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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 Sparkes joined Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio as she …

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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 change: An…

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 Commissioner for…

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 recycling…

NEWS 11 FEB 2020

2020 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

For the 2020 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Dr Gillian Sparkes, Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, was honoured to speak with Dr Amanda Caples and other …

NEWS 4 FEB 2020

Commissioner at RMIT's Engaging for Impact 2020

On Tuesday, 4 February 2020, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes joined RMIT University's Vice-Chancellor and President Martin Bean CBE, CSIRO's Senior Principal…

NEWS 18 DEC 2019

As we close out 2019

It has been a very busy year for the Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability (CES). On 19 March 2019, two five-yearly CES reports, State of the Environment (SoE) 2018 Report and the…

NEWS 13 DEC 2019

The importance of data and predictive capabilities in tackling climate extremes

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian Sparkes presented the Royal Society of Victoria’s RSV 2019 Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research to Professor Andrew Pitman AO,…

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…

NEWS 5 DEC 2019

Victoria's first Climate Science Report 2019

Victoria's first Climate Science Report 2019 has been released. The report is a legislative requirement every five years under the Victorian Climate Change Act 2017. Victoria’s Climate Science…

NEWS 2 DEC 2019

What the biodiversity indicators tell us

As we end the year, the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability is highlighting the Biodiversity chapter of the SoE 2018 Report that includes detailed information on the health of Victoria’s…

NEWS 1 NOV 2019

"Implementing the SDGs is child's play"

Michael Reid from Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability chaired a panel discussion at the Energy Evaluation Asia-Pacific Conference in Bangkok on 31 October 2019: Unleashing the…