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Two convictions have been recorded in the Land and Environment Court for incidents where waste discharges from premises polluted nearby waterways. An incident at a manufacturing […]
EPA Victoria has fined a company over $7,500 for the illegal discharge of wastewater to a stormwater drain. The discharge in 2015 was the result of […]
Sydney Water has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the EPA to pay $200,000 to the Parramatta River Catchment Group in response to a 2015 pollution […]
NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has completed a blitz on pesticide non-compliance at turf farms in the Hunter Valley under the Hunter Pesticide Compliance Program. […]
The NSW EPA has declared the former refinery as significantly contaminated land under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. NSW EPA has found that groundwater at […]
Companies responsible for incidents comprising a truck diesel spill, a leak entering a local creek and an illegal stormwater discharge have been issued fines by EPA […]
A reminder that the fee and penalty units for the 2016–17 financial year (gazetted on 14 April 2016) will apply from 1 July 2016. The value of […]
EPA Victoria has issued fines to two companies for illegal actions as a result of waste dumping and burning activities and concluded legal action against another […]
A comprehensive assessment into the presence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) at Gold Coast Airport has been requested by NSW EPA after the discovery of the contaminant […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) has issued four penalty notices of $1,500 each to waste tyre facilities for failing to install a […]
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has released their April Compliance Report showing 47 inspections across the state to ensure approval conditions are being […]
NSW EPA has issued fines of $15,000 each to three businesses for the breach of their Environment Protection Licence conditions and/or the Protection of the Environment […]
As part of a licence condition, a license holder is required to immediately notify EPA of any licence breaches at the licence premises. Recently, EPA Vic […]
Queensland Parliament has passed the Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2016. The Bill, which received bi-partisan support, gives the Queensland’s environmental regulator greater powers […]
EPA Victoria is appealing for public assistance after around 2000 tyres were found dumped near Mildura on Wednesday 23 March 2016. The tyres were found dumped […]
NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released the latest Compliance Report which documents site inspections made by its compliance team to ensure operators of mines, […]
A 29 year-old man who admitted to illegally dumping more than 60 tonnes of construction waste contaminated with asbestos, has been convicted and fined in the […]
Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has announced a total of 55 enforcement actions have been taken against waste operators since the launch of a government crackdown […]
EPA Victoria has charged four companies with air pollution offences under the Environment Protection Act 1970 after an investigation into the Hazelwood mine fire in February […]
Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has introduced the Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Bill into QLD Parliament. The Bill is aimed at ensuring companies in […]
NSW Government has announced it will introduce new laws to police illegal protests. The Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Amendment (Interference) Bill 2016 will ensure […]
NSW EPA has served notice on a company that runs a waste oil processing facility that it will have to undergo a Mandatory Environmental Audit following […]
EPA SA has expressed disappointment, in a statement released this week, over a court ruling that could have ramifications for South Australia’s waste regulations and may […]
EPA Victoria has begun inspecting waste tyre storage facilities across the state to enforce new regulations around waste tyre stockpile sites. EPA CEO Nial Finegan said […]
EPA Victoria has begun an investigation into how fragments of old cement sheeting containing asbestos was found in soil used in landscaping works at a Victorian […]
EPA Victoria will conduct random inspections of Bayswater industrial businesses this month after recent sampling found high levels of metal contaminants in Dandenong Creek. The inspections […]
NSW EPA has placed a Pollution Reduction Program on train operator Sydney Trains, instructing it to investigate train noise in the Waverton and Wollstonecraft area. The […]
A Laverton-based business has been fined $22,000 by EPA Victoria after allowing 900 tonnes of hazardous waste to be transported interstate without EPA approval. The company […]
EPA Victoria has issued a Council with a Minor Works Pollution Abatement Notice following an inspection of its Landfill found its new cell had unacceptable leachate […]
A Victorian gold mine company has been ordered to donate $25,000 to the City of Greater Bendigo after admitting it caused harmful air pollution. The company […]
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