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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 5 JUN 2020

Happy World Environment Day

2020 has been a memorable year. One that will change lives and bring fresh perspectives. This year as we work from home across Victoria and indeed, the world, many of us will have developed a greater…

NEWS 5 DEC 2019

Victoria's first Climate Science Report 2019

Victoria's first Climate Science Report 2019 has been released.  The report is a legislative requirement every five years under the Victorian Climate Change Act 2017.   …

NEWS 6 OCT 2019

Highlighting Victoria's Forests: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian SoE 2018 report (SoE), this week we highlight our chapter on Forests and remind readers that for the first time,…

NEWS 16 SEP 2019

International Day of the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

Today is International Day of the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and marks 32 years since the Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol has led to the phase-out of 99 per cent of ozone-depleting…

NEWS 6 SEP 2019

Discussing the UN SDGs at the futureAUS Coworking Summit

Team members for the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Andrew Marshall, Jack Coates-Marnane and Kangmin Moon took part in a workshop on the UN…

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 19 AUG 2019

Water Resources: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

As part of our special 13 week series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian SoE 2018 Report, this week we highlight our chapter on Water Resources and review the Recommendation. The Water…

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…