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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 14 AUG 2018

Take a journey up the Yarra River, by drone!

To celebrate National Science Week, our Office has released ‘The Birrarung is alive’, a film that takes a spectacular journey up the Yarra River. Happy National Science Week Australia…

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

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

Preserving Victoria's River Red Gum parks

Not just any old tree There are few Australian landscapes more iconic than the River Red Gum forests that line Victoria’s Murray, Ovens and Goulburn rivers. Loved by locals and visitors alike, these…

NEWS 14 JUN 2018

Discussing the State of the Yarra at the Victorian Catchments Summit

The Yarra River is an iconic high-profile natural flowing system within Victoria. With anything that receives much attention, think Great Barrier Reef or the Amazon Forest, socio-political interests…

NEWS 29 JAN 2018

2018 Midsumma Pride March - a red-hot success

  The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes, was proud to join over 8000 participants in scorching temperatures yesterday (28 January) for the Midsumma Pride March…