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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 15 JUN 2021
Commissioner Dr Gillian Sparkes receives Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours
Congratulations to Dr Gillian Sparkes on being awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours “for significant services to environmental sustainability, and to…
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 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 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 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 10 JUN 2020
A Shared Value Conversation
As part of the 2020 Shared Value Summit Asia Pacific ‘Climate for Change’ #SVSUMMITAPAC, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes opened the panel session ‘Climate…
NEWS 5 JUN 2020
Happy World Environment Day
2020 has been a memorable year. One that will change lives and bring fresh perspectives. This year as we work from home across Victoria and indeed, the world, many of us will have developed a greater…
NEWS 1 MAR 2020
Transforming recycling in Victoria
The landmark Recycling Victoria 10-year plan was released by the Victorian Government on 26 February 2020. The new circular economy strategy includes a complete overhaul of Victoria’s…
NEWS 12 DEC 2019
Victorian Government's action for long-term sustainability of Victoria's native timber forests
On the 7th November 2019, Victoria’s State Government announced a 30-year plan to phase out native forest logging in Victorian public forests by 2030. This includes an immediate logging ban of old…