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,

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. It was created in 2002 when the Department of Natural Resources and Environment was divided into the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The department supported and advised two Victorian ministers, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, and the Minister for Water, Peter Walsh, and helped with the management and administration of their portfolios. The department secretary was Greg Wilson. It had 2700 staff working at 90 locations across the state. DSE was sometimes known colloquially as the "Department of Smoke and Embers" for its role in planned burns and bushfire management. The Department of Sustainability and Environment was merged with the Department of Primary Industries to form the

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in April 2013.A stronger focus on jobs and investment - Premier of Victoria
, April 9, 2013

References

External links

Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria websiteAbout the Department
{{Authority control Environment of Victoria (state)

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2002 establishments in Australia 2013 disestablishments in Australia