Find the latest media and events related to community and planetary health at Victoria University.
Nyadol Nyuon and Prof Kathy Laster -- current and past directors of Sir Zelman Cowen Centre – were both acknowledged in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for outstanding efforts to empower multicultural communities.
The impact of bushfires and the pandemic on Victoria’s tourism sector wiped $19.5 billion in visitor spending in 2020. The Building the Resilience of Tourism Destinations to Disasters report highlights the need for state and federal Government policy interventions to: address labour shortages; transition tourism to a low-carbon economy; provide appropriate mental health services; encourage training in risk management, leadership, and online business skills.
The Analysis of the Impact of Proposals to Change Solar Homes to Export Electricity to the Grid report critiques the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) calculation of the impact of a proposed network-injection charge to homes with solar panels. It demonstrates that it is likely that most solar homes in the National Electricity Market will receive little or no income for the surplus solar production that they export to the grid.
Growing the Seeds: Recovery, strengths & capabilities in Gippsland communities provides a systemic assessment of the community, economic and risk landscapes in East Gippsland and Wellington Shires following the 2019/2020 bushfires. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a profound impact on how these communities are recovering. The report focuses on community strengths and capabilities, and the emerging recovery needs in this unprecedented situation.
