Dairy spill should never have happened: EPA

EPA Victoria says some farms are still failing to manage dairy effluent, after it fined a West Gippsland company more than $9,000 for letting a thousand litres of effluent escape into a creek. The...

EPA determinations and exemptions

How EPA can modify and effect the rules of permissions for section 48 and section 459...

EPA's concrete cleanout protects our creeks

EPA Victoria is conducting targeted inspections of concrete batching businesses in the southwest this week, to ensure they are preventing hazards to local waterways.   The campaign follows...

1681: Lead in Victorian wetlands study: Preliminary investigation

Lead-based firearm shot was used by hunters in Victorian wetlands until it was banned in 1994. EPA sampled water and sediment at several Victorian recreational water bodies during winter 2017. The...

1676: What is PM2.5?

This illustrated fact sheet provides information about smoke, PM2.5 and how to protect your health against the effects of smoke exposure...

1665: Annual Report 2016–2017

This Annual Report looks back on Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) performance in 2016–17 andthe progress it has made in delivering the Victorian Government’s response to the...

1664: Coolaroo fire

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is supporting the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) to respond to a fire at SKM Recycling and Waste Management on Maffra St, Coolaroo, in Melbourne’s...

1645: Air Emissions from Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills – Update of 2013 Literature Review

Environmental Risk Sciences Pty Ltd (enRiskS) has been commissioned by EPA Victoria and theDepartment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to update a literature review of national andinternational...

1617: Air monitoring results:BroadmeadowsTyre Crumb Australia fire

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) monitored air quality impacts during a tyre fire that began on Monday 11 January 2016 at the Tyre Crumb Australia facility in Broadmeadows. EPA...

1598: Summarising the air monitoring and conditions during the Hazelwood mine fire, 9 February to 31 March 2014

This report summarises the air monitoring data collected by EPA during the Hazelwood mine fire. While the data has already been made available to the public, this publication makes EPA’s data more...