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NEWS 15 AUG 2019
Position Magazine Q&A with Dr Gillian Sparkes
Our Commissioner, Dr Gillian Sparkes, was recently interviewed by Position magazine. In this interview, Dr Sparkes discusses the importance of adopting the United Nations Sustainable…
NEWS 1 JUL 2019
Regional Road Show 2019
Over the past few weeks, the Victorian State of the Environment 2018 Report has been out on a regional roadshow. Our Senior Science Writer, Dr Rebecca Koss, has visited a number of DELWP…
NEWS 7 MAY 2019
Premier's Sustainability Awards 2019 Now Open
The Premier's Sustainability Awards 2019 is now officially open for entries! These awards showcase and acknowledge Victoria’s sustainability trailblazers. This year there is a…
NEWS 19 MAR 2019
Victoria leads the way in adopting the UN SDGs for environmental reporting
The Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 Report is the first attempt in Australia to apply the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [hyperlink] to state of environment reporting…
NEWS 19 MAR 2019
Commissioner targets key environmental challenges for Victoria over the coming decade
Photo: Edify Energy The five-yearly Victorian State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 report was publicly released on 19 March 2019. As well as providing an analysis of a diverse range of 170…
NEWS 6 SEP 2018
Transforming Australia: SDG Progress Report
The team from the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Victoria attended the Committee for Economic Development Australia launch event ‘Transforming Australia:…
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…
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 15 FEB 2018
Key updates to the State of the Bays 2016 Report
The launch of 2016 State of the Bays report gave Victoria its first ‘health check’ for the iconic Port Phillip Bay and Western Port. Environmental science and policy-making is a dynamic…