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REPORT 5 SEP 2016

State of the Bays 2016 Report

This is Victoria’s first State of the Bays Report is a historic baseline study of the health of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port.The State of the Bays 2016 Report is based on existing marine science…

NEWS 13 FEB 2023

STEMM & Society: Women and Girls in Science - Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance.

For International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) on Saturday 11 February 2023 an important discussion about the participation of women and girls in Australia’s science, technology,…

NEWS 6 JUN 2022

Leaders discuss biodiversity conservation and recovery at the Parliament of Victoria

On Sunday 5 June, World Environment Day, leaders from government, industry, community and academia came together for a discussion in the Victorian Legislative Council, on protecting and reclaiming…

NEWS 28 JAN 2021

What Makes a City Sustainable?

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes delivered a keynote ‘What Makes a City Sustainable? Science, Technology and Sustainable Development’ at the inaugural…

NEWS 22 OCT 2020

Disaster resilience and the future of sustainability webinar

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes was a panellist at the Disaster resilience and the future of sustainability webinar hosted by Melbourne School of Engineering, The…

NEWS 26 JUN 2020

Habitats and their Dependent Species: Reefs

As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we share some insights on the reefs of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port from the State of the Bays (SotB) 2016 …

NEWS 24 JUN 2020

Expanded controls on development along the Yarra River

Expanded controls on development along the Yarra River have been announced as recommended in the State of the Yarra and its Parklands Report (2018). “The planning controls follow an interim measure…

NEWS 16 JUN 2020

Framework for the Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2023 Report, “Science for Sustainable Development” tabled in Victorian Parliament

On 16 June 2020, the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP, caused the tabling of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability’s Framework for the…

NEWS 15 JUN 2020

Celebrating our Bays

As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we wanted to share some background to the two most populated Bays – Port Phillip and Western Port. At the edge of the…

NEWS 10 JUN 2020

A Shared Value Conversation

As part of the 2020 Shared Value Summit Asia Pacific ‘Climate for Change’ #SVSUMMITAPAC, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes opened the panel session ‘Climate…