North Geelong concrete batchers inspected

Snap inspections in the North Geelong area have seen nine concrete batching businesses visited by EPA Victoria officers.   Concrete preparation, or batching, creates particular environmental...

EPA marks International Day of Climate Action

Victoria’s environmental regulator, EPA Victoria, encourages everyone to do their bit as part of the state’s shared responsibility for climate action. Chief Executive Officer Lee Miezis...

Inspection surprise for Reservoir businesses

Officers from EPA Victoria and Darebin Council made multiple unannounced compliance and enforcement inspections last Thursday (12 Oct) on businesses around Edgars Creek and Edwardes Lake, Reservoir...

EPA drop in session in the Curdies

EPA Victoria is inspecting dairy farms across the South-West Region to make sure water pollution controls are in place and working. While we are in the area to inspect businesses, we will also be...

Meet us under the Swan Hill Community Tree

If you’re passing by the Swan Hill Community Tree in Campbell Street on the morning of Thursday 26 October, why not stop and have a chat with Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA...

Poor sediment controls earn a fine for John Holland

A failure to properly control sediment from leaving a construction site has cost builder John Holland a $5,769 Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) fine.  Melbourne Water is replacing...

EPA warns to avoid contact with flood waters

Large areas of the state are again facing floods, with an additional threat in eastern parts of Gippsland from now-extinguished bushfires. EPA Victoria has advice for communities preparing for...

Hi Quality applies for EPA development licence

Hi-Quality Quarry Products Pty Ltd has applied for an EPA Victoria Development Licence to process fill material and construction waste for reuse at its facility at 570-600 Sunbury Rd, Bulla. The...

What really goes down the drain when you wash your car

Washing your car in the driveway or street could be flushing soap, grime and oils down the stormwater drain and into our waterways, warns EPA Victoria.   As warmer weather encourages people to...

Clean up or pay up says EPA

A company and its Director and General Manager will pay $23,000 in fine, costs and donations after failing to comply with an EPA order to clean up a pile of industrial waste that included dangerous...