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Investigating soil arsenic concentrations across Bendigo
Bendigo and other parts of Victoria were centres of large goldmining activity in the 1800s and early 1900s. A byproduct of these operations were mine wastes such as calcined sand and grey sands. These...
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Director told to pay $45,000 fine and costs
A director and his two companies operating in Brooklyn and Great Western will pay more than $45,000 in fines and costs after charges that they failed to comply with a host of regulatory notices and...
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Monitoring to continue for waterways impacted by Derrimut chemical fire
EPA Victoria says despite the better-than-expected testing results, it will continue its monitoring of waterways and bay beaches potentially impacted by firewater runoff from last week’s...
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EPA prosecution brings $100,000 to local enviro project
Conservation at Winton Wetlands will receive a $100,000 boost after a Benalla particle board manufacturer was ordered to pay for the project as part of its penalty on environmental charges from EPA...
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Fast food outlets slow to clean up their act
EPA Victoria has written to the head offices of the three major fast food outlets and their franchise holders following a spate of pollution reports involving their Melbourne outlets. McDonalds...
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Failure to comply with EPA Notice earns 460 Brooklyn a fine
A company that failed to supply a cleanup plan for contaminated land it owns in Brooklyn has been fined $5,928 by EPA Victoria. 460 Brooklyn Pty Ltd owns land at 454-460 Somerville Rd, Brooklyn which...
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Tarneit man pays $833 for a cigarette in country Victoria
A Tarneit man has been fined $740 plus costs after he tossed a burning cigarette from a car in a rural area at Barnawartha North, in northeast Victoria. The offence took place in June, but as...
