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epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/news-media-and-updates/news-and-updates
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30 Aug 2018
West Footscray factory fire - update at 7.45pm
EPA is monitoring air and water quality after a large industrial fire at a factory in West Footscray.
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30 Aug 2018
Footscray Fire - Community meeting tonight
Two community meetings will be held this evening at the Footscray Town Hall, located at 61 Napier Street, Footscray.
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30 Aug 2018
EPA fines East Gippsland Shire Council for landfill licence breach
EPA has fined East Gippsland Shire Council more than $8,000 for breaching a condition of its EPA licence that required it to provide EPA with a hydrogeological report about its Forge Creek landfill.
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30 Aug 2018
EPA fines Fulton Hogan for Springvale oil spill
EPA has fined Fulton Hogan Industries Pty Ltd almost $8,000 for an illegal discharge of oil from its Springvale asphalt processing plant that affected a local waterway.
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28 Aug 2018
EPA Victoria announces new Chief Executive Officer
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Dr Cathy Wilkinson.
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28 Aug 2018
SKM fined for stormwater contamination
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined recycling sorting company SKM Services Pty Ltd (SKM) $7,929 for breaching an EPA remedial notice at their Coolaroo site.
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27 Aug 2018
EPA Victoria reports on air quality
EPA's newly released scientific report summarises our current knowledge about air quality, sources, trends and impacts in Victoria.
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23 Aug 2018
EPA Interaction Portal unavailable tonight
The Interaction Portal will be unavailable tonight evening between 9.30 and 11.00.
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23 Aug 2018
New powers to protect the environment closer for EPA Victoria
EPA welcomes the passage of the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 by the Victorian Parliament.
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23 Aug 2018
EPA Victoria congratulates finalists in Premier’s Sustainability Awards
EPA Victoria, sponsor of the Environmental Protection Award in the 2018 Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards, has congratulated its three category finalists, describing them as ‘outstanding’.
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