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A Melbourne retailer has received the first penalty issued under Victoria’s single-use plastics ban, highlighting EPA Victoria’s commitment to enforcing the regulations that was introduced in […]
EPA Victoria has fined a concrete company $4,070 after EPA officers found highly alkaline wastewater flowing from its Port Melbourne site into a stormwater drain. The […]
NSW EPA officers recently carried out a targeted pesticides compliance blitz across blueberry and raspberry farms in the Coffs Harbour and Nambucca regions. Approximately 20 farms […]
The NSW EPA has directed beauty brands to stop supplying personal care products containing plastic microbeads, strengthening the enforcement of the state’s plastics ban. Plastic microbeads […]
The Federal Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released the Compliance Update for 2025–26, outlining key compliance expectations, areas of enforcement focus and recent regulatory actions across […]
The Essential Services Commission (ESC) has taken enforcement action against two accredited businesses under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program for allegedly claiming certificates for ineligible […]
EPA Victoria has taken enforcement action over the alleged unlawful acceptance and disposal of industrial waste at two properties on Black Gully Road, Diamond Creek. The […]
EPA Victoria has issued fines and improvement notices to two separate dairy operators in South Gippsland and Lang Lang after inspections revealed effluent and silage leachate […]
EPA Victoria has fined a concrete manufacturer $4,070 after highly alkaline wastewater was found flowing from its Port Melbourne premises into a stormwater drain leading toward […]
EPA Victoria has fined the occupier of a Sunbury property $10,175 after inspectors found industrial waste being burnt on-site during a recent inspection. The action followed […]
EPA Victoria has conducted a series of unannounced inspections at warehouses and logistics facilities in Melbourne’s western suburbs as part of a compliance program targeting the […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has confirmed that Sydney Water’s Malabar Wastewater Treatment System is the likely source of the debris balls that washed ashore […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced proposed organisational changes aimed at strengthening its regulatory capability and ensuring a financially sustainable operating model. According to […]
The Australian Government has stopped the unlawful export of 10 shipping containers of waste tyres from Sydney to Malaysia, preventing around 280 tonnes of illegal waste, […]
EPA Victoria has welcomed the State Government’s new funding commitment to intensify efforts against illegal waste dumping across the state. The funding will strengthen enforcement, increase […]
EPA Victoria has fined four companies $10,000 each following an investigation into a pollution incident that turned part of Banyule Creek blue earlier this year. All […]
A Shepparton Magistrates’ Court has issued a $60,000 fine to a recycling operator for failing to comply with a court order requiring the removal of hazardous […]
On 29 September, approximately 10,000 litres of kerosene and bitumen spilled into Smiths Creek in Cairns QLD, near Trinity Inlet, after a release from an asphalt […]
QLD’s Department of Environment has concluded one of its largest environmental enforcement actions, following a major sewage spill into the Albert River. A South East QLD […]
A Fullarton man has been fined $13,500 after admitting to illegally disposing of chemicals into a street gutter, causing significant environmental harm. On 29 November 2022, […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has advised that the Australian Government has been successful in stopping an illegal export of […]
EPA Victoria has uncovered the illegal dumping of 370,000 litres of expired hand sanitiser on a rural property in Gippsland’s Wellington Shire. The investigation began with […]
A North Wangaratta particle board manufacturer has been ordered by Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court to pay a $45,000 penalty to fund a local environmental project, following a […]
The NSW EPA is once again placing mines, in the Hunter Valley, on notice with the return of the Bust the Dust campaign this spring. Now […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has permanently suspended the registration of a company under section 30A of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000. The decision took […]
EPA Victoria has issued a $5,298 infringement to a construction contractor after officers observed trucks tracking sediment onto Sneydes Road and Hoppers Lane, Point Cook. The […]
The Wodonga Magistrates’ Court has convicted an individual of multiple offences under Victoria’s Environment Protection Act 2017 after an illegally stockpiled cache of waste tyres, estimated […]
EPA Victoria has secured civil penalties against a chemical manufacturer after a 28,000-litre spill of an industrial chemical reached Elwood and St Kilda beaches in January […]
EPA Victoria has charged a clothing collection and recycling company after it allegedly failed to comply with an EPA notice. EPA officers visited the Cheltenham […]
EPA Victoria has issued a $5,928 fine to a dairy products manufacturer in Tullamarine after hundreds of litres of liquid dairy waste escaped its premises. […]
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