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The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) was a state government department responsible for protecting the environment, boosting productivity in Victoria's food and fibre sector, management of natural resources and managing water resources in the state of
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It was created in April 2013 by merging the Department of Primary Industries with the
Department of Sustainability and Environment The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) was a state government department that managed water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and eco systems in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created in 2002 wh ...
. The Department secretary was Adam Fennessy.DEPI - About us
Retrieved on January 13, 2014 After the 2014 Victorian State Election, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the department would be renamed to the
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) was a government department in Victoria, Australia. Commencing operation in January 2015, the DELWP was created in the aftermath of the 2014 state election, with Premier Daniel Andr ...
(DELWP) effective 1 January 2015. The Agriculture portfolio was moved to the new
Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) is a former department of the Government of Victoria. It was created on 1 January 2015 by the government of Premier Daniel Andrews when the number of government depar ...
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Meredith Mitchell Dr Meredith Leigh Mitchell an Australian agronomist. She is a Senior Research Scientist with the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Career Mitchell has worked for the Department of Environment and Primary Industries ...
, Pasture agronomist


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Department of Environment and Primary Industries
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Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
Government agencies established in 2013 2013 establishments in Australia 2015 disestablishments in Australia