EPA to warn tyre retailers and mechanics following Lockwood dumping case

The state’s environmental watchdog is warning tyre retailers and mechanics after investigators discovered an illegal stockpile of thousands of waste tyres on a property south of Bendigo.  ...

Court orders $50,000 riverside conservation project

The Geelong Magistrates’ Court has ordered the Fyansford landfill operator to pay $50,000 for habitat restoration along the Moorabool River, after the company faced charges from EPA Victoria...

Victorian regulators strengthen compliance during Bairnsdale inspection blitz

Construction regulators have rolled out a week long compliance and safety inspection blitz in East Gipplsand identifying two sites deemed high risk. The Victorian Building Authority (VBA), Energy Safe...

Cleanaway faces EPA charges

EPA Victoria has issued a charge against Cleanaway Daniels Services Pty Ltd in relation to a fire on 8 June 2022, at their clinical waste processing at 34 Cahill Street, Dandenong South. A condition...

Bendigo soil and dust study

EPA Victoria is conducting a soil and dust study in Bendigo as part of its focus on science-led decision making.    A team of scientists will be collecting samples from front yards and...

Did you want to be fined with that? EPA fines McDonalds outlet

A McDonalds outlet has been fined by EPA Victoria after they were found tipping their waste cooking oil down the stormwater drain. EPA Victoria has fined the Kingsbury McDonalds in Plenty Road $3,846...

Fine for dumping waste sludge

An Altona North construction services company which took a short cut to dumping waste sludge has been fined a total of $15,385 by EPA Victoria. Allism Construction Services Pty Ltd was caught twice in...

Grain storage company burn off proves costly

A grain storage company and its director operating facilities in Lascelles, Marnoo and Ouyen, has been ordered to contribute to a local CFA and pay costs after a Horsham Magistrates found they had...

Melbourne city beaches hardest hit by wet summer

With a string of days at nearly 40 degrees forecast for the long weekend, it may be autumn, but summer just won’t go away. EPA’s Beach Report is still providing water quality advice and...

Bandiana recycler in court on EPA charges

A recycling company based just outside Wodonga has been ordered to pay $5,000 to the court fund for storing thousands of cubic metres of waste without the required permission from EPA Victoria. The...