EPA serves new notices on Van Hessen

Wangaratta sausage skin manufacturer Van Hessen Australia has been issued two further notices by EPA Victoria over the odour problems that have been impacting the local community. Van Hessen plans to...

Yarra Bend builder fined

A construction company working on a project that advertises itself as building ‘the most liveable suburb in the world”, failed to control its sediment run off despite warnings from...

East Gippsland businesses inspected

EPA Victoria spent four days last week in East Gippsland inspecting more than 30 businesses across Bairnsdale, Orbost, Mallacoota and surrounding areas. While some businesses were found to be...

Illegal burn off reports on the rise

Illegal burn offs of industrial waste including treated timber, plastics and tyres appears to be on the rise, according to Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). EPA Executive Director...

Veolia fined for missed deadline

Failure to provide a report by the specified time has cost Veolia Recycling and Recovery Pty Ltd $9,246. EPA Victoria has fined the company after it failed to provide a report on the groundwater...

Plenty of homework for local businesses - EPA

EPA Victoria says businesses in the Bundoora Industrial Zone have plenty of homework to do on preventing problems with waste, liquid spills and pollution.   Inspection teams from EPA Victoria...

EPA fined a timber grinder

EPA Victoria has fined a waste timber grinding company at Clayton and ordered it to clean up dust and fibres that drifted as far as Mulgrave.   The investigation started with complaints from the...

Fine for illegal burn off

A burn off of industrial waste has proven costly for a man who failed to follow the regulations regarding disposal of waste materials and is now $1,923 poorer. EPA Victoria officers visited a work...

Victorian regulators visit Warrnambool for Build Aware construction safety blitz

Four Victorian regulators are joining forces in Warrnambool this week to ensure safety on construction sites, as part of the weeklong Build Aware initiative, which aims to ensure workers are meeting...

Fines for Cleanaway

EPA Victoria has issued three fines to Cleanaway Pty Ltd  totalling nearly $30,000 for transporting waste hand sanitizer without properly logging its movement. A further $9,246 fine was issued to...