Latest news and updates
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...