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New chair for Climate Change Adaptation Reference Council
17 November 2009
The Victorian Government has appointed Climate scientist Chris Mitchell as the new chair of Australia’s first Ministerial Reference Council established to focus on climate change adaptation. Read more...
Snakes out and about as weather warms up
5 November 2009
Snakes are becoming more active around suburban Melbourne, particularly in urban fringe and coastal areas. Read more...
Forest roads and tracks re-opened to the public
30 October 2009
Hundreds of roads and tracks across Victoria will be re-opened tomorrow part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and Parks Victoria's seasonal road closure program. Read more...
Have your say on protecting threatened Victorians
29 October 2009
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) wants Victorians to comment on the actions it plans to take to protect 17 of the state's threatened species. Read more...
Smoke from planned burning likely near towns
23 October 2009
Smoke from a number of planned burns close to townships is expected to be visible in some parts of Victoria today and over the coming weekend. Read more...
New mainland home for island Koalas
22 October 2009
Over 200 French Island koalas have a new home in Bunyip State Park after being relocated by experienced wildlife staff of the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria. Read more...
Hotline helps whales and dolphins in a tangle
21 October 2009
The Victorian Government has launched a new emergency phone number for reporting whales and dolphins in distress. Read more...
Exotic snakes seized in wildlife operation
9 October 2009
A 50 year old man, who is associated with an outlaw motorcycle gang, may face multiple charges after authorities today seized two Boa Constrictor snakes that were being kept illegally at his home. Read more...
More Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies released to wild
8 October 2009
Five captive-bred Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies are being reintroduced into the Grampians National Park today in an ongoing effort to save the critically endangered species from extinction in Victoria. Read more...
February bushfire control lines rehabilitated
7 October 2009
Victoria’s Fire agencies and landholders are close to completing restoration works on an estimated 3000 kilometres of control lines which were cut during the February 2009 fires. Read more...
Help is at hand for Wimmera’s threatened orchids
6 October 2009
Threatened orchid recovery has taken a leap forward in the Wimmera with the propagation of more than 1,000 orchids using specialist techniques at a state government laboratory. Read more...
Training-up for the next fire season
6 October 2009
Around two hundred Victorian public servants have swapped their work clothes for fire fighting gear as part of the Victorian Government’s ongoing preparations for the upcoming fire season. Read more...
Bumper whale season will boost important population research
5 October 2009
Researchers are collecting tissue samples from Southern Right Whales off Victoria’s south coast today to learn more about the genetic make-up of Warrnambool’s whale populations. Read more...
Fuel reduction underway in Victoria’s parks and forests
22 September 2009
A 133-hectare planned burn, south east of Sale, is being blacked out and patrolled by fire fighters today. Read more...
Submissions due this week on protecting our marine mammals
22 September 2009
Victorians are being reminded that they have just a few days left to make submissions on new regulations designed to protect whales, dolphins and seals in Victorian waters. Read more...
Salt spices up freshwater fish's sex life
21 September 2009
Research by the Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) in Victoria's south-west has increased understanding of the breeding habits of a native freshwater fish, the Tupong (Pseudaphritis urvillii). Read more...
Environment springs into fire recovery
17 September 2009
Despite the intensity of the February bushfires, natural recovery and regeneration is taking place across Victoria and will be more noticeable during spring. Read more...
Bush Guardians grants program 2009/10
16 September 2009
Community groups managing important biodiversity on public land can now apply for weed and pest control funding through the DSE's Bush Guardians Program. Read more...
One week to go for Firewood Discussion Paper submissions
16 September 2009
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is reminding Victorians that they have one week to go to make a submission on the state’s Firewood Strategy for Public Land Discussion Paper. Read more...
Mountain Pygmy Possum captive breeding success
7 September 2009
A successful breeding season at the Healesville Sanctuary has provided new hope for one of Victoria's most endangered marsupials, the Mountain Pygmy Possum. Read more...
Watch out! Its swooping season
1 September 2009
With the first day of spring today, Victorians are being reminded to keep an eye out for Australian Magpies and other birds that swoop to defend their nests. Read more...
Urgent clean-up of pest seaweed underway at Apollo Bay
1 September 2009
Divers are scouring Apollo Bay Harbour on Victoria's West coast today following the discovery of a pest species of seaweed there. Read more...
