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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 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 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…
NEWS 31 OCT 2019
Discussing how Victoria is transforming its environmental reporting at EEAP2019 in Bangkok
Dr Gillian Sparkes was honoured to deliver the opening address at the Energy Evaluation Asia Pacific Conference #EEAP2019 in Bangkok on 30 October 2019. In her address: ‘Transformative evaluation:…
NEWS 20 AUG 2019
Sustainable Development during IPAA Victoria Public Sector Week 2019
As part of the third biennial IPAA Victoria Public Sector Week 2019, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Dr Gillian Sparkes joined a stellar line up of speakers to discuss …
NEWS 3 MAY 2019
The Future of Victoria's Environment at the Royal Society of Victoria
Don't miss out on Dr Scott Rawlings and Andrew Marshall presenting on the key outcomes and recommendations from the recently released State of the Environment 2018 Report at the Royal Society of…
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 27 JUN 2018
A Yarra expedition, citizen scientists and precious platypus data
The Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability (OCES) team enjoyed a sunny, wintry field trip up the Yarra River – ahead of the release of the State of the Yarra and its…
NEWS 18 JUN 2018
The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: an all-new visual guide to data and development
The World Bank has released the 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With over 180 maps and charts, the new publication shows the progress societies are making towards the 17…
NEWS 30 APR 2018
Creating Shared Value - an ethos not just a project
It was a privilege to attend the 2018 Shared Value Summit Asia Pacific (SV Summit APAC) in Sydney last week with 180 corporate, government and community leaders from Australia…