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  • Littering fine is payback: Driver

    A woman who says she has never smoked has been fined $661 after being accused of throwing a cigarette butt out of her car window.…

  • EPA moves to stop waste growth

    EPA moves to stop waste growth

    Trouble-plagued recycler SKM Services has been ordered to stop accepting recyclables at its Laverton North site for the second time in three months. The Environment…

  • Laverton North site re-opens for recycables

    Laverton North site re-opens for recycables

    SKM Services has been given permission to resume accepting recyclable waste materials at its Laverton North premises. The Environment Protection Authority last month ordered SKM,…

  • Recyclables stored at tip

    Recyclables stored at tip

    Wyndham council is storing recyclables from kerbside collections at the Werribee tip after recycling firm SKM Services was ordered to shut down two of its…

  • Subdivision poses pollution threat

    Environment Protection Authority Victoria has warned that recent wet weather has resulted in a high risk of sediment run-off at new residential and commercial subdivisions.…

  • EPA fines construction company after Tarneit incident

    The Environment Protection Authority Victoria has fined a construction company $7929 for discharging sediment-laden water into a conservation zone near Davis Creek in Tarneit. Campbellfield-based…

  • Tip plan gets green light

    Tip plan gets green light

    A decision to approve the Werribee tip expansion has been described as “seriously flawed” by its opponents. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last month…

  • Point Cook tops litter figures

    Point Cook has been named Wyndham’s hotspot for litter reports, as the state Environment Protection Authority warns residents to try to avoid dodgy skip-bin hire…

  • Council wants action on tip row

    Council wants action on tip row

    Wyndham council has called on the state government to intervene in a legal battle over the Werribee tip expansion, saying the matter could escalate to…

  • Environment officer in Wyndham role

    Environment officer in Wyndham role

    An Environment Protection Authority (EPA) officer is helping Wyndham council respond to issues such as illegal dumping. Local environment protection officer Michelle Walker began working…

  • Werribee tip fight heads to the courts

    Werribee tip fight heads to the courts

    The fight to stop the expansion of Werribee tip will reach court in May, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) dismissed a Wyndham…

  • Council gets down on dumping

    Tis the season for spring cleaning, renovating … and illegal dumping. The Environment Protection Authority is calling on any residents or businesses doing a clean-out…

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