team from the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria attended the Committee for Economic Development Australia launch event ‘Transforming Australia:…

NEWS 28 JUL 2018

Is air quality the most important environmental indicator?

I wanted to share some of the fantastic insights from a CEDA event on Innovation Precincts that Andrea Hinwood, Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist and I attended last week. We…