Third time unlucky for Preston smoker

Tossing burning cigarette butts into the street has cost one smoker more than $2,000, after a witness watched him doing it for the third time and decided enough was enough. The witness reported the...

Make sure your wood burning heater is maintained

Winter weather is here already, and Victorians are already turning up the heat. Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is encouraging households with wood heaters to consider their neighbours...

Victorian regulators visit work sites during Latrobe Valley safety blitz

Four Victorian regulators carried out more than 120 inspections across Latrobe Valley work sites as part of last week’s Build Aware campaign. Inspectors from Energy Safe Victoria (ESV), WorkSafe...

Opportunity to discuss landfill odour in Botanic Ridge and Cranbourne West

On Thursday, 21 July 2022, EPA will be holding six small group online sessions to listen to community feedback and discuss the odour issues affecting Botanic Ridge and Cranbourne West.  Following...

EPA moves quickly to have waste removed from Sunshine North property

EPA has acted immediately to have potentially hazardous and industrial waste removed from a Sunshine North premises. The site is secure and containers will be removed from the 270 McIntyre Rd site to...

Fine for Melbourne Regional Landfill

Landfill Operations Pty Ltd trading as Melbourne Regional Landfill (part of the Cleanaway group) in Ravenhall has been handed a $20,000 at the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court after the company failed...

EPA fines local man over burning waste at Yarragon

EPA has fined a local man nearly $2,000 and ordered a clean up after responding to reports of burning piles of waste on a property at Yarragon. The case began on 18 July with a report from a member of...

Smog

Learn about what smog is and what can cause it...

Ozone in the air

Ozone (O3) can pollute our air at ground level. Find out where it comes from, how it can impact our health and how to check air quality...

Understanding what reasonably practicable means under the laws

An explanation of what ‘reasonably practicable’ means under the Environment Protection Act 2017...