Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Victoria)

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Agency overview
Type Department
Jurisdiction Victoria
Headquarters 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ministers responsible
  • Hon Lily D’Ambrosio,
    Minister for Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Suburban Development
  • Hon Lisa Neville,
    Minister for Water
  • Hon Richard Wynne,
    Minister for Planning
  • Hon Natalie Hutchins,
    Minister for Local Government
Agency executive
Website http://delwp.vic.gov.au/

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is a state government department responsible for protecting the environment, management of natural resources, managing water resources, planning, local government, fire and emergency management and property and land titles in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created on 1 January 2015 after the 2014 Victorian State Election when Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the previous Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) would be renamed, with the Agriculture portfolio moved to the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, and property and land titles, planning and local government support added from the previous Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (DTPLI).

The Department secretary is Adam Fennessy.

The Ministers responsible the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning are:

The ministers are supported by Anthony Carbines, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Our leaders, DELWP

External links

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