Latest media releases and news
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ASK Developers fined for contaminated wash water runoff
The only thing that should go down our stormwater drains is rain, and that’s why EPA Victoria gives such close attention to industrial run off. ASK Developers Pty Ltd has been fined nearly $4,...
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Illegal tyre dump sparks a statewide EPA operation
The discovery of an illegal dump full of old tyres at Lockwood South, near Bendigo, has put EPA Victoria’s investigators on the trail to a network of other properties with possible connections...
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Failure to provide info leads to fine for Monash Bin Hire
EPA Victoria is continuing its war on illegal waste dumping fining a company that refused to provide information in relation to a waste dumping case dating back to late 2024. In January this year...
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Waste Tracker non-compliance crack down
Failing to properly complete EPA Victoria’s electronic waste tracking system, Waste Tracker, has cost a business nearly $10,000 in EPA fines. Waste Tracker is an electronic system used to track...
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Concert fined over noise concerns
The ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ concert organisers have found themselves eating a $9,880 slice of humble pie in the form of a fine after failing to comply with an EPA Victoria order. The...
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Federation Trail targeted by illegal dumpers
Illegal dumpers have been caught red handed on CCTV dumping a load of what appears to be household construction waste at a public walking and cycle path in Melbourne’s western suburbs...
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Eagle Point spill costs water corporation nearly $10,000
EPA Victoria has fined East Gippsland Water $9,880 over a leak of more than three megalitres of treated wastewater at Eagle Point. The water was Class B wastewater from a sewage treatment plant...
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Beach Report's best bay beaches of summer
Summer may be over, but autumn still hasn't got the memo. As we go into the long weekend with weather forecasts predicting continued warm temperatures, Melbournians will be heading to our bay beaches...
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Failure to track waste leads to a fine
EPA Victoria is continuing its fight against the improper or lack of trackingof reportable priority waste (RPW) materials including construction and demolition waste. In the latest action, an...
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Tyre recycler cops another EPA fine
EPA Victoria has booked a Melbourne tyre recycler for the second time in a few weeks, fining it another $9,880 for inadequate records of its stockpiles of waste tyres and shredded material. EPA...