Fine for Laverton concrete company

Laverton North construction company Aerolink Property Construction Pty Ltd has been fined $1,923 by EPA Victoria.   The fine comes after EPA officers found concrete gravel and dust was allowed to...

Transporting waste

Learn how to meet your duties when transporting waste in Victoria. The duties depend on if you’re transporting industrial, priority or reportable priority waste...

Water quality hit by heavy rains

The widespread rains across the state are going to have a major impact on water quality for recreational swimmers for some days to come, warns EPA Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist...

Opal Australia Paper granted Development Licence

EPA Victoria has approved a Development Licence application from Paper Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Opal Australia Paper (Opal). The application proposed changes at the Maryvale paper mill in the...

Air pollution sources in inner west Melbourne

EPA works with industry, business and communities to reduce air pollution. A focus of this work in recent years has been in Melbourne’s inner west. This area experiences air pollution from a...

Cleanaway faces EPA charges

EPA Victoria has issued a charge against Cleanaway Daniels Services Pty Ltd in relation to a fire on 8 June 2022, at their clinical waste processing at 34 Cahill Street, Dandenong South. A condition...

Court orders $50,000 riverside conservation project

The Geelong Magistrates’ Court has ordered the Fyansford landfill operator to pay $50,000 for habitat restoration along the Moorabool River, after the company faced charges from EPA Victoria...

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Response to asbestos 7 April afternoon update

Response to potential asbestos – 7 April 2024 Update #2   EPA Victoria today issued Hobsons Bay City Council with two remedial notices, ordering proactive inspections of more parks and...