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NEWS 27 AUG 2018
Welcoming the New EP Bill
On the 22 August 2018, the Victorian Parliament passed the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 which will see a transformation to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria's…
NEWS 30 JUL 2018
Release of the 2018 Interim State of the Environment Report
The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes has released the Interim Victorian State of the Environment Report 2018. It provides a progress report on preparations for…
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…
NEWS 3 JUL 2018
It's delivery time! An EOFY reflection
As we come to the end of the financial year, I wanted to share an update of the work of my team in the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability. Next week we enter year five…
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…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
Thunderstorm asthma
The environment and our health On 21 November 2016, Melbourne experienced a catastrophic thunderstorm asthma event. 12,723 patients presented at emergency departments across Victoria – 44% more…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
DNA: From crime fighting to wildlife sighting
Understanding is key Australia currently has some of the highest wildlife extinction rates in the world, and Victoria is no exception. As Victoria’s population grows, so too will the threat to our…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
Keeping native bees buzzing
A vital service Native Australian bees are a crucial part of Australia’s ecosystems. They pollinate native plants, some of which can’t be pollinated by introduced species. And studies from the CSIRO…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
Making Victoria’s parks more accessible
Standard wheelchairs can’t cope with rugged terrain, which means many parts of Victoria’s parks have been out of bounds to people with limited mobility. Now people visiting many of our parks can book…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
Hungry urchins
Why underwater meadows matter South Gippsland’s Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, just to the east of Wilsons Prom, is the only place in Victoria with large, unbroken areas of seagrass…