EPA CEO targets waste crime

Newly appointed Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) CEO Lee Miezis said waste crime was one of his priorities for the north east of Victoria on his first visit to the region in his new...

Lemon Springs update

The first truckloads of waste materials have started rolling out of the illegal waste dump site at Lemon Springs in the state’s north west.   Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA...

EPA inspection at Fish Creek leads to a fine

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a farming company for setting up a dairy effluent pond in the bed of an existing waterway where it could overflow into Fish Creek. EPA...

Smoking can be expensive, but littering can be worse

A Ferntree Gully woman has been ordered to pay hundreds of dollars in costs after dropping a lit cigarette from a car at Boronia. Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) charged the woman...

EPA fines Benalla company over explosion and monitoring plan

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Benalla particle board manufacturer Monsbent Pty Ltd (trading as D&R Henderson) more than $16,000 over two offences, including one that...

EPA statement - Environment Management Plan approved for Cleanaway site at Ravenhall.

ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN EPA SPOKESPERSON Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has approved an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for Cleanaway’s Spoil Management and Reuse Facility. The...

EPA lays charges for pollution, remedial notice and licence contravention offences

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has laid 12 charges against a company under the Environment Protection Act 1970 following a comprehensive investigation into a fire and e-waste...

GB Gas Project EPA Works Approval

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has approved an application from GB Energy Pty Ltd for a Works Approval for the development of a gas compressor station at Sandy Camp Road, Dutson. &...

Community session for Quantong proposal

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is considering a Works Approval application from Water Sustainability Farm Pty Ltd (WSF) for a facility to take and treat trade waste from Australian...

Join EPA in Gippsland to learn about the new EP Act

With new laws set to transform Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) from 1 July 2021, EPA will be at council offices throughout the Gippsland region to host a series of information sessions...