Media Releases

Recent releases

• Make sure you plan your visit to parks and forests this long weekend

  07 Mar, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and Parks Victoria are advising people to carefully plan their trips to parks, forests and reserves this weekend following recent heavy rains and flooding in some areas.

• Take Care When Visiting Victoria’s Parks, Forests and Reserves

  02 Mar, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and Parks Victoria are strongly advising people to reconsider trips to parks, forests and reserves and to take extreme care as heavy rainfall, strong winds and flash flooding is expected across the weekend.

• Native Vegetation Exchange opens to developers

  02 Mar, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is encouraging developers looking to offset native vegetation clearing in the Gippsland region to take advantage of a new trading system.

• New Latrobe River bridge opens

  01 Mar, 2012

  The newly-installed Latrobe River bridge on Latrobe River Road, approximately 15 kilometres east of Neerim South is now open.

• Don’t be late! – One week left to apply for wildlife grants

  28 Feb, 2012

  Wildlife rehabilitators across Victoria are reminded they have one week left to get in their applications under the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants Program.

• Ready to roll: Autumn Firewood Collection season starts on March the 1st

  27 Feb, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is reminding Victorians that the Autumn Firewood Collection Season begins this week (Thursday the 1st of March).

• Caledonian Caravan Park

  24 Feb, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) has made a commitment to work with the community and Moorabool Shire Council on the future of the Caledonian Caravan Park site.

• Gippsland Lakes algal bloom declining

  23 Feb, 2012

  Monitoring of the blue-green algal bloom in the Gippsland Lakes has shown that some parts of the bloom are declining to levels that are no longer harmful to human health, allowing a return to safe recreational water use in most areas.

• Water Corporation boards seeking applications

  23 Feb, 2012

  Expressions of interest are now open for 55 board director positions, including seven chairs, for the 19 regional and metropolitan water corporation boards.

• Iconic Alpine track cleared

  16 Feb, 2012

  A 25 kilometre section of one of Australia’s most rugged and remote walking trails has been reopened thanks to the hard work of Heyfield DSE crews.

• Closure of Wildlife Wonderland Park near Bass

  16 Feb, 2012

  The Wildlife Wonderland Park near Bass in South Gippsland has been forced to close due to offences against the Wildlife Act 1975 and the eviction of the operator by the landlord.

• Seals wear out their welcome at Apollo Bay boat ramp

  15 Feb, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is reminding beach users to keep their distance from seals and not feed them after Australian Fur Seals have been reported at the Apollo Bay boat ramp.

• No change in Lake Connewarre and Barwon Estuary blue-green algae bloom

  15 Feb, 2012

  Ongoing monitoring of the blue-green algae bloom in Lake Connewarre and lower sections of the Barwon River Estuary shows no change.

• ‘Cod Squad’ turns sky-high snaps into new snag maps

  15 Feb, 2012

  Researchers from the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s (DSE) Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) are using high definition aerial photography as part of a project assessing instream habitat such as snags across Victorian rivers and streams.

• 10,000 Victorian beachgoers enjoy a good Summer by the Sea

  14 Feb, 2012

  The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) has wrapped up another successful Summer by the Sea program with around 10,000 people taking part.

• Not such a gray area - New research solves a fishy migration mystery

  13 Feb, 2012

  Research by the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s (DSE) Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) has used modern technology to provide groundbreaking insights into the migration and breeding habits of the mysterious and threatened Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena) fish.

• Penguins need you: call for members of Phillip Island Nature Park Board

  10 Feb, 2012

  Expressions of interest open on 11 February for vacancies on the Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management.

• Young platypus rescued on Marlo beach

  09 Feb, 2012

  Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) Biodiversity staff were alerted to the plight of an exhausted young platypus found on the beach near the Marlo Estuary in East Gippsland on Wednesday February 1.

• Suspected algae bloom in Port Phillip Bay update

  03 Feb, 2012

  Testing of samples taken from the suspected algal bloom in the bay have not found any harmful substances..

• Spotted Tree frogs hop back to top spot

  02 Feb, 2012

  260 captive-bred Spotted Tree Frogs are being released back into the Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria’s north east in an effort to re-establish the species in a former stronghold.