Environmental monitoring and human health

EPA has been monitoring the environment at the illegal dumping site near in Western Victoria...

Media release: What EPA wants stone cutters to know

A special operation from Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) Northern Metropolitan Region has identified the source of persistent contamination to Darebin Creek in Heidelberg West...

Akzo Nobel fine over noise at Sunshine North

EPA has fined paint and coatings manufacturer Akzo Nobel $8,261 for breaching a remedial notice to keep noise from its plant at Sunshine North within limits for the area.   The company received...

EPA suspends Barro licence for Kealba

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has today suspended the Barro Group’s licence to operate the Sunshine landfill in Kealba. The suspension relates to breaches caused by ongoing...

EPA CEO targets waste crime

Newly appointed Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) CEO Lee Miezis said waste crime was one of his priorities for the north east of Victoria on his first visit to the region in his new...

EPA fines Suez Recycling

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined one of Victoria’s largest waste companies more than $8,000, for failing to comply with its EPA licence following a fire in a stockpile...

Wellington Shire Council fined over Gormandale dump

EPA has fined Wellington Shire Council $8,261 over truckloads of waste found dumped on a property at Gormandale. EPA Regional Manager Jessica Bandiera says the investigation started with a call from a...

MRI: EPA's role

EPA has been investigating and monitoring the site since 2019.  EPA's regulatory role We suspended MRI's licence On 17 November 2020, EPA suspended MRI's licence to operate an e-waste and battery...

Media release: EPA fines Recycal

A Ringwood metal recycler has received two fines from EPA for offences under the Environment Protection Act 1970. Recycal Pty Ltd of Heatherdale Rd, Ringwood failed to properly store and manage...

Victorian regulators emphasise compliance across the building sector

Four Victorian regulators will join forces next week to ensure construction and demolition operators across the state meet safety, environmental, building and plumbing compliance obligations. The...