On the nose and on our radar: EPA inspects odour reports Dandenong South and Keysborough

Recent inspections in South Dandenong have identified several sites potentially responsible for creating odours that have plagued the area. A team of 14 EPA and two City of Greater Dandenong...

Construction site mud earns company a fine

A company has been fined nearly $2,000 for allowing its trucks to leave a construction site and track mud and gravel along a public road. Total Constructions Pty Ltd which has its registered office in...

Snap EPA inspections in Macedon Ranges

EPA Victoria will conduct a series of snap inspections in the Macedon Ranges area to ensure businesses are complying with regulations, with particular focus around stormwater management, and liquid...

Spotlight on Science: Jason Choi, EPA Scientist - Air

AN EPA SCIENCE WEEK FEATURE:  Growing up, Jason Choi the Scientist for Air at EPA spent a lot of time camping as a scout and cadet. This sparked his interest in our natural environment. He also...

Lemon Springs update - August 2023

EPA is in the final operational stage of the clean-up of the Lemon Springs site, with all 32 sites safely excavated, backfilled with clean soil and the dismantling of non-essential building and...

EPA's concrete cleanout protects our creeks

EPA Victoria is conducting targeted inspections of concrete batching businesses in the southwest this week, to ensure they are preventing hazards to local waterways.   The campaign follows...

EPA patrols dairy districts for spills

A West Gippsland farmer faces a $1,923 fine for depositing more than 1,000 litres of dairy effluent into a tributary of the Lang Lang River.  EPA officers conducting an unannounced inspection of...

Positive result for EPA against pumping company

A Preston company has been fined $6,000 after the sharp eyes of the local community members reported its actions to EPA Victoria. Investigations started in February 2020 after reports from locals came...

Cleanaway pleads guilty on EPA charges

Cleanaway Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined in the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court over missed deadlines and badly managed waste stockpiles at their Brooklyn facility. EPA Victoria’s...

Calcorp washes money down the drain

North Coburg company, Calcorp Services, has been fined $3,698 after one of its employees was seen washing a white substance down a stormwater drain. A community member noticed the employee by the side...