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NEWS 22 JUN 2018

Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 is issued

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes, welcomes the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 introduced into Parliament yesterday by the Minister for…

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 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 6 FEB 2018

Game-changing environmental monitoring reforms are underway

  Access to information on the state of the environment through digital platforms will be a powerful enabler of citizen participation and development of local solutions over the next decade in…

NEWS 1 NOV 2017

Higher impact environmental reporting and fronting up with wicked solutions

  The Commissioner was honoured to speak at the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Inc (EIANZ) annual conference in Wellington, New Zealand this week. It’s…