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NEWS 14 JUN 2018

Discussing the State of the Yarra at the Victorian Catchments Summit

The Yarra River is an iconic high-profile natural flowing system within Victoria. With anything that receives much attention, think Great Barrier Reef or the Amazon Forest, socio-political interests…

NEWS 4 JUN 2018

Environment Connect: Better understanding, better outcomes

  Thank you to Tim Piper of AiGroup for the invitation to speak to the Environment Connect Group at AiGroup in Melbourne last week. Environment Connect is a forum for safety and…

NEWS 4 JUN 2018

Why some office buildings don't pass the emissions test

  Buildings account for 23 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions after energy generation and transport. A report commissioned by Victorian government agency…

NEWS 25 MAY 2018

A new board to lead EPA Victoria into a new era

  For the first time since it was established in 1971, from 1 July 2018 EPA Victoria will have a governing board. The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, welcomed…

NEWS 2 MAY 2018

2018 Australasian Network For Ecology & Transport Conference

  Science Writer Rebecca Koss was a keynote speaker at the 2018 Australasian Network For Ecology & Transport Conference where she briefed delegates on the work of the…

NEWS 30 APR 2018

Creating Shared Value - an ethos not just a project

  It was a privilege to attend the 2018 Shared Value Summit Asia Pacific (SV Summit APAC) in Sydney last week with 180 corporate, government and community leaders from Australia…

NEWS 27 APR 2018

Dr Scott Rawlings at Coast to Coast 2018

  Head of Science and Research for the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Scott Rawlings, was a speaker at the Coast to Coast Conference in…

NEWS 28 FEB 2018

Applying the SDGs - determining socio-economic indicators for Victoria's environment

  Yesterday, the Commissioner hosted a high-level workshop which prioritised socio-economic indicators adapted from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). This event was…

NEWS 15 FEB 2018

Key updates to the State of the Bays 2016 Report

The launch of 2016 State of the Bays report gave Victoria its first ‘health check’ for the iconic Port Phillip Bay and Western Port. Environmental science and policy-making is a dynamic…

NEWS 6 FEB 2018

Environmental leadership and leveraging investments in the age of big data

The main game for the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria in terms of environmental reporting is to provide access to better independent and…