Media release: Water body fined over Wangaratta sewage spill

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined North East Water more than $8,000 over a spill that left the water authority pumping sewage out of One Mile Creek at Wangaratta. EPA North...

Media release: Visy applies for development licence

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has received an application for a development licence from Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd, to expand their glass recycling operation at Laverton...

Media release: Stamp out your fire risk, says EPA’s Fire Prevention team 

Fire prevention teams from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) have inspected over 200 waste and resource recovery sites across Victoria so far this year, as part of a targeted prevention...

EPA deploys air monitors to Moorabool fire

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has deployed two mobile air quality monitors to a battery fire in Moorabool after a request to attend by the Incident Controller, Country Fire Authority...

EPA approves Wannon Water sewage upgrade

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has placed strict conditions on the proposed construction of an upgraded sewage plant in Warrnambool by Wannon Water. On 15 April 2020, EPA received an...

EPA lays charges over Torquay chemical incident

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has laid a total of three charges against Torquay company I, C & J Santospirito Pty Ltd. (Santospirito) under the Environment Protection Act 1970...

EPA fines Suez Recycling

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined one of Victoria’s largest waste companies more than $8,000, for failing to comply with its EPA licence following a fire in a stockpile...

EPA online videos help small and medium business

New online videos from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) are giving small to medium sized businesses a quick and easy course in meeting their environmental risk management...

EPA supports Sustainability Awards

EPA Victoria is excited once again to be a sponsor of the Premier’s Sustainability Awards. This year we are sponsoring the Healthy Environment - Industry Leader Award. “Like you, we want...

EPA lays more charges over Campbellfield MRI e-waste facility fire

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has laid 24 additional charges over a 2020 fire and e-waste stockpiling breaches at a premises in Sydney Rd Campbellfield. The additional charges are...