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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 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 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 12 DEC 2019

Victorian Government's action for long-term sustainability of Victoria's native timber forests

On the 7th November 2019, Victoria’s State Government announced a 30-year plan to phase out native forest logging in Victorian public forests by 2030. This includes an immediate logging ban of old…

NEWS 2 DEC 2019

What the biodiversity indicators tell us

As we end the year, the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability is highlighting the Biodiversity chapter of the SoE 2018 Report that includes detailed information on the health of Victoria…

NEWS 18 OCT 2019

The State of Waste: an interview with Dr Gillian Sparkes

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria, Dr Gillian Sparkes, discusses the state of waste with Waste Management Review and how the State of the…

NEWS 11 OCT 2019

2019 Winners of the Premier's Sustainability Awards

Congratulations to all winners of the 2019 Premier's Sustainability Awards and Sustainability Victoria for a wonderful event to celebrate and recognise the hard work of all Victorians who are making…