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The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a local council $175,000 for the discharge of partially treated sewage sludge from its treatment plant […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined a chemical storage terminal $15,000 for its failure to correctly maintain and operate air emission control systems. For further […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) is undertaking investigations into the spill for firefighting foam containing per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals at […]
The Victorian EPA has issued a $7,773 fine to a food manufacturing company for its failure to meet the requirements of a Pollution Abatement Notice (PAN). […]
EPA Victoria has issued an updated Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) on domestic ballast water management in Victorian state waters. The updated PEM provides information to […]
NSW EPA has fitted GPS trackers to trucks suspected of illegally dumping construction and demolition waste. The GPS trackers are part of a 12 month trial […]
The Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines has fined a landowner $999,780 for illegally clearing native remnant vegetation at a property in the North Burnett […]
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has fined a Melbourne company $7,773 for failing to reduce noise levels during operations at night. The fine follows the […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) $2,000 for transporting cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas without accompanying […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued fines totalling $15,546 to two companies for the illegal storage of more than 20,000 waste tyres. The storage […]
A petroleum company has been convicted and fined $850,000 in the NSW Land and Environment Court for a major petrol spill. The incident in 2013 involved […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has caught and fined three waste operators in South West Sydney and the Southern Highlands engaging in illegal dumping activities. […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a company $15,000 for dust emissions from a power station. The dust from an ash dam was blown […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a company more than $7,500 for illegally discharging a hazardous gas into the air. The incident occurred at […]
A company and its director have been fined $7,500 and ordered to pay more than $17,000 in court costs after pleading guilty to storing hundreds of […]
A chemicals company has been convicted and penalised $360,000 in the Land and Environment Court after being prosecuted by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for […]
A company has been fined $30,000 for illegally accepting and storing industrial waste without a licence at a disused quarry site, after an investigation by the […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) has released the draft guideline Issuing chain of responsibility environmental protection orders under Chapter 7, Part 5, […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has accepted two enforceable undertakings under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). The Clean Energy Regulator may accept enforceable undertakings from ERF participants […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued fines totalling $61,000 to a local council and their consultant following the dumping of soil containing […]
A mining company has been convicted and fined $60,000 and ordered to pay the NSW EPA’s legal costs after pleading guilty in the Land and Environment […]
A businessman and his two companies have been convicted and fined a total of $390,000 in the Land and Environment Court for six waste offences involving […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a Melbourne manufacturer of wooden pallets more than $7,500 for failing to comply with a notice to put […]
The Federal Government has reached a $39.3 million dollar out of court settlement with the owners of a Chinese coal carrier that ran aground near Rockhampton […]
The NSW EPA has issued a number of fines and notices for false reporting, waste disposal and extraction activities: An environmental consulting firm has been fined […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined an abattoir more than $15,000 for failing to comply with notices to address systems designed to manage offensive […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a regional landfill operator more than $15,000 after two breaches of its EPA licence. Two separate fines of […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has issued a $7,500 fine to a meat processing company for allowing offensive odours to be emitted beyond the […]
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a landfill operator more than $15,000 for two breaches of its EPA licence. The breaches relate to the […]
The SA EPA has successfully prosecuted an individual who dumped soil from a swimming pool excavation in a conservation area next to his property. After entering […]
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