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STORY 11 FEB 2022
Meet water scientist, Dr Paula Sardina
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science we celebrate the role of women and girls in science, not only as beneficiaries, but also as agents of change. We’re celebrating this…
STORY 11 FEB 2022
Meet the Victorian women behind next generation Mars rovers - Advancing Australia's space industry and capability
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science we celebrate the role of women and girls in science, not only as beneficiaries but also as agents of change. We acknowledge this important day by…
NEWS 5 MAR 2021
Strategic Audit of the Implementation of Environmental Management Systems in Victorian Government 2019-20
The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability is pleased to share the 2020 Strategic Audit report on the implementation of Environmental Management Systems, which analyses the Victorian…
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 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 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…
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…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
More water, more life
In the dry Mallee country in north-western Victoria, the Hattah Lakes are an oasis for native animals who find food and shelter in these wetlands and floodplains. The lakes are filled seasonally…
NEWS 27 JUN 2018
A Yarra expedition, citizen scientists and precious platypus data
The Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability (OCES) team enjoyed a sunny, wintry field trip up the Yarra River – ahead of the release of the State of the Yarra and its…