EPA Victoria has approved an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for Maddingley Brown Coal landfill, as part of Western Soil Treatment’s application to receive tunnel boring machine spoil from the West Gate Tunnel Project.
EPA VIC names interim CEO
The Governing Board of EPA Victoria has announced the appointment of Lee Miezis as the authority’s interim Chief Executive Officer.
EPA VIC webinar to outline how EP Act will affect industry
EPA Victoria is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 3 February to provide information on how changes to the state’s environmental laws will affect industry and the community.
EPA Victoria CEO Cathy Wilkinson steps down
Cathy Wilkinson has stepped down from her role as EPA Victoria’s Chief Executive Officer.
VWMA welcomes formation of EPA Waste Crime Directorate
The Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) has welcomed the formation of the EPA Waste Crime Directorate, which will include 70 new officers to stop illegal dumping across Victoria.
EPA approves West Gate Tunnel soil landfill sites
EPA Victoria has approved two landfill sites to host the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel Project’s PFAS-contaminated soil.
EPA VIC drone spots uncovered garbage
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has used an aerial drone to spot licence breaches in Ravenhall that could have caused problems with odour and litter.
EPA VIC grants works approval for WtE facility in Dandenong South
EPA Victoria has granted a works approval for a waste-to-energy facility to be built in Dandenong South.
Community group secures new conditions for WtE plant
Community group Zero Waste Victoria has secured better air quality, waste management, monitoring and reporting for Victorians at a future waste-to-energy facility in Laverton North.
34 charges laid over Melbourne factory fire
Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has filed charges following an investigation over a toxic chemical waste industrial fire that burnt for several days creating smoke across the western suburbs in August 2018. Read more