Environment Reference Standard

The Environment Reference Standard defines outcomes Victorians want for human health and the environment...

Gisborne building site inspections fail to impress

EPA Victoria and Macedon Ranges Shire Council have inspected 34 building sites around Gisborne and New Gisborne, and they are not happy with how the building industry is meeting its responsibilities...

Annual Report Card – Port Phillip, Western Port and Gippsland Lakes July 2022 to June 2023

Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay and the Gippsland Lakes are Victoria’s largest coastal waterbodies. Report Card 2022-23 looks at water quality between July 2022 and June 2023. We compare results...

Annual report 2022-2023

Released every year, our annual report lets you know where we’ve done well and where we can do more.  Our highlights Since being handed new legal powers and responsibilities, 2022-2023 has...

Fine for failure to supply information

A failure to supply information to EPA Victoria in line with an official notice has cost a transport company a fine of $9,615. EPA issued an Information Gathering Notice to the Kaduki Group Pty Ltd as...

Water quality alerts

Current alerts affecting Port Phillip Bay and its associated water catchments Avoid contact with water at Edgars Creek, Epping Issued Saturday, 29th June 2024 at 10:45 am. Firewater has entered Edgars...

Waste code transition

Some waste codes and waste descriptions are changing on 1 July 2021 under the Environment Protection Regulations 2021...

Williamstown North company applies for e-waste development licence

Ace Recycling Group Pty Ltd has applied for a development licence to operate an e-waste recycling facility located at 63 Albermarle Street, Williamstown North. The proposed facility would dismantle...

Premier's Sustainability Awards 2020

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is proud to sponsor the Environmental Protection Category in the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020. This award acknowledges leadership and...

Court orders D & R Henderson to fund $80,000 enviro project

A conservation project at Winton Wetlands will receive $80,000 after the Benalla Magistrate’s Court ordered a particle board manufacturer to pay for the project instead of paying a fine. The...