EPA statement - Environment Management Plan approved for Maddingley Brown Coal site at Bacchus Marsh

ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN EPA SPOKESPERSON Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has approved an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for the Maddingley Brown Coal (MBC) site in Bacchus Marsh. The EMP...

EPA fines Harrietville camp over Ovens River sewage

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined the operators of a Harrietville holiday and school camp more than $8,000 for breaches of the organisation’s licence to treat sewage on...

North Shore acid spill a $150k mess

A truck driver who drove away from a spill of sulphuric acid in Geelong has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay nearly $95,000 for the clean up, as well as thousands in court costs.  ...

EPA portal outage this weekend 3–4 April

The EPA Interaction Portal will be unavailable between 11 pm on Saturday 3 April and 9 am on Sunday 4 April, due to planned maintenance. We will not be able to receive pollution reports through the...

Statement from Environment Protection Authority Victoria

The safety and wellbeing of residents living near the Kealba Landfill site is a priority for the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), as is keeping them informed about the clean-up of the...

EPA sniffs out a fine thanks to community

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Laverton North company more than $8,000 after EPA officers traced an odour in a residential area back to the company’s rendering plant...

118 charges laid in relation to illegal chemical storage sites

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has today charged an individual with 118 offences under the Environment Protection Act 1970 following a comprehensive investigation into the storage of...

Waste in creek at Drouin earns water corp a fine

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Central Gippsland Regional Water Corporation (CGRWC) over a discharge of Class C recycled water to Shillinglaw Creek, at Drouin. EPA normally...

Charges to be laid in relation to Lemon Springs site

EPA will lay charges in court against 59-year-old Graham White alleging breaches of sections of the Environment Protection Act (1970).   The charges come after investigations into a regional...

Lara waste to energy proposal up for comment

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has received a Works Approval application for the construction of a waste to energy facility at 164-200 McManus Rd, Lara. The application, from Prospect...