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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 30 OCT 2019
Fire: 13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series
As part of our special series exploring the 13 key themes of the Victorian SoE 2018 report, this week we highlight our chapter on fire. The SoE findings include four key fire indicators, they look at…
NEWS 28 OCT 2019
13 Themes in 13 Weeks Series
Over the past 13 weeks, we shared the key highlights of the 13 themes that make up the State of the Environment 2018 Report. Did you miss a week or not certain where to find information…
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
DNA: From crime fighting to wildlife sighting
Understanding is key Australia currently has some of the highest wildlife extinction rates in the world, and Victoria is no exception. As Victoria’s population grows, so too will the threat to our…
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…
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…
STORY 2 JUL 2018
More water, more life
In the dry Mallee country in north-western Victoria, the Hattah Lakes are an oasis for native animals who find food and shelter in these wetlands and floodplains. The lakes are filled seasonally…