EPA slaps Pakenham recycler with five fines

Burning waste, litter, dust, sediment and a breach of registration conditions have cost Pakenham-based Metal Men Recycling more than $17,000 in fines from the state’s environmental watchdog. &...

Fire emergency information

EPA has useful information to help those affected or concerned about the fire conditions in the state. For information about incidents including bushfires, go to www.emergency.vic.gov.au EPA working...

Illegal dumping leads to huge fine and clean up bill

A woman who leased land on Wallan Road, Whittlesea, which became an illegal waste site, has been fined $45,000 and ordered to pay the estimated $200,000 cost of cleaning it up. Katelyn Hansen was the...

Recycal applies for Development Licence

EPA Victoria has received an application from Recycal Pty Ltd for a development licence to bring their existing operation at 81-85 Heatherdale Rd, Ringwood into compliance with recent changes to...

Charges against company over demolition waste

EPA has laid a total of six charges against Frontlink Pty Ltd and company director Natalie Mondous for failing to comply with an environmental action notice  (EAN) it issued requiring the company...

Cleanaway applies for waste to energy development licence

EPA Victoria is assessing an application for a Development Licence for a waste to energy facility from Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd. The facility to be named the Melbourne Energy and Resource Centre (...

$10k fine for Altona waste transport company

EPA Victoria has issued an infringement worth $9,616 to Pit Stop Recycling Pty Ltd for breaking environment protection laws. EPA alleges the company illegally transported waste tyres from a Lovely...

EPA visits Maryborough to help protect the environment

Victoria’s environmental authority will be inspecting businesses around Maryborough, Dunolly, Talbot and Carisbrook this week, and stopping in for a chat with members of the public.   EPA...

Armstrong Creek man's pricey ciggie

An Armstrong Creek man who tossed a burning cigarette from a moving car in Corio St, Belmont, has avoided a conviction but paid more than $700 in fine and costs when the case went to court.   EPA...

Ignoring EPA lands two drivers in court

A Gladstone Park woman and a Thomastown man have each been ordered to pay $500 to the court fund after being reported for driving excessively noisy cars. Police reported the woman to EPA Victoria...