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epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/news-media-and-updates/news-and-updates
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3 Nov 2017
Spring is the season for renovators and illegal dumping says EPA
EPA says spring is the renovation season as Victorians get busy redecorating and building, but it’s also the illegal dumping season, with far too many skip bin loads of renovation waste going missing.
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1 Nov 2017
Applications open for new Environment Protection Authority Victoria Board
Applications open for new Environment Protection Authority Victoria Board
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30 Oct 2017
EPA awarded for Fishermans Bend groundwater studies
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has been awarded for its innovation at the Australasian Land and Groundwater Association annual awards.
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30 Oct 2017
Odour complaints lead to Mitchell Shire tip fine
Mitchell Shire Council has been fined after complaints from the public about the smell from its landfill on the Seymour-Tooborac Road, Hilldene.
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30 Oct 2017
Removal of over 30,000 tonnes of waste from site of Coolaroo fire occurs
The clean-up efforts at SKM Recycling plant in Coolaroo have now concluded after more than 30,000 tonnes of fire-impacted waste was removed as required by an Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) notice.
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27 Oct 2017
EPA issues works approval to allow e-waste to be recycled
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has issued a works approval to a Campbellfield company for a facility on Sydney Road that will allow it to recycle electronic waste (e-waste).
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27 Oct 2017
EPA congratulates Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - winner of Premier’s Sustainability Award
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) congratulates Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park - winner of the Environmental Protection category in the 2017 Premier's Sustainability Awards announced last night (26 Oct).
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26 Oct 2017
EPA Guidelines for Planning Proposals within the buffer of Landfill Sites
Planners, developers and Councils will benefit from EPA's new set of guidelines on assessing planning proposals within the buffer of landfills.
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24 Oct 2017
EPA fines United Terminals nearly $16,000 for diesel spill
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined United Terminals Pty Ltd for two breaches of the Environment Protection Act over a diesel spill incident at its Barclay Crescent, Hastings site that flowed into nearby Oliver’s Creek.
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23 Oct 2017
EPA approves application for Bowser organic waste processing facility
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has granted a works approval to the Rural City of Wangaratta (Council) to construct an organic waste processing facility at its existing EPA-licensed landfill on Coleman Road, Bowser.
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