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NEWS 7 OCT 2019

Waste and Resource Recovery: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series

As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian State of Environment 2018 Report (SoE 2018), this week we highlight our chapter on Waste and Resource Recovery and the…

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 6 AUG 2019

Understanding Victoria's Water Quality during National Science Week 2019

Welcome to National Science Week 2019. As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian State of the Environment 2018 Report, this week we highlight our chapter on…

NEWS 2 AUG 2019

International Day of the World's Indigenous People

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability and the Office team recognise and pay our respects to the rich culture of Australia’s First Peoples during International Day of the World’s…

NEWS 11 JUL 2019

Celebrating NAIDOC Week

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability and Office team recognise and pay our respects to the rich culture of Australia’s First Peoples during NAIDOC week. This year’s NAIDOC theme, ‘Voice…

NEWS 19 MAR 2019

Opportunities for better management of Victoria’s iconic Yarra River and its Parklands

A comprehensive report card on the health of the Yarra, Victoria’s most iconic river and its surrounding parklands has been released. The State of the Yarra and Its Parklands 2018 Report …

NEWS 13 OCT 2018

Talking Waste in Ipswich

Last week, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes attended the Future Waste Resources Convention at the Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich, Queensland which brought…

NEWS 27 AUG 2018

Welcoming the New EP Bill

On the 22 August 2018, the Victorian Parliament passed the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 which will see a transformation to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria's…

NEWS 3 JUL 2018

Victoria says no to plastic waste

Community consultation has helped end of single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags from 2019 to help protect our environment from plastic pollution. There was an overwhelming response of more…

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…