We deliver the Minister for Environment’s priorities through ongoing services and targeted initiatives. The list below shows how these priorities and initiatives meet the Government’s expectations.
Read our Statement of Expectations.
Targeting Illegal dumping
Government expectations supported
- Build community trust and confidence through transparent, preventative, science-led regulation
- Hold polluters to account with strong enforcement
- Strengthen Victoria’s response to illegal dumping and waste crime
- Working collaboratively.
Circular economy and waste system stewardship
Government expectations supported
- Provide leadership, stewardship and oversight of the waste and resource recovery sector to support Victoria’s circular economy
- Respond to climate change
- Strengthen a culture of environmental protection
- Support community expectations, social licence and equity
- Support housing, infrastructure and economic growth
- Working collaboratively.
Reducing the risks of harm and impacts from landfills
Government expectations supported
- Hold polluters to account with strong enforcement
- Strengthen a culture of environmental protection.
Targeted action on noise, odour and air quality in communities
Government expectations supported
- Build community trust and confidence through transparent, preventative, science-led regulation
- Hold polluters to account with strong enforcement
- Strengthen a culture of environmental protection
- Support community expectations, social licence and equity
- Working collaboratively.
Preventing fires at waste and resource recovery facilities and industrial sites
Government expectations supported
- Build community trust and confidence through transparent, preventative, science-led regulation
- Hold polluters to account with strong enforcement
- Respond to climate change
- Strengthen a culture of environmental protection.
Reducing impacts of pollution and waste from construction and supporting safe land development
Government expectations supported
- Build community trust and confidence through transparent, preventative, science-led regulation
- Support community expectations, social licence and equity
- Support housing, infrastructure and economic growth.
Caring for Country and Traditional Owner self-determination
Government expectations supported
- Organisational capability and performance
- Traditional Owner self-determination and caring for country
- Working collaboratively.
Managing the risk of harm from climate change
Government expectations supported
- Build community trust and confidence through transparent, preventative, science-led regulation
- Respond to climate change
- Strengthen a culture of environmental protection.
Organisational capability and collaboration
Government expectations supported
- Build community trust and confidence through transparent, preventative, science-led regulation
- Organisational capability and performance
- Strengthen a culture of environmental protection
- Working Collaboratively.
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