Response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 22 April

Testing has confirmed that a sample collected from Seabrook Reserve, Broadmeadows in the Hume City Council area on Friday, 19 April is positive for asbestos-containing material.  Further...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 23 April

Testing has confirmed the sample taken from Dendy Park, Brighton yesterday, 22 April was asbestos-containing material.  The sample is a small piece of bonded material and poses a negligible risk...

A noisy ute is a pricey ute

A Wyndham Vale man will pay more than $700 after failing to prove to EPA Victoria that his Mitsubishi ute is no longer a noisy vehicle.   The man pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrate’...

About wastewater

Find out about different types of wastewater and their potential impact on human health and the environment...

How to manage your own onsite wastewater system

Find out how you can re-use water from your septic system. Includes septic system maintenance...

Arsenic bioavailability in mine waste

Bendigo and other parts of Victoria were centres of large goldmining activity in the 1800s and early 1900s. A byproduct of these operations were mine wastes such as calcined sand and grey sands...

Entertainment venue and outdoor event music noise guidelines

The Environment Protection Act 2017 (the Act) and the Environment Protection Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) change the way noise emissions are assessed and managed in Victoria.  The Act...

EPA orders landfill actions

EPA Victoria is maintaining its oversight of the Veolia Recycling and Recovery facility in Taylors Rd, Dandenong South issuing three improvement notices. The notices relate to the ongoing management...

Veolia fined $30,000 for breach of EPA licence

Landfill operator Veolia Environmental Services Pty Ltd will pay a $30,000 fine after an EPA Victoria prosecution over exposed litter and uncovered waste at its landfill at Patho, between Echuca and...

Smoke and your health

Learn how bushfire, woodfire heater and other types of smoke can impact your health. Includes what to do if it's smoky outside...