Plenty of tyres, not enough records

EPA Victoria has fined a Derrimut tyre recycler nearly $10,000 for failing to keep proper records of its onsite volumes of waste tyres and shredded material.   EPA Western Metropolitan Regional...

Compliance and enforcement policy

EPA’s Compliance and enforcement policy sets out our approach to our compliance and enforcement activities from 1 July 2021. This policy covers EPA's: compliance and enforcement approach...

1983.1: General standards policy

There are a broad range of general standards instruments and tools under the Environment Protection Act 2017 and its regulations. Some of these establish mandatory requirements while others provide...

Apply for an outdoor event noise permit

Victoria nature festival

With the free, Victoria Nature Festival, enjoying nature can still be part of every day, even as we stay home to stay safe...

Oils and leaky drums prove a costly mistake for West Wodonga business

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined an operator of a West Wodonga business $1,983 for storing waste oils and aviation fuel without a licence. During a routine inspection EPA...

Ballarat bottler booked over wandering waste water

Drink bottler Cottonwood Springs has been fined more than  $8,000 by EPA for continuing to discharge waste water to the environment. EPA South West Regional Manager Carolyn Francis said community...

EPA lays more charges over Campbellfield MRI e-waste facility fire

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has laid 24 additional charges over a 2020 fire and e-waste stockpiling breaches at a premises in Sydney Rd Campbellfield. The additional charges are...

EPA serves Phoenix with Prohibition Notice

A Coolaroo recycling facility has been told by EPA to stop accepting any type of combustible recyclable waste material. Phoenix Environmental Group Pty Ltd mainly accepts, handles, stores and...

New noise boundaries for major urban areas

Noise limits for commercial, industrial and trade premises depend on the location of the noise sensitive area where the noise is assessed: a major urban area or a rural area. New major urban area...