State Government of Victoria

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• 14 Dec 2018 Technical problem: waste transport certificates, smoky vehicle reporting and Report Litter app Waste transport certificates, smoky vehicle reports and litter reports are all being affected by technical problems with the Interaction Portal. Read more about Technical problem: waste transport certificates, smoky vehicle reporting and Report Litter app
• 14 Dec 2018 Heavy rain wipes out bay beaches Environment Protection Authority Victoria is encouraging people to swap the beach for the pool for the next week with recent and forecasted heavy rains likely to impact water quality at all bay beaches. Read more about Heavy rain wipes out bay beaches
• 12 Dec 2018 PFAS advice for Kernot Lake in Morwell Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has detected PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances) in Kernot Lake, Morwell and is advising the public not to eat fish caught there. Read more about PFAS advice for Kernot Lake in Morwell
• 11 Dec 2018 First truckload leaves Numurkah tyre stockpile The first truckload of waste tyres has left the town of Numurkah, beginning an estimated 10 week clean-up of a huge stockpile that will go to a licensed recycling facility in Melbourne. Read more about First truckload leaves Numurkah tyre stockpile
• 10 Dec 2018 Beachside sleuths sought Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is calling on beach goers to slip on their detective’s hat while snapping their selfies this summer to assist with EPA’s Drain Detectives citizen science project.
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• 10 Dec 2018 Don't just stack it and burn it, says EPA A burning pile of farm waste at Woolsthorpe has cost a dairy company a fine of more than $8,000. Read more about Don't just stack it and burn it, says EPA
• 10 Dec 2018 EPA issues fine for midnight mud dumping EPA has fined a Point Cook man $1,934 over the illegal dumping of a truckload of brown slurry on someone else’s land. Read more about EPA issues fine for midnight mud dumping
• 7 Dec 2018 Community session for Yumbah Portland proposal An independently-chaired community conference will be held in Portland on 19 December to help inform EPA's assessment of a works approval application for an onshore abalone farm. Read more about Community session for Yumbah Portland proposal
• 7 Dec 2018 EPA and SES partner to provide air quality monitoring With a long, hot and dry summer predicted, one of the major health risks faced by the Victorian community comes from poor air quality affected by bushfire smoke. Read more about EPA and SES partner to provide air quality monitoring
• 7 Dec 2018 Bushfire smoke and your health Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is warning Victorians that smoky conditions are a threat to people’s health, even far away from the bushfires that create the smoke. Smoke is especially dangerous to vulnerable groups in the community, but there are measures you can take to protect your health.
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