Tarneit man pays $833 for a cigarette in country Victoria

A Tarneit man has been fined $740 plus costs after he tossed a burning cigarette from a car in a rural area at Barnawartha North, in northeast Victoria.   The offence took place in June, but as...

Tarneit man fined over burning industrial waste

An industrial waste fire at Mt Cottrell has left EPA Victoria praising local CFA firefighters and slapping a fine on the Tarneit man who owns the property.   EPA Western Metropolitan Regional...

EPA shuts down Brooklyn recycler after court case

EPA Victoria has revoked the permissions of a recycler on Bunting Rd, Brooklyn, after an extensive investigation and $45,000 in court-imposed fines and costs for the company and its Director.  ...

It's fine to recycle - tyre company ordered to pay $45,000 for community bicycle program

More young people can participate in a Broadmeadows social enterprise program thanks to an EPA Victoria prosecution.   Broady Bike Kitchen provides training to disadvantaged young people...

Western Composting Technology project at Huntly

EPA Victoria has approved a development licence permitting Western Composting Technology Pty Ltd (WCT) to build a facility on Wallenjoe Road, Huntly, near Bendigo.   The proposed facility would...

Development licence application from Veolia - waste and resource recovery facility, Hampton Park

Veolia Recycling and Recovery Pty Ltd has applied to EPA Victoria for a development licence. The application is for a waste resource recovery facility at 290 Hallam Road, Hampton Park. EPA is...

EPA answers a foam call - “where’s the fire?”

A Sunshine North company has been fined over a foam-without-the-fire incident that polluted the Maribyrnong River.   EPA Victoria has fined R.A. Bell & Co Pty Ltd $3,952 for contravening the...

EPA approves development licence for Hi-Quality Quarry Products Pty Ltd

EPA Victoria has issued a development licence to Hi-Quality Quarry Products Pty Ltd at 570-600 Sunbury Rd, Bulla. The permission is for the site to receive up to 100,000 tonnes per year of fill...

EPA fines Veolia for illegal waste transport

EPA has issued almost $40,000 in fines to Veolia Recycling and Recovery and Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) for failing to use permissioned vehicles to transport hazardous waste. The...

Backyard burn is bad for business - EPA

A Sale man will pay nearly $2,000 after EPA Victoria fined him for burning industrial waste on the outskirts of the town.   Several local people were quickly on the phone to EPA and the CFA...