Community conference for proposed Huntly composting project

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is inviting community members to a community conference to discuss an application to build an organic resource recovery and composting facility in...

A noisy ute is a pricey ute

A Wyndham Vale man will pay more than $700 after failing to prove to EPA Victoria that his Mitsubishi ute is no longer a noisy vehicle.   The man pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrate’...

EPA Victoria grants AGL development licence to manage ash storage capacity

EPA Victoria has approved a development licence application from AGL PTY LTD to extend its ash landfill and leachate storage pond to meet future demand. The application proposed 6 new landfill cells...

Coffee cups chucked from truck cost man from Jan Juc 500 bucks

A Jan Juc man who tossed a coffee cup from his ute at Freshwater Creek, then dropped another one five minutes later, has avoided a conviction but paid $531 in fine and costs when the case went to...

Lack of legal loopholes when littering Lara in a Landcruiser

A Roxburgh Park man who dropped a cigarette butt from his Toyota Landcruiser on the Princes Freeway at Lara, has avoided a conviction but paid $485 in fine and costs when the case went to court. EPA...

Gisborne building site inspections fail to impress

EPA Victoria and Macedon Ranges Shire Council have inspected 34 building sites around Gisborne and New Gisborne, and they are not happy with how the building industry is meeting its responsibilities...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 23 April

Testing has confirmed the sample taken from Dendy Park, Brighton yesterday, 22 April was asbestos-containing material.  The sample is a small piece of bonded material and poses a negligible risk...

Demolition by fire fails to fool EPA or CFA

A demolition company that began demolishing an unoccupied house at Beveridge by setting it on fire has received a $9,616 fine from EPA Victoria, after CFA firefighters raised the alarm.   The...

Response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 22 April

Testing has confirmed that a sample collected from Seabrook Reserve, Broadmeadows in the Hume City Council area on Friday, 19 April is positive for asbestos-containing material.  Further...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update Sunday 21 April

EPA has not received any new reports of potential asbestos-containing material in mulch in public parks and reserves from the community this weekend, on Saturday 20 April or Sunday 21 April. Hobsons...