State Government of Victoria

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• 20 Sep 2018 EPA fines Council over smelly gas Problems with landfill gas at a former Clayton South tip have cost the City of Boroondara a fine of more than $8,000 for breaching the Environment Protection Act 1970. Read more about EPA fines Council over smelly gas
• 20 Sep 2018 EPA assesses Melbourne Airport PFAS report Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has conducted a preliminary risk assessment of data provided by Melbourne Airport about levels of PFAS at the airport and in surrounding waterways including Arundel Creek, Steele Creek, Deep Creek, Jackson Creek and Maribyrnong River. Read more about EPA assesses Melbourne Airport PFAS report
• 19 Sep 2018 Paint in creek at Clayton leads to a fine Water contaminated with paint that found its way to a local creek has cost a Clayton company an $8,000 fine from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). Read more about Paint in creek at Clayton leads to a fine
• 17 Sep 2018 Cardinia Environmental Recycling fire leads to a fine A wood fire left smouldering that set off a blaze in a pile of industrial waste has cost a Pakenham company a fine of more than $8,000. Read more about Cardinia Environmental Recycling fire leads to a fine
• 14 Sep 2018 EPA continues to support recovery efforts in West Footscray Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) continues to support Maribyrnong City Council in its role as the lead agency of the recovery efforts following the West Footscray factory fire. Read more about EPA continues to support recovery efforts in West Footscray
• 14 Sep 2018 Brown coal fired power station licence review community conference report Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has published the results of the community conference it held as part of the periodic review of the licences of the three brown coal-fired power stations – AGL Loy Yang A, IPM Loy Yang B and Energy Australia Yallourn. Read more about Brown coal fired power station licence review community conference report
• 12 Sep 2018 Corkman pair ordered to pay over $600,000 A company and its two directors who dumped asbestos-containing industrial waste at a site near homes in Cairnlea have been ordered to pay a total of $600,000. Read more about Corkman pair ordered to pay over $600,000
• 10 Sep 2018 EPA engages with community in relation to West Footscray fire Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) officers have been actively engaging with local communities to ensure they have the latest information available about a fire that occurred at a West Footscray site recently. Read more about EPA engages with community in relation to West Footscray fire
• 7 Sep 2018 West Footscray Industrial Fire Update At a community meeting held last night (6 Sept) Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) committed to continue monitoring air and water quality while Stony Creek returns to normal following last Thursday’s West Footscray industrial fire (30 August). Read more about West Footscray Industrial Fire Update
• 6 Sep 2018 Inner west blitz on dangerous goods continues A WorkSafe and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) blitz on industrial sites in the West Footscray area is continuing, with 78 sites visited and 68 contraventions identified in relation to the handling and storage of dangerous goods. Read more about Inner west blitz on dangerous goods continues