EPA's regulatory approach

Introduction Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is Victoria’s environmental regulator. We are a science-based regulator that protects human health and the environment from the...

Bendigo parks are not a Christmas wasteland

Is a new phone, appliance or electrical device on your Christmas list? Maybe a new outfit or furniture? “Chances are, this Christmas, if you receive something new it will update something you...

Visiting Gippsland Lakes? Take your waste home with you

Enjoying Gippsland’s magnificent lakes and waterways this Christmas holidays? EPA Victoria wants everyone to remember to take home whatever they took in. “Gippsland Lakes are the largest...

Where do the batteries go?

Getting the gift of a new phone, appliance or electrical device for Christmas? Maybe a new e-scooter or e-bike? Chances are, if you received something new, it updates something you already had. EPA...

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Will we need our cozzies for Christmas?

The sudden change to cooler, wetter conditions means that water quality in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay maybe varied for Christmas. With uncertain conditions heading into Christmas Eve...

Bay beaches returning to Good conditions in time for hot weekend

The wet weather on Monday ended an extended run of Good water quality conditions in Port Phillip Bay with EPA Beach Report anticipating a return to Good water quality conditions in time for the...

False start earns Latrobe Magnesium two EPA fines

Latrobe Magnesium has been issued with two fines from EPA Victoria, after a routine inspection found the company had started work on its pilot project without satisfying the startup conditions of its...

Packaging fine for high profile retailer

Failure to comply with nationwide efforts to cut the environmental impact of consumer packaging has cost furniture retailer Gainsville a $9,880 fine from EPA Victoria.   The fine went to...