EPA fines cheese maker

EPA Victoria has fined Yering cheese maker Yarra Valley Dairy Pty Ltd more than $9,000 over a strong odour affecting neighbouring properties in the wine country of the Yarra Valley. The fine is for...

Burning cigarette costs smoker nearly $2000

A man from the Whittlesea area has paid $1,975.40 in fine and costs after tossing a burning cigarette butt into a car park at South Morang. The Magistrate fined him $300 and ordered him to pay $1,675...

EPA targets noisy vehicles

Loud cars, bikes and light trucks continue to cause noise pollution issues for Victorians with Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) issuing thousands of notices. In a first,  EPA...

EPA drops in for a chat at Hamilton, Beaufort and Ararat

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) says local businesses at Hamilton, Ararat and Beaufort need to better understand their responsibilities to the environment, following a June inspection...

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EPA fines East Gippsland Water over wastewater discharge

EPA Victoria has fined East Gippsland Water more than $9,000 over a discharge of more than 30 million litres of wastewater into Macleod Morass in April 2022. The wastewater was discharged from the...

Little Pheasant Creek dairy discharge leads to a fine

The operator of a farm at Poowong North faces a $1,817 fine from EPA Victoria for discharging more than 1,000 litres of dairy effluent-laden wastewater into Little Pheasant Creek. EPA Regional Manager...

EPA lifts the prohibition notice in place at SBI landfill since 10 August

EPA Victoria has lifted a prohibition notice that has been in place at SBI landfill since 10 August, following a site inspection  by EPA officers on Thursday 25 August 2022. The notice was put in...

EPA puts SBI on notice

EPA today (30 Aug) issued SBI with a notice of intent to suspend its operating licence and requested the operator explain why they should be allowed to continue operations in light of significant...

Spilt milk is money down the drain for trucking company

A trucking company and a driver found responsible for spilling 600 litres of milk into a storm drain have been fined $5,500 and $727 respectively by EPA Victoria because they had not been adequately...