Darley man fine for illegal burning off

Duty holders in the state’s south west are again being reminded of the penalties for illegal burn offs after EPA Victoria issued a fine of $1,185 to a Darley individual for illegal burning...

Echuca Productions fined

An Echuca Magistrate has ordered the former owners of a local abattoir, Echuca Productions, to pay legal costs of $3,688 and $10,000 into the court fund after it failed to act on an EPA Victoria...

Director told to pay $45,000 fine and costs

A director and his two companies operating in Brooklyn and Great Western will pay more than $45,000 in fines and costs after charges that they failed to comply with a host of regulatory notices and...

EPA urges - track your trash

EPA Victoria is warning residents that illegal waste dumping is on the rise, and it is everyone’s responsibility to keep an eye on where their skip bin loads of renovation waste and hard rubbish...

Illegal burning off still a concern

EPA is looking into recent reports that there have been more on farm illegal burn offs and will contact properties in the north west of the state regarding their requirement to comply with regulations...

Community discusses Huntly compost application

About 60 members of the Huntly community attended a community conference last night (27 May 2024) to discuss an application to buildan organic resource recovery and composting facility. The conference...

Community conference for proposed Huntly composting project

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is inviting community members to a community conference to discuss an application to build an organic resource recovery and composting facility in...

A noisy ute is a pricey ute

A Wyndham Vale man will pay more than $700 after failing to prove to EPA Victoria that his Mitsubishi ute is no longer a noisy vehicle.   The man pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrate’...

EPA Victoria grants AGL development licence to manage ash storage capacity

EPA Victoria has approved a development licence application from AGL PTY LTD to extend its ash landfill and leachate storage pond to meet future demand. The application proposed 6 new landfill cells...

Coffee cups chucked from truck cost man from Jan Juc 500 bucks

A Jan Juc man who tossed a coffee cup from his ute at Freshwater Creek, then dropped another one five minutes later, has avoided a conviction but paid $531 in fine and costs when the case went to...