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Community conference called on Laverton North Waste to Energy Plant

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:32:01 +1100

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) will host a community conference on Wednesday 6 November on Recovered Energy Australia Pty Ltd’s proposal to construct a waste to energy plant in Laverton North.

EPA steps in to reduce risk from Glass Recovery Services stockpiles

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:44:51 +1100

EPA will step in to remove hotspots contained within stockpiles at Coolaroo company Glass Recovery Services.

EPA continues regulatory action at Glass Recovery Services

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:36:44 +1100

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) continues to enforce strong regulatory action on Coolaroo company, Glass Recovery Services.

Gillieston abattoir plan approved

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:50:33 +1100

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has granted a works approval for the construction of a new abattoir and meat processing facility in Gillieston.

Closing soon - have your say to help EPA to protect the environment

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:27:59 +1100

Your chance to comment on how risks to human health and the environment from pollution and waste will be managed from next year, will close on 31 October.

Joint Statement from Environment Protection Authority Victoria and WorkSafe

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:57:18 +1100

Victoria’s environmental and dangerous goods watchdogs are demanding the owners and occupiers of last year’s Tottenham fire site clean up the property.

Skip bin operator throws away thousands

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:37:54 +1100

A Kyneton woman who dumped a large amount of industrial waste at a Kyneton home has been fined almost $2000 and ordered to clean up the mess.

Work progressing on illegal waste dump site

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:57:50 +1100

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) staff and contractors have had a highly visible presence in the Kaniva region as they continue to investigate a property near Lemon Springs, 15 kilometres south of the Kaniva township, where illegally dumped waste was discovered.

EPA orders a Koorlong clean up

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:14:23 +1100

EPA has fined a Mildura man nearly $2,000 over the illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste at Koorlong.

EPA congratulates Greening the West - Premiers Sustainability Awards winner

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:33:55 +1100

EPA, sponsor of the Environmental Protection award in the 2019 Premier’s Sustainability Awards has congratulated its category winner, Greening the West, a massive partnership that has planted more than one million trees.

EPA detects a trailer load of trouble

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:11:36 +1100

EPA has fined a Broadmeadows man nearly $2,000 for transporting prescribed industrial waste in a vehicle that did not have a permit.

Pricey end to punctured tyre turnaround

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:15:49 +1100

The company and director who took over the 9500-tonne Stawell tyre stockpile and failed to reduce its fire hazard have been ordered to pay almost $440,000 in fines and costs.

How's your dairy effluent pump?

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:00:41 +1100

As we go into spring and dairy farmers in the north east empty their effluent ponds as part of their annual maintenance, EPA says it’s time for dairy farmers to pay special attention to pumps and pipes.

EPA fines Council over Violet Town landfill

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:56:00 +1100

Strathbogie Shire Council has been fined more than $8,000 for breaching environmental licence conditions on the former Violet Town Landfill, in McDiarmids Road.

More VICSES units join EPA smoke monitoring team

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:24:38 +1100

Four more Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) Units around Melbourne and Geelong will operate mobile air quality monitoring gear as part of EPA's Incident Air Monitoring network.

6 October disruption to the EPA Interaction Portal

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:10:18 +1000

EPA's Interaction Portal will be unavailable between 9am and 2pm Sunday 6 October, due to maintenance upgrades.

Comment open on Camperdown compost plan

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:15:03 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is assessing a works approval application for an expansion and upgrade to the Camperdown Compost Company Pty Ltd’s Gnotuk facility.

Tongala Works Approval granted

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:22:11 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has granted a Works Approval for the construction of a new rendering plant at HW Greenham & Sons Pty Ltd’s Tongala abattoir.

EPA drop-in sessions explain new environment law

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:52:06 +1000

Local businesspeople and community members in Gippsland can learn more about Victoria's new environment laws at a series of drop in sessions across the region.

Have your say on plant upgrade

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:54:30 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is assessing a works approval application from North East Water to upgrade their Tallangatta Waste Water Treatment Plant, east of Wodonga.

Charter of Consultation open for comment

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:07:33 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is encouraging community members to have their say in the development of a Charter of Consultation.

Submissions open on Latrobe landfill expansion

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:15:36 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is assessing a works approval application for an extension to Latrobe City Council’s Hyland Highway Landfill.

Build Aware shows high compliance in Wodonga

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:28:17 +1000

Joint teams from six government agencies conducted nearly 200 inspections on building sites around Wodonga as part of the Build Aware campaign and found most are complying with their legal obligations to protect the environment and ensure workplace safety and community benefit.

EPA takes further action on illegal dump outside Kaniva

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:34:42 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has taken further steps to ensure the health and safety of the community including farms close to a property 15 kilometres south of Kaniva, near Lemon Springs, where illegally dumped waste has been discovered.

Stony Creek rehabilitation program

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:04:06 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA)CEO Dr Cathy Wilkinson joined Member for Williamstown The Hon Melissa Horne, Minister for Public Transport, Ports and Freight, Melbourne Water Executives and Maribyrnong Mayor Cllr Martin Zakharov At Cruikshank Park on Sunday to launch the Stony Creek Rehabilitation Plan with the local
Community.

