Marina and vessel guidance

Learn about your duty to manage waste, under the new laws for marina and vessel operators...

Esso applies for development licence

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has received an application from Esso Australia Pty Ltd for a development licence to build three power generators on Bayview Rd, Hastings next to the...

Redevelopment of Lakeshore Caravan Park at Knowsley

Adventures Victoria Pty Ltd has applied for an EPA development licence for the Lakeshore Caravan Park site at Knowsley, near Lake Eppalock. The application is for a wastewater treatment plant, with...

Developers also have role in managing construction waste

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) CEO Lee Miezis says responsibility for managing waste on construction sites does not only lie with the builder and that land developers also play a part...

$10,000 fire hazard fine for Preston recycler

A Preston metals recycler trading as National Metals Trading and Recycling has been fined $10,000 after EPA found the company’s stockpiles were a fire hazard. EPA officers inspecting the site on...

Respond to an erosion or sediment incident or complaint

Find out what to do if there is a pollution incident or if you receive a complaint about your business causing erosion or generating sediment...

Control erosion and sediment

Guidance for business from EPA Victoria on what you can do to prevent harm from erosion and sediment, including examples of controls you could put in place...

EPA's compliance approach

EPA’s role is to protect the environment and human health from the impacts of pollution and waste. The draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy (C&E Policy) describes how EPA will ensure people do the...

Reduce noise from your home

Learn what you can do to minimise noise coming from your home...

Mercury in fish

Some varieties of fish may contain high levels of mercury. Information is available from studies done on the mercury levels of recreationally caught fish...