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...

Notices for Hallam and Laverton North recyclers

EPA has issued notices to three recycling companies that prohibits them from accepting any new combustible recyclable waste materials until their stockpiles meet compliance requirements.  The...

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...

Williamstown North company applies for e-waste development licence

Ace Recycling Group Pty Ltd has applied for a development licence to operate an e-waste recycling facility located at 63 Albermarle Street, Williamstown North. The proposed facility would dismantle...

Get in on the act with EPA

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is actively collaborating with industry organisations in a special program to ensure the state’s small and medium businesses can gain a better...

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...

Powlett River pollution leads to EPA fine

Routine testing by a local water authority has helped Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) track down the source of an effluent spill into the Powlett River, at Kongwak. EPA Gippsland...

EPA Media Alert: Science Week podcasts

It’s National Science Week (14-22 August 2021), and EPA has partnered with Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions for the second year in a row to produce a suite of podcasts showcasing the...

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...

Media release: EPA fines Benalla particle board company again

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Benalla particle board manufacturer more than $8,000 over stockpiles of combustible materials that failed to meet with fire suppression...