More fines for McDonalds

EPA Victoria is taking on another McDonalds restaurant caught dumping its waste cooking oils to a drain instead of storing it for collection and disposal. Last year EPA wrote to the three major fast...

Monegeetta fire pit attracts an EPA fine

It might as well have been sending smoke signals; a pit full of burning industrial waste at Monegeetta has attracted police, CFA firefighters, and EPA Victoria who issued an order to clean it up and a...

Mt Duneed woman pays $478 for a smoko

A smoko in a car park at Armstrong Creek has cost a Mt Duneed woman $478, after she tossed a cigarette from a parked car.   EPA Victoria fined the woman after a witness reported seeing her toss a...

Asbestos dumping charges for Wollert man

EPA has laid charges against the occupier of a rural property in Wollert for accepting industrial waste, including soil contaminated with asbestos, at a place that is not authorised to receive...

Ferntree Gully man fined over Traralgon fuel tank leak

EPA Victoria has fined a Ferntree Gully man more than a thousand dollars over a leak from an old service station’s underground petrol tank at Traralgon.   The $1,185 fine is for failing to...

Nearly $20,000 in EPA fines for Horsham company

A Horsham firm collecting waste tyres from businesses as far away as Inglewood, Charlton and St Arnaud has been slapped with nearly $20,000 in fines from EPA Victoria.   The two fines of $9,880...

New member for EPA Governing Board

EPA Victoria has welcomed a new member to its Governing Board. Sarah Thomson brings a wealth of experience with a 25-year background in finance, governance and risk Sarah has diverse professional and...

Bendigo smoker's $350 donation to the CFA

A Spring Gully man probably didn’t realise he was making a donation to support CFA volunteer firefighters, when he dropped a lit cigarette from his Holden on Sternberg Street, Bendigo.   A...

$1,500 gone with a flick of the wrist

A Lara man has spent more than $1,500 with a flick of the wrist, when he tossed a lit cigarette from his moving truck at Fyansford. A witness reported seeing the man throw a burning cigarette butt...

Going back to work? EPA's tips for the office clean out

As we’re all heading back to work, many of us will be looking at having a clear out. Old office equipment, dead batteries, outdated, faulty or no longer needed equipment and furniture could all...