Interaction Portal temporarily unavailable

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:50:31 +1000

EPA’s Interaction Portal will be unavailable between 9:30pm-11:00pm today,

Chicken scraps in stormwater land company in the soup

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:18:44 +1000

Industrial waste water containing raw chicken scraps that escaped to a stormwater drain at North Shore has cost the company responsible an $8,000 fine from EPA.

EPA congratulates finalists in Premier's Sustainability Awards

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 11:22:47 +1000

As sponsor of the Environmental Protection award in the 2019 Premier’s Sustainability Awards, EPA has congratulated its three recently announced category finalists.

Melton palm tree fire

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:02:57 +1000

EPA is aware of an incident generating significant amounts of smoke in the area of Leakes Rd and Beattys Rd, near Melton.

Have your say to help EPA to protect the environment

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:34:46 +1000

Victorians can have their say on how risks to public health and the environment will be managed, as EPA calls for comments on new environmental regulations and standards that will apply from July 2020.

OPLE pilot soars into new territory

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:48:50 +1000

Ten council areas from Baw Baw to Ballarat will receive extra assistance to tackle local pollution issues with the expansion of the Officer for the Protection of the Local Environment (OPLE) pilot project.

EPA lifts ban on construction and demolition recycler

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:17:09 +1000

EPA has revoked an official order that banned a Coolaroo recycling facility from accepting combustible recyclable and waste materials.

EPA extends Laverton waste to energy submission period

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:11:47 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has extended the public submission period to 4 September 2019 for a Works Approval application for a proposed waste to energy plant at Laverton North.

EPA intolerant of dairy discharge

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:26:19 +1000

A bad smell of rancid milk and a leak into a creek have cost a Tullamarine cheese company an $8,000 fine from EPA.

EPA issues clean up notice for site of Tottenham fire

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:58:20 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has issued a notice that requires the owner of the land, Danbol Pty Ltd, to clean up the site of a large fire that occurred on Somerville Road, Tottenham last year.

Safety first in management of illegal dump at Kaniva

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:59:35 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) says the investigation and management of illegally dumped waste on a property 15 kilometres south of Kaniva will take some time, with the focus on public safety and preventing environmental damage.

EPA releases independent Gillieston abattoir report

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:57:26 +1000

The independent report to EPA into a proposed new abattoir and meat processing facility at Gillieston, is available online from today.

Interaction Portal temporarily unavailable

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:31:28 +1000

EPA’s Interaction Portal will be unavailable between 9:00pm-10:00pm today, Friday August 16, due to maintenance upgrades. Please contact a customer service officer on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842) if you need assistance. EPA apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Laverton North waste to energy proposal - community information

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:58:28 +1000

EPA will hold a community information session on the proposed waste to energy plant at Laverton North, on Monday, 19 August 2019.

Dumped butcher shop waste leads to joint investigation

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:56:31 +1000

A Bendigo man has been fined more than $1,900 for dumping a load of butcher shop waste in Bendigo Regional Park.

EPA approves new leachate ponds for Hallam Road Landfill

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 11:23:36 +1000

EPA has issued a Works Approval for the construction of new storage ponds and a treatment plant for leachate at the Hallam Road landfill.

Team prepares for a mammoth clean up at Broderick Rd Lara

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:42:38 +1000

EPA has planning well under way for the mammoth task of cleaning up the huge stockpile of waste at Broderick Rd, Lara.

Escaped toxic sludge to Corio Bay costs Geelong company $120k

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:57:46 +1000

A Geelong fertiliser company has been fined $120,000 with conviction after toxic and highly corrosive sludge overflowed into Corio Bay through disused pipes.

EPA invites comment on proposed waste to energy plant at Laverton North

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:09:18 +1000

EPA is assessing a works approval application for a proposed waste to energy plant at Laverton North.

$19,000 in fine and costs for illegal dumping at Corio

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:50:07 +1000

The operator of a skip bin hire business has been fined $10,000, with costs of another $9,000, over the illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste on rented land at Corio.

EPA orders Coolaroo recycling operation Phoenix Environmental Group to cease accepting

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:51:04 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has ordered a Coolaroo recycling facility to cease accepting combustible recyclable and waste materials for a third time until it implements measures to reduce the fire risks associated with stockpiles at its site.

EPA issues clean up notice for site of Campbellfield fire

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:53:25 +1000

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has issued a notice that requires the clean up of the site of a large fire that occurred on Thornycroft Street, Campbellfield earlier this year.

Noisy nightclub changes its tune

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:58:33 +1000

A noisy Narre Warren nightclub has been fined $8,060 for exceeding noise regulations.

EPA tyre-d of non-compliance

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:31:35 +1000

A Campbellfield recycling company which continued to accept waste despite an Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) order not to do so, has been fined more than $8,000.

Illegal dumping just 500 metres from Werribee landfill

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:47:19 +1000

EPA has fined an Altona North company more than $8,000 over the dumping of construction and demolition waste that included asbestos, beside Wests Road, Werribee.