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Businesses have been given the opportunity to review and, if needed, improve their environmental performance ahead of a likely site inspection in the next year. EPA […]
A gold and copper mining company based at Cobar in the NSW’s central west has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in the NSW Land […]
NSW has passed a new regulation that will see the introduction of waste levy discounts for operators of waste facilities. The explanatory note of the Protection […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has suspended the environment protection licence of the operator of the Corindi Quarry, north of Coffs Harbour. Mr Gary Davey, […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with Namoi Cotton Co-operative to improve the co-operative’s environmental performance following an investigation […]
Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd, which manages a coal mine for Rio Tinto in the Hunter Valley of NSW, has pleaded guilty to a water […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has agreed to a proposal from AGL for an Enforceable Undertaking (EU). Investigations by the EPA indicated that AGL had […]
The SA EPA has released a new policy after a review into its civil penalty policy. Civil penalties are an alternative to criminal prosecution. Outcomes of […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its new Compliance Policy. EPA Chair and CEO Barry Buffier said that the policy reflected the EPA’s core […]
The trial of DuPont (Australia) Ltd for an alleged herbicide land pollution incident began in the NSW Land and Environment Court this week. The NSW Environment […]
A quarry owner has been ordered to pay $100,000 in compensation after clearing 8 hectares of habitat for listed black cockatoos at Nowergup in Western Australia […]
A western Sydney service station, trading as Gas Point Guildford West, was ordered to pay a penalty of $22,500 for breaching the nation’s stringent fuel quality […]
Zinc and lead smelting company, Nyrstar will be required to produce a Public Environmental Report (PER) for its proposed $350 million smelter transformation at Port Pirie. […]
The SA Environment Protection Authority has successfully negotiated a Civil Penalty with a major contracting company which relates to an incident at Lonsdale in September 2009. […]
NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker this week announced the establishment of a new Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) squad for the Illawarra and Southern NSW region, saying […]
Recent court penalties should act as a reminder to all waste operators they must abide by the law the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has warned. […]
NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker has announced the NSW Government will introduce legislation to Parliament to crack down on illegal waste and dumping operations by introducing […]
Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke has approved Rio Tinto’s Alcan’s South of Embley bauxite mine and port development project in western Cape York with76 strict environmental […]
This week, police accompanied EPA Victoria, with search warrants, to the premises of two waste operators in Trafalgar and Sale for the alleged breach of the […]
With the introduction of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 (WRR Act), the QLD Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) created the Litter and […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued BHP Billiton Endeavour Coal a legal notice with a number of new licence conditions for West Cliff Colliery. […]
A NSW Golf Club has committed to an Enforceable Undertaking which will result in $50,000 being paid to Randwick City Council for environmental works, following an […]
A composting company, has been ordered to pay $20,500 in fines and costs by the Campbelltown Local Court for receiving waste that they were not licensed […]
A man, who was shown on CCTV footage dumping approximately 80 tonnes of asbestos-contaminated waste in a residential area last year, has been handed a three […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has prosecuted a transport company for three dangerous goods offences in relation to a load of corrosive liquid the company […]
The QLD Government has revitalised Business and Industry Portal, which now provides business and industry access to Queensland Government services and information regarding licensing. The portal […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined AGL $1,500 for breaching its licence conditions at its Rosalind Park Gas Treatment Plant after emissions of nitrogen oxides […]
A building supplies manufacturer in Bayswater has been fined more than $6,000 after EPA Victoria had found that it had been disposing diluted glue wastes into […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Orica $1500 for an incident in January this year, where approximately 1.35 megalitres of treated water was discharged […]
Environmental consultants, Aargus Pty Ltd and two of its employees have been ordered to pay penalties totalling $45,000 in the NSW Land and Environment Court for […]
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