EPA charges company over chemical spill at Cherry Creek

MTAW Group Pty Ltd, trading as Melbourne Transport and Warehousing, the company allegedly behind a chemical spill that polluted Cherry Creek and Cherry Lake in Altona North, leading to the deaths of...

EPA local investigators go statewide

A successful pilot project that partnered EPA Victoria officers with councils to investigate local environmental offences is expanding. EPA’s Officers for the Protection of the Local Environment...

Cranbourne landfill update

MEDIA STATEMENT Cranbourne landfill operator SBI has been granted a stay of EPA’s licence suspension decision by VCAT. EPA Victoria had suspended its licence earlier this month, after repeated...

Maribyrnong River test results a relief

EPA Victoria sampling in flood affected areas along the Maribyrnong River has found there’s a lot less contamination in the floodwaters and mud than was first suspected. A team of EPA scientists...

EPA announces testing in flood areas

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has announced enhanced soil and water testing in flood-impacted communities to support clean-up efforts. EPA Chief Environmental Scientist Professor...

EPA files Supreme Court action over Yarrowee River

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has filed an action with the Supreme Court,  to force a Ballarat development company and a Director, to stop activity that is allegedly causing...

Lemon Springs update - October 2022

The cleanup of the Lemon Springs site has now successfully uncovered 34,000 acetylene cylinders, 26 of the 32 sites have been excavated and the waste removed.   Environment Protection Authority...

SBI charged over alleged licence breach

EPA has taken further action against a Cranbourne West industrial landfill operator, charging SBI with breaching its licence to operate a landfill.  Yesterday (3 Oct) EPA suspended SBI’s...

EPA suspends SBI's licence

EPA has suspended SBI’s operating licence in light of significant and ongoing odour issues and compliance concerns from the Cranbourne West landfill operator.  The suspension means that no...

EPA's guide to how business can cut greenhouse gas

EPA Victoria has released a practical guide to help businesses of all sizes to minimise their greenhouse gas emissions. The new Guideline for Minimising Greenhouse Gas Emissions is designed to help...