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Forecast (next 24 hours): GOOD to VERY GOOD air quality is expected in Melbourne and Latrobe Valley.

Summary (last 24 hours): GOOD to VERY GOOD air quality in Melbourne, Geelong. and the Latrobe Valley.

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21 Feb 2019 New Act explained at Dandenong Open House Businesses in Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) Southern Metro area are being invited to hear how the new Environment Protection Act will affect them at an Open House in Dandenong on Thursday 28 February, 2019.
20 Feb 2019 EPA invites Brooklyn residents to discuss odour, dust pollution People living in and nearby Brooklyn can talk about ongoing efforts to improve air quality with EPA) officers, local council and industry representatives at the upcoming Open House event.
19 Feb 2019 Court orders environmental project after sewage spill affects creek The Kyneton Magistrates’ Court has ordered Coliban Water to fund a $100,000 environmental project after a burst pipeline sent sewage flowing into Kyneton’s Post Office Creek, in July 2016.
15 Feb 2019 Fish consumption advice for Morwell's Kernot Lake Results of EPA's recent testing of fish (redfin, eel and carp) from Morwell’s Kernot Lake have confirmed high levels of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), one of the PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances) family.

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