EPA charges Phoenix Environmental

EPA has laid six charges each against a Coolaroo combustible recycling company and a director of the company under the Environment Protection Act 1970.  The company charged is Phoenix...

EPA deploys air monitors to Moorabool fire

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has deployed two mobile air quality monitors to a battery fire in Moorabool after a request to attend by the Incident Controller, Country Fire Authority...

Lemon Springs October update

Further progress has been made to remediate the Lemon Springs property that is the alleged site of illegal waste dumping.   A new progress video from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (...

Entries open - Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence 2021

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence! EPA Victoria is the proud sponsor of the Business Award...

Noise pollution reports on the increase

With more people working from home, Environment Protection Authority Victoria has seen a doubling of reports about noise pollution in the 2020-2021.  Noise report data collected between July 2021...

Illegal waste disposal at Lara and Werribee proves costly

A Miners Rest man has been convicted, fined $6,000 and ordered to pay $3,000 in costs for dumping skip bin loads of waste on properties at Lara and Werribee. EPA Victoria told the Magistrates&rsquo...

Maryborough wastewater treatment plant

An animal blood processing plant in Maryborough has applied to Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) for a development licence. The application is for a new wastewater treatment plant and...

Charges laid for illegal dumping and hindering an EPA officer

EPA has laid 10 charges against an individual under the Environment Protection Act 2017, following a comprehensive investigation into the dumping and burning of industrial waste on an unlicensed...

Advanced Recycling Victoria seeks EPA development licence

EPA Victoria has received an application from Advanced Recycling Victoria for a development licence for a plastic resource recovery plant in Altona, to convert end-of-life plastics into liquid and...

Prohibition notice lifted - SBI landfill

5pm update Following reports of odour, EPA officers inspected SBI landfill in Cranbourne today.  Odour surveillance at the site and surrounding residential area found no offsite odour. There has...