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NEWS 15 DEC 2021

Commissioner releases the State of the Environment Biodiversity Update 2021 Report

Dr Gillian Sparkes AM, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, has released the State of the Environment Biodiversity Update 2021 Report. The next Victorian State of the Environment Report is…

NEWS 16 JUL 2021

Climate Change Risk Management Guide

The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) released a guide outlining minimum requirements for managing climate change risks for Victorian Government organisations.The guide states…

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 23 SEP 2020

Victoria’s Nature Festival virtual tour of Budj Bim

Victoria’s Nature Festival springs into action The first ever Victoria Nature Festival springs into action this week with a diverse range of free, nature-based virtual activities…

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 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 1 MAR 2020

Transforming recycling in Victoria

The landmark Recycling Victoria 10-year plan was released by the Victorian Government on 26 February 2020. The new circular economy strategy includes a complete overhaul of Victoria’s…

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…