An earth moving company has been fined by EPA Victoria more than $7,000 for depositing and storing industrial waste without…[Read More]
Know your environmental and regulatory responsibilities or face penalties says EPA
Published: October 10, 2014
Breach of mining approval conditions costs mine more than $100,000
Published: October 3, 2014
A breach of mining approval conditions has cost a NSW coal miner more than $100,000, with the Land and Environment…[Read More]
Smelter operator fined for failing to meet federal air testing standards
Published: October 3, 2014
A smelter operator in South Australia will pay a $21,000 civil negotiated penalty for failing to meet federal air-testing standards,…[Read More]
NSW EPA highway inspection catches fuel tanker
Published: September 26, 2014
The NSW EPA has issued two penalty notices, two official cautions and fined the driver and a fuel transport company…[Read More]
EPA SA negotiates civil penalty over hospital incident
Published: September 26, 2014
The EPA SA has finalised a negotiated civil penalty of $42,656.25 with a local health network in relation to an…[Read More]
Man fined $36,000 for illegal asbestos dumping
Published: September 19, 2014
A man has been convicted in the NSW Land Environment Court and fined a total of $36,000 following a New…[Read More]
Queensland Government introduces new penalties and stiffer fines – Effective 1 September 2014
Published: September 19, 2014
The Queensland Government has introduced tougher penalties for companies who receive environment infringement notices, with several offences under the Environmental…[Read More]
Bill introduced to QLD Parliament that will see polluters face big increase for major offences
Published: September 19, 2014
A new bill has been introduced into the Queensland Parliament which will see polluters facing maximum penalties of more than…[Read More]
Landfill operator pinned for non compliance
Published: September 12, 2014
Assessing and determining whether existing leachate management infrastructure is appropriately managing leachate had also not been addressed. EPA Metro…[Read More]
Tougher on-the-spot fines for environmental offences
Published: September 12, 2014
A ten fold increase in on-the-spot fines for environmental offences up to $15,000 for companies and $7500 for individuals is…[Read More]
