Latest media releases and news

  1. Sunshine court upholds EPA litter fine

    A Cairnlea woman has taken an EPA litter fine to court, only to wind up paying the fine plus legal costs. The case followed a report from a member of the public that they had seen the woman drop a...

  2. EPA fines Traralgon firm for fire breach

    EPA has fined Traralgon company Crystal Dancer Pty Ltd more than $8,000 for keeping stockpiles of green waste that were too big and too close together. EPA Gippsland Regional Manager Jessica Bandiera...

  3. EPA charges Phoenix Environmental

    EPA has laid six charges each against a Coolaroo combustible recycling company and a director of the company under the Environment Protection Act 1970.  The company charged is Phoenix...

  4. Smelly stockpiles attract a fine from EPA

    Complaints about smelly chicken manure, two excessive stockpiles and a missed deadline have cost a Willow Grove company a fine of more than $8,000. EPA Gippsland Regional Manager Jessica Bandiera says...

  5. Lemon Springs September update

    Site remediation works are continuing at the Lemon Springs alleged illegal waste dump with a third excavation site due to be completed in the next few weeks.   More than 560 tonnes of waste...

  6. EPA fines shire over old Monkey Gully landfill

    EPA has fined Mansfield Shire Council more than $8,000 for environmental breaches at the closed landfill on Monkey Gully Rd, Mansfield. EPA North East Regional Manager Renee Palmer says closed...

  7. Court orders D & R Henderson to fund $80,000 enviro project

    A conservation project at Winton Wetlands will receive $80,000 after the Benalla Magistrate’s Court ordered a particle board manufacturer to pay for the project instead of paying a fine. The...

  8. News: EPA Portal scheduled maintenance

    System maintenance of our new Dynamics CRM is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday 15 September 2021 from 6:00pm to 3:30am on 16 September 2021. This will mean you will be unable to access the EPA...

  9. Akzo Nobel fine over noise at Sunshine North

    EPA has fined paint and coatings manufacturer Akzo Nobel $8,261 for breaching a remedial notice to keep noise from its plant at Sunshine North within limits for the area.   The company received...

  10. EPA suspends Barro licence for Kealba

    Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has today suspended the Barro Group’s licence to operate the Sunshine landfill in Kealba. The suspension relates to breaches caused by ongoing...