Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith says new recreation opportunities for Frankston nature lovers are one step closer with the completion of a master plan for Frankston Reservoir and the reclassification of the site's status to recognise its environmental importance.

The Victorian Coalition Government has announced $1 million in funding for on-ground works by Landcare and the start of the public comment phase of its draft plan of support for the iconic community-based movement.

Victorian businesses, community groups, education institutions and government agencies are invited to enter the 10th anniversary year of the Premier's Sustainability Awards.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith has announced an historic agreement to stop the last discharge of industrial wastewater into the Yarra River.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith today launched a new campaign in a bid to divert the equivalent of more than 300,000 wheelie bins of recyclable material that still ends up in landfill every week.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith visited community nursery Brite Plants in Broadmeadows today where 5000 tree seedlings are heading for the Victorian environment as part of the Victorian Government's commitment to planting two million trees by 2014.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith has finalised five appointments to the Victorian Environment Assessment Council (VEAC), to commence from May this year.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith is encouraging Victorian primary and secondary schools to have their sustainability achievements recognised by entering the ResourceSmart Schools Awards 2012.

The equivalent of 240 garbage trucks of waste collected from metropolitan railway stations will be diverted away from landfill under a new recycling project between the Victorian Coalition Government and Metro Trains.

The Victorian Coalition Government has announced a $2 million plan to help charities fight back against the unfair burden of illegal dumping at their outlets.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith welcomed today's bipartisan agreement from the COAG Select Council on Climate Change for a national approach to reforming climate change policies and programs.

The Coalition Government will fund infrastructure projects to upgrade our zoos as part of a $13.7 million package announced this week in the 2012-13 Budget.

The 2012-13 Victorian Budget includes more than $157 million of new funding to improve waterways, reduce bushfire risk and upgrade facilities for Zoos Victoria.

A group of everyday Victorians were awarded at the Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence 2012 last night.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith announced today that the Victorian Government is delivering a $1.86 million project to collect new information on some of the state's rarest inhabitants to help strike the best possible balance between timber production and the protection of biodiversity.

An ambitious plan to transform Melbourne's food and garden waste into valuable products was launched today with the Victorian Government committing $3.8 million to support and develop organics recycling across the city.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, today announced funding of $1.04 million towards a $3.6 million project to revitalise Melbourne's second-largest river valley, the Maribyrnong.

The Victorian Coalition Government has announced the first successful applicants for its new environmental grants program – Communities for Nature.

Victorians planning to enjoy the beach this Easter weekend are reminded to keep the required distances from marine mammals or face fines of up to $2,442, Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith warned today.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith today officially opened the Fishermans Beach Redevelopment project which has delivered a new community, tourism and recreation facilities on the Torquay foreshore.