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A Queensland copper mining company has been fined $250,000 and its Managing Director fined an additional $50,000 in the Cairns Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has issued a Guideline – Enforceable undertakings under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. This guideline has been prepared […]
NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman has announced two new measures aimed at reducing illegal dumping of waste. The first is the expansion of the 6-council Inner […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it will authorise the Australian Paint Manufacturers’ Federation, Paint Stewardship Limited and certain paint manufacturers to introduce […]
NSW Government has issued a number of warnings regarding contaminated water caused by fire-fighting foams at the Williamtown Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base, near Newcastle. […]
A major Queensland quarrying company has been fined $250,000 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to a number of charges relating to the serious […]
A commercial waste operator has been issued a Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN) of $11,385 for unlawfully storing a large quantity of asbestos at its site at […]
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has announced the start of five-fold increases in planning penalties for companies that breach conditions. The changes come into force on […]
A new Bill has been released for consultation that is aimed at providing local government with clearer responsibilities when dealing with environmental nuisances and littering. The […]
EPA SA has announced changes to its Civil Penalty Calculations Policy from 1 August 2015. Civil penalties are an alternative to criminal prosecution through the court […]
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted two shipping companies and their masters for two separate marine pollution incidents within the Great Barrier Reef. A […]
The NSW EPA’s Hey Tosser! anti-littering campaign, which gives new power to the general public to report people who litter from vehicles, has generated more than […]
The operator of a demolition company who admitted to dumping asbestos-contaminated waste on a private property without the owner’s permission, has been sentenced in the South […]
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has announced the NSW Government intends to increase planning penalty notices five-fold. The move follows a similar boost to environmental on-the-spot […]
NSW EPA has commenced an investigation into a NSW council after contaminated soil material was identified in mounds. The mounds containing material from council construction work […]
SA EPA inspectors are monitoring smoke from a mulch fire at the Adelaide Resource Recovery (ARR) soil and compost facility at Wingfield. The fire caught on […]
EPA Victoria has issued a clean-up notice to the owner of a Strathmerton site after industrial waste at the property tested positive for asbestos contamination. EPA […]
A May 2014 decision by NSW Energy Minister Anthony Roberts to suspend a coal seam gas exploration licence because of inadequate community consultation has been ruled […]
NSW EPA has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the NSW Police following an investigation into the disposal of police evidence exhibits. Under the EU, […]
The NSW EPA has fined a tyre recycling company $15,000 for transporting tyres to its Milperra facility that wasn’t licenced to receive them. It is the […]
EPA Victoria has conducted inspections at three sites in the Geelong region to investigate allegations of the illegal storage, disposal and receipt of industrial waste. EPA […]
A major Sydney utility has been ordered by the NSW Land and Environment Court to pay a $157,500 penalty for a sewerage leak from its Malabar […]
EPA SA is investigating the remains of 12 dead horses found illegally dumped at Mt Magnificent Conservation Park, about 60 kilometres south of Adelaide. EPA Manager […]
EPA Victoria has fined a waste company more than $7,000 for the collection, transport and deposit of grease trap waste at its Wodonga site. The regulator […]
EPA South Australia is appealing for more information to help identify the person or company that was responsible for illegally dumping asbestos and building materials near […]
Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says the Federal Government will amend the Biosecurity Bill 2014 to create the statutory position of Inspector-General of Biosecurity. The Bill […]
EPA Victoria has fined a Melbourne council more than $7,000 after it was caught dumping industrial waste from a garbage truck in November 2014. A video […]
A NSW city council has been fined $5,000 by the NSW EPA for using land as a waste facility without lawful authority. The site is owned […]
The NSW EPA has issued a clean up notice to a commercial explosives manufacturer after contaminated process water leaked from its site onto a neighbouring farm […]
EPA SA is investigating a report of illegal dumping of asbestos and building materials near Osborne in Adelaide’s north-west. The investigation follows the discovery of bags […]
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