Tap into EPA's bigger air monitoring network and daily forecasts

Attn: North East Region media EPA Victoria is approaching the bushfire season with its biggest ever network of air quality monitors across the state, twice daily forecasts on Twitter, and the AirWatch...

Crackdown on dodgy operators dumping asbestos-riddled soil

EPA and Hume City Council are encouraging members of the public to report dumpers who unload piles of asbestos-contaminated soil in streets or on public land.    EPA Northern Metropolitan...

EPA congratulates finalists in the Premier's Sustainability Awards

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA Victoria) congratulates the finalists of the 2021 Premier’s Sustainability Awards, announced by the Victorian Government today.     ...

Geelong court upholds EPA litter fine

A Hopetoun Park man has taken an EPA litter fine to court, only to wind up paying the fine and more than twice as much in legal costs. EPA fined the registered owner of a vehicle after a member of the...

Lemon Springs October update

Further progress has been made to remediate the Lemon Springs property that is the alleged site of illegal waste dumping.   A new progress video from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (...

VIVA fined for chemical spill

A failure to properly manage and maintain a vital piece of equipment led to VIVA Energy Refining Pty Ltd releasing levels of chemicals in the Corio Bay well above its licence limits.   The VIVA...

Media release: EPA fines Recycal

A Ringwood metal recycler has received two fines from EPA for offences under the Environment Protection Act 1970. Recycal Pty Ltd of Heatherdale Rd, Ringwood failed to properly store and manage...

Charges for a Ravenhall landfill operator over licence breaches

EPA has laid eight charges against a company under the Environment Protection Act 1970 following a comprehensive investigation into licence breaches. The company charged is Landfill Operations Pty Ltd...

Barwon Water Colac treatment plant upgrade

Population  growth and increased industrial activity means there is a need for greater wastewater treatment capacity in the Colac region.  Barwon Region Water Corporation has applied to...

EPA fines concrete company over slurry at Ravenhall

Concrete companies are being warned to make sure waste from their sites does not pollute the environment, after EPA fined a Ravenhall company $8,261 after finding concrete slurry escaping its premises...