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NEWS 15 JUN 2020

Celebrating our Bays

As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we wanted to share some background to the two most populated Bays – Port Phillip and Western Port. At the edge of the…

NEWS 8 JUN 2020

Happy World Oceans Day

Today is #WorldOceansDay and a perfect time to begin our campaign that reflects on the insights and images from Victoria’s first State of Bays (SotB) report released by the…

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…

NEWS 14 AUG 2018

A new Marine and Coastal Act

To protect Victoria’s marine and coastal environments now and into the future, we have established a new Marine and Coastal Act as part of a broader package of reforms. On 1 August 2018 the …

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

Thunderstorm asthma

The environment and our health On 21 November 2016, Melbourne experienced a catastrophic thunderstorm asthma event. 12,723 patients presented at emergency departments across Victoria – 44% more…

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

Keeping native bees buzzing

A vital service Native Australian bees are a crucial part of Australia’s ecosystems. They pollinate native plants, some of which can’t be pollinated by introduced species. And studies from the CSIRO…

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…