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NEWS 13 DEC 2019

The importance of data and predictive capabilities in tackling climate extremes

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability,  Dr Gillian Sparkes presented the Royal Society of Victoria’s RSV 2019 Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research to Professor…

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 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 31 OCT 2019

Discussing how Victoria is transforming its environmental reporting at EEAP2019 in Bangkok

Dr Gillian Sparkes was honoured to deliver the opening address at the Energy Evaluation Asia Pacific Conference #EEAP2019 in Bangkok on 30 October 2019. In her address: ‘Transformative evaluation:…

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 11 OCT 2019

2019 Winners of the Premier's Sustainability Awards

Congratulations to all winners of the 2019 Premier's Sustainability Awards and Sustainability Victoria for a wonderful event to celebrate and recognise the hard work of all Victorians who are making…

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 21 AUG 2019

Celebrating National Threatened Species Day: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

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 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…