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NEWS 20 AUG 2019
Sustainable Development during IPAA Victoria Public Sector Week 2019
As part of the third biennial IPAA Victoria Public Sector Week 2019, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes joined a stellar line up of speakers to discuss …
NEWS 3 MAY 2019
The Future of Victoria's Environment at the Royal Society of Victoria
Don't miss out on Dr Scott Rawlings and Andrew Marshall presenting on the key outcomes and recommendations from the recently released State of the Environment 2018 Report at the Royal Society of…
NEWS 19 MAR 2019
Victoria leads the way in adopting the UN SDGs for environmental reporting
The Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 Report is the first attempt in Australia to apply the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [hyperlink] to state of environment reporting…
NEWS 19 MAR 2019
Commissioner recommends appointment of a Chief Biodiversity Scientist
Photo: East Gippsland Landcare Network Victoria’s comprehensive report card of the health of Victoria’s natural environment, the Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 Report, has been…
NEWS 14 AUG 2018
A new Marine and Coastal Act
To protect Victoria’s marine and coastal environments now and into the future, we have established a new Marine and Coastal Act as part of a broader package of reforms. On 1 August 2018 the …
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…
NEWS 18 JUN 2018
The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: an all-new visual guide to data and development
The World Bank has released the 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With over 180 maps and charts, the new publication shows the progress societies are making towards the 17…
NEWS 30 APR 2018
Creating Shared Value - an ethos not just a project
It was a privilege to attend the 2018 Shared Value Summit Asia Pacific (SV Summit APAC) in Sydney last week with 180 corporate, government and community leaders from Australia…
NEWS 27 APR 2018
Dr Scott Rawlings at Coast to Coast 2018
Head of Science and Research for the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Scott Rawlings, was a speaker at the Coast to Coast Conference in…