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Developments of all sizes will be monitored by councils and the NSW EPA as part of a month-long campaign called ‘Get the Site Right’. The campaign […]
EPA Victoria had released a statement that sends a clear message to industry that pollution of the environment will not be tolerated, after the Supreme Court […]
EPA Victoria has ordered a Broadmeadows based tyre recycler to stop accepting combustible materials at its tyre processing facility and e-waste operation. Alleged failure by the […]
EPA SA will pursue to recover clean-up costs, through the courts, for the removal of thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped hazardous waste that includes building […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released its compliance update that provides the CER’s activities related to its Compliance and Enforcement Priorities and other important information […]
Each financial year, EPA licence holders must submit their annual performance statement (APS), between 1 July and 30 September, for the previous financial year. In light […]
EPA Victoria is reminding duty holders that they remain responsible for environmental impacts from their activities and should plan business continuity with that in mind. […]
The community in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs have been warned that an increase in odours and smoke from a local landfill are likely to increase while rectification […]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Environmental Officers from the QLD Department of Environment and Science (DES) will continue to conduct field based compliance activities to businesses to […]
NSW EPA has fined a company $8,000 after it failed to notify NSW EPA of a pollution incident at its recycling facility in November 2019. NSW […]
A clean-up is set to begin at two sites at Sedan, about 100km north-east of Adelaide, where thousands of tonnes of construction and demolition waste containing […]
NSW EPA has fined a mining company $15,000 for allegedly failing to carry out blasting activities in a competent manner.EPA Director Regulatory Operations – Metro North […]
Failing to comply with a Clean Up Notice (CUN) by EPA Victoria has cost a Burnside man a conviction. The Burnside man pleaded guilty to one […]
An asbestos removal company has been convicted and fined for misusing the logo of EPA Victoria on its business stationery and website. The company and its […]
“EPA has a bigger presence in the west with a new dedicated regional team and a new office opening in Sunshine later this year. It is […]
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has laid 10 charges against a chemical storage operator for a fire at its Campbellfield facility. In April 2019, the facility […]
A commercial flower growing business has been fined $150,000 and ordered to pay EPA Victoria $500,000 in compensation for allowing thousands of litres of fuel oil […]
EPA Victoria has laid 12 charges against an individual under the Environment Protection Act 1970 following a comprehensive investigation into the illegal storage […]
The NSW EPA has issued $30,000 in fines to a water corporation for alleged breaches of their Environment Protection Licence in relation to the […]
A site owner has been required to pay close to $2 million for the cost of removing half a million tyres that created unacceptable risks to […]
A manufacturing company has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to contribute $200,000 to a local environmental project following a […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has agreed to an Enforceable Undertaking with a Council, who will spend almost half a million dollars on upgrades following […]
Enforceable undertakings are a voluntary and legally binding agreement between the EPA and the party alleged to have breached environmental legislation (‘you’). The agreement includes commitments […]
An earthmoving contractor who dumped up to 5,400 tonnes of waste soil in a wetland has been convicted and fined a total of $29,000 in the […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority has fined a landfill operator for failing to adequately cover waste at the site, aside from the active tipping face. The […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a bulk storage facility $15,000 for pollution offences. The annual return for the facility was found […]
A truck driver who illegally dumped 3.6 tonnes of waste containing asbestos in a park in Sydney has been fined $27,200 and ordered to pay costs […]
Four companies have been found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of three charges each under the Environment Protection Act 1970. The charges relate to a […]
A company and its director have been fined a total of $55,500 for a discharge of waste water contaminated with an industrial chemical. The Victorian EPA […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has prosecuted a company and its director over the dumping of more than 6,000 tonnes of industrial waste in […]
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