Date of offence
Between 01 Jan 2008 and 01 Aug 2008
Type of offence
  1. Dump industrial waste at an unlicensed site at Greenvale (site known as Woodlands East Quarry) between 01.01.08 and 01.08.08, contrary to s.27A(2)(a).
  2. Dump industrial waste at an unlicensed site at Greenvale (site known as Mitchell Lasry Quarry) between 01.01.08 and 01.08.08, contrary to s.27A(2)(a).
Background of offence
Enviro Fill Greenvale Pty Ltd entered into an agreement to fill the Woodlands East and West Quarries with clean fill material.  The agreement was for a three year period. Enviro Fill Greenvale Pty Ltd was also contracted to fill the  Mitchell Lasry Quarry, which is on Crown land. EPA received complaints from the public about suspicious activity at the quarries. As a consequence, EPA arranged for cover surveillance to be undertaken. This surveillance obtained footage of loaded trucks dumping stockpiles of material including soil and rocks, asbestos containing material, contaminated soil, bitumen, concrete and demolition waste. EPA officers subsequently attended the quarries, confirmed the observations and took samples of the dumped material.  The dump sites, which were legally allowed to receive ‘clean fill’ were not licensed to accept industrial waste. Daily load sheets from the company confirmed the company received fees for permitting trucks to enter the site and dump significant amounts of industrial waste. It was estimated that dumping of the waste took place over a two year period with up to 80 trucks per day arriving, six days a week. EPA obtained evidence of dumping of industrial waste between January - August 2008.
Remedial action taken by EPA
Clean Up Notice
Date of court hearing
6 December 2010
Date of court order
17 December 2010
Court magistrate
Ms A. Collins
Court location
Broadmeadows
Reasons for prosecution
In accordance with the Compliance and Enforcement Policy, dumping of industrial waste is priority area of enforcement. This prosecution was also aligned to the Illegal Dumping Strikeforce. Further, this matter involved high culpability because the defendant refused to clean up the premises in accordance with the Clean Up Notice.

Court orders made

Convicted and fined $200,000 as part of an aggregate order.

Costs: $59,000

Reviewed 13 March 2020