Lack of legal loopholes when littering Lara in a Landcruiser

A Roxburgh Park man who dropped a cigarette butt from his Toyota Landcruiser on the Princes Freeway at Lara, has avoided a conviction but paid $485 in fine and costs when the case went to court. EPA...

Gisborne building site inspections fail to impress

EPA Victoria and Macedon Ranges Shire Council have inspected 34 building sites around Gisborne and New Gisborne, and they are not happy with how the building industry is meeting its responsibilities...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 23 April

Testing has confirmed the sample taken from Dendy Park, Brighton yesterday, 22 April was asbestos-containing material.  The sample is a small piece of bonded material and poses a negligible risk...

Demolition by fire fails to fool EPA or CFA

A demolition company that began demolishing an unoccupied house at Beveridge by setting it on fire has received a $9,616 fine from EPA Victoria, after CFA firefighters raised the alarm.   The...

Response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 22 April

Testing has confirmed that a sample collected from Seabrook Reserve, Broadmeadows in the Hume City Council area on Friday, 19 April is positive for asbestos-containing material.  Further...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update Sunday 21 April

EPA has not received any new reports of potential asbestos-containing material in mulch in public parks and reserves from the community this weekend, on Saturday 20 April or Sunday 21 April. Hobsons...

Response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 20 April

Hobsons Bay City Council has advised EPA that one of its reserves where asbestos-containing material was found has been cleaned up and will likely re-open on Monday 22 April. EPA and Hobsons Bay City...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 19 April

EPA continues to respond to reports of asbestos contamination in parks and reserves across Victoria, attending suspected sites, collecting samples and having them tested, and working with local...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 18 April

EPA has been notified by Hobsons Bay City Council that five (5) more of its parks and reserves have asbestos contamination, bringing the total number of sites affected in the local government area to...

EPA response to asbestos in mulch in parks update 17 April

EPA has received confirmation from Hobsons Bay City Council that asbestos contamination has been found at two more of its parks.  At Laverton Creek at the rear of AB Shaw Reserve in Altona...