Landfill dust attracts an EPA fine

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Bulla company more than $8,000 for breaching its EPA licence by failing to do enough to reduce the potential for dust to blow off its...

EPA Board names Interim CEO

Public statement The Governing Board of Environment Protection Authority Victoria today announced the appointment of Lee Miezis as the Authority’s interim Chief Executive Officer. The current...

EPA names contractor for Lemon Springs clean up

Following an exhaustive tender and procurement process, Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has appointed the contractor to carry out remedial works at the illegal waste site in Lemon...

Check the water before we head back to the beach

With good weather set to return at the end of the week, Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) has released data showing the beaches that recorded the best water quality during the...

Statement from the Governing Board

The Governing Board of Environment Protection Authority Victoria today announces Dr Cathy Wilkinson is stepping down from the role as the Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, at the end of this...

EPA urges people to check water quality before hitting the beach

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is urging beachgoers to check water quality forecasts, or sign up for SMS alerts, before hitting Port Phillip Bay’s beaches in the coming days...

Works Approval for Veolia

EPA has issued a Works Approval, subject to conditions, to Veolia Environmental Services, to install a 20 foot self-bunded refrigerated container at their premises at 10 George Street, Portland...

EPA and court make polluter pay for platypus project

Western Region Water Corporation will pay $110,000 to a platypus conservation project run by a local volunteer group, after an Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) prosecution for a sewage...

Lemon Springs progress update

Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) selection of a principal contractor to remediate the illegal waste dump site at Lemon Springs south of Kaniva is progressing.  “The...

Yarra Riverkeeper Association cleans up at Premier's Sustainability Awards 2020

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) congratulates the Yarra Riverkeeper Association for winning the Environmental Protection category at the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020. The...