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NEWS 3 JUN 2021
Getting down to the nitty gritty of implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals locally
As part of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability’s leading work applying the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to environmental reporting in Victoria, we have a project underway…
NEWS 28 JAN 2021
What Makes a City Sustainable?
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes delivered a keynote ‘What Makes a City Sustainable? Science, Technology and Sustainable Development’ at the inaugural…
NEWS 22 OCT 2020
Disaster resilience and the future of sustainability webinar
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes was a panellist at the Disaster resilience and the future of sustainability webinar hosted by Melbourne School of Engineering, The…
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 23 JUL 2020
Victorian Land Cover Time Series Released
The release of the Victorian Land Cover Time Series on 23 July 2020 by DELWP is an important milestone for land cover information gathering and how we view, interpret and analyse Victoria’s…
NEWS 11 JUL 2020
Entries closing soon for Premier's Sustainability Awards
Do you know any Victorian - people, businesses, organisations and communities - that are making our great State more #sustainable? If you do, please don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate their…
NEWS 5 JUL 2020
Chemistry of the Bays – Water Quality
In week five of our 11-week campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, we are exploring the chemistry of Port Phillip and Western Port Bays, sharing insights from the Victorian State…
NEWS 28 JUN 2020
The chemistry of Port Phillip and Western Port Bays: the nitrogen cycle
As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we share some background on the chemistry of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port from the State of the Bays (SotB)…
NEWS 26 JUN 2020
Habitats and their Dependent Species: Reefs
As part of our campaign to celebrate Victoria’s marine environment, this week we share some insights on the reefs of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port from the State of the Bays (SotB) 2016 …
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…