Tag: EPA
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...
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
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
Wyndham council is storing recyclables from kerbside collections at the Werribee tip after recycling firm SKM Services was ordered to shut down two of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 with...
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...
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...
Waste group continues tip fight
The Don’t Waste Wyndham group has lodged an appeal against the construction of four new landfill cells at the Werribee tip, labelling them a...
‘Tip mountain’ set to expand
Wyndham will be home to five tip mountains over the next 26 years after the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) last week gave the green...
Council fined for ‘hot spot’
A “hot spot” at the Werribee tip has landed Wyndham council in hot water.
The Environment Protection Authority has fined Wyndham council $7773 for failing...
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Graduate nurses grateful for Werribee Mercy
For Holly Jane Silvester and Janice O’Brien, becoming nurses at Werribee Mercy Hospital (WMH) was a natural progression.
Ms Silvester, 22, was born at...
