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epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/news-media-and-updates/news-and-updates
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24 Jan 2019
Blackburn foam spill investigated
A large foam spill in Blackburn Lake has been traced back to a company that manufactures hair care products.
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24 Jan 2019
Community conference report on abalone farm released
The independent chairperson’s report from the community conference on Yumbah Aquaculture Ltd‘s (Yumbah) proposal for an onshore abalone farm at Bolwarra, near Portland, is now available.
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23 Jan 2019
Dairy effluent leak threatens Bass River
A southwest Gippsland man has been fined $1,934 over leaking dairy effluent that flowed into a creek near his farm and had the potential to contaminate the nearby Bass River.
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23 Jan 2019
Industrial site owners fined over Brooklyn dust
Dust problems at an industrial property in Brooklyn have led to a fine of more than $8,000 for the owners, after EPA's nearby monitoring station detected falling air quality.
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23 Jan 2019
Midfield Meats Works Approval
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has now assessed and granted Midfield Meats’ Works Approval application for a proposed new protein recovery plant at its Warrnambool abattoir site.
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21 Jan 2019
County Court backs EPA clean-up order for industrial waste
The County Court has fined a Plumpton man and ordered him to undertake an expensive clean-up of industrial waste, on a charge of failing to comply with two EPA clean-up notices.
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20 Jan 2019
Overnight fire in Colbert Rd Campbellfield
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16 Jan 2019
1200 tonnes removed in Numurkah tyre stockpile clean up
Approximately one quarter of the Numurkah tyre stockpile, an estimated 1,200 tonnes of waste tyres, has been removed.
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15 Jan 2019
EPA invites comment on proposed Drouin treatment plant upgrades
EPA is assessing a Works Approval application for upgrade works at an existing wastewater treatment plant in Drouin that holds a current EPA licence.
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14 Jan 2019
Milk spills are serious - EPA
Spilled milk has cost a Gippsland transport company a fine of $8,060 from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA).
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