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STORY 11 FEB 2022
Meet marine scientist, Dr Rebecca McIntosh
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 8 DEC 2021
Commissioner releases the inaugural State of the Marine and Coastal Environment 2021 Report for Victoria
Dr Gillian Sparkes AM, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability released the inaugural State of the Marine and Coastal Environment 2021 Report for Victoria today. Dr…
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 9 AUG 2020
Habitats and their Dependent Species: marine-dependent birds
As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we share some insights on marine-dependent birds in the ecosystems of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port from the …
NEWS 21 JUN 2020
Threats to the Bays
This week, as part of our 11-week campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, we wanted to look at threats to Port Phillip and Western Port Bays, sharing insights from the Victorian …
NEWS 26 OCT 2019
Celebrating Victoria's Marine & Coastal Environments during Sea Week: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series
To celebrate Sea Week, and 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 Marine…
NEWS 4 FEB 2019
Holistic Marine Spatial Planning for Victoria’s Marine Waters
Members of the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability attend Victoria’s first Marine Spatial Planning Summit on 1 February 2019 organised by DELWP. By Senior Science Writer…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
The particulars of plastic
All plastic breaks down into microplastics; every bit of plastic that is manufactured has the potential to end up in our environment. At the moment we know there’s a huge amount of plastic in the…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
30 years of renewable energy in Victoria
Past and future performance A 2014 Climate Council report found Victoria and NSW were the only Australian states that had not increased the proportion of renewable energy in their…
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…