As part of Infrastructure Victoria’s research in preparing advice to government on recycling and resource recovery, we have identified six countries around the world with strong recycling performance. These include; Wales, Netherlands, Germany, South Korea and our neighbouring states of South Australia and New South Wales. Infrastructure Victoria’s Principal Advisor Steve Connors and AlphaBeta Managing […]
Submissions have now closed on Infrastructure Victoria’s Recycling and resource recovery infrastructure – Evidence base report. In total Infrastructure Victoria received 53 submissions from local councils, industry groups and private companies. The Evidence base report outlines our work to date which identifies opportunities for investment, new processes and community action. To help shape the Evidence […]
Last week we released our interim report in providing advice to government on recycling and resource recovery. It’s fair to say it got the country talking about recycling and what people would be willing to do in their house to change how they sort their waste. Here are answers to some of the common questions […]
Infrastructure Victoria has handed the Victorian Government its early findings on how to build a better recycling and resource recovery industry for the state. As an independent agency, Infrastructure Victoria has been asked by government to provide advice on the sector, focusing on the role of infrastructure and government to support the industry as it […]
In April 2019, the Victorian Government asked Infrastructure Victoria to provide advice on Victoria’s recycling and resource recovery sector. To get a better understanding of Victoria’s recycling and resource recovery sector, Infrastructure Victoria’s Project Director Elissa McNamara sat down with Sustainability Victoria’s Director of Resource Recovery Matt Genever to talk about; the current problem where […]
This opinion piece was provided to and published in The Age on May 23, 2019 Michel Masson, Infrastructure Victoria CEO Recycling going to landfill; stockpiling of cardboard and chemicals; deadly warehouse fires – the state of waste in Victoria is fast approaching a tipping point. Two years ago, few people gave waste management a second thought. […]
Infrastructure Victoria will provide advice to government on the infrastructure required to support changes to recycling and resource recovery in Victoria. The Special Minister of State has made the request to Infrastructure Victoria as the state’s independent authority created to provide advice on infrastructure matters. Infrastructure Victoria Chief Executive Officer Michel Masson said the advice […]
Infrastructure Victoria has today published its response to the recommendations of the community panel it convened to consider changing the way Victorians pay for the transport network. The panel of 38 Victorians worked together over four weeks to consider the question: Under what conditions, if any, would the community accept a change in the way […]
Infrastructure Victoria has today called for better integration of land use and transport infrastructure and more targeted regional infrastructure initiatives to help the state reap the benefits of its unprecedented population growth. Releasing a discussion paper titled Growing Victoria’s Potential, the independent infrastructure adviser said Victoria’s record population growth could deliver great outcomes for the […]
Infrastructure Victoria has today called for infrastructure investment in regional Victoria to target local strengths and address disadvantage, rather than ease Melbourne’s population growth pressures. Releasing a discussion paper titled Growing Victoria’s Potential, the independent infrastructure adviser said regional infrastructure initiatives should seek to ensure all parts of Victoria were well placed to respond to […]