After one year under the Baillieu Government, this audit assesses the delivery of their election promises on the environment and also assesses significant actions taken that were not foreshadowed prior to the election.

All in all the audit, entitled found that of the 57 environmental policy commitments of significance made ahead of the election:

• 5 commitments have been delivered in full
• 17 commitments have been partially delivered
• 17 commitments have not yet been delivered
• 15 commitments represent a backwards step for our environment
• 3 promises that were made have been broken.

Additionally there have been 11 significant actions taken with environmental consequences which were not part of the Coalition’s election platform. Of these:

• 8 represent a backwards step for our environment
• 3 represent a forwards step for our environment.