Bird scarer guns being misused

EPA Victoria says farmers and orchardists misusing scare guns to frighten birds away from their crops need to follow the regulations governing their use. EPA often receives complaints about excessive...

EPA AirWatch technical difficulties

EPA Victoria has been working throughout today (Sunday 5 Nov) to rectify technical issues it has been having with the AirWatch network. AirWatch is the EPA service that monitors and reports on air...

Charges against MC Tyres

EPA Victoria’s focus on waste tyres has resulted in a northern suburbs recycler facing 12 charges relating to inappropriately accepting waste materials without an EPA permit. MC Tyre...

Approval for Anakie waste to energy site

EPA Victoria has approved an application from Pavilion Biogas Pty Ltd to build an integrated facility processing organic material to create an organic fertiliser and biogas fuel that will create...

Fine for Flavorite over illegal burnoffs

An eye in the sky has caught a Warragul business illegally burning off waste earning them an EPA Victoria fine of $9,616. Satellite imagery spotted burn piles on the Copelands Rd premises of Flavorite...

Science Roadmap 2023-27

The Science Roadmap 2023-27 shows how EPA will engage with innovations in science and engineering to help it protect communities and the environment. This includes adopting the latest advances in...

Register of court proceedings

Read the background to EPA's prosecutions and learn about the action we've taken to protect the environment...

Permissioning decisions register

Search our register for permission decisions made by EPA Victoria. You can search for permissions, exemptions, authorisations, designations, and better environment plans...

1995: Permissions proposal pathway guideline

The purpose of this guideline is to support permission applicants to complete the permission proposal pathway form (Pathways advice request). In order to submit this request please login to...

Bandiana recycler in court on EPA charges

A recycling company based just outside Wodonga has been ordered to pay $5,000 to the court fund for storing thousands of cubic metres of waste without the required permission from EPA Victoria. The...