Illegal dumping accelerating and enforcement rare as report calls for more council support News Victorian local councils aren’t keeping up with illegal waste dumping and are often cleaning up the mess without penalising the perpetrators.
EPA staffing numbers settle after ‘once-in-a-generation’ change November 4, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority now has about double the number of staff it had six years ago.
Building sites on notice as NSW govt announces ‘inspection blitz’ April 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment The NSW EPA and Department of Planning, Industry and Environment will be undertaking building site inspections across Sydney and the Hunter Coast next month.
EPA issues ‘blackwater’ alert to Northern NSW April 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales Odours reminiscent of rotten egg gas, and discoloured water have been flagged by the EPA as a possibility for coastal NSW following the extreme weather conditions of the past weeks.
Axe to VPS secretary bonuses hits more agencies February 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Executives at Victorian Public Service agencies could lose their bonuses, four years after the state’s departmental secretaries lost their extra cut.
Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: experts respond May 19, 2019 By The Conversation Editors' Picks The Coalition has won the federal election. So what will this mean for key policy areas?
Australia must move on from its outdated environment laws May 9, 2019 By Suzanne Milthorpe Energy & Environment Should Labor win, it will have little time to waste on developing environmental policies that are fit-for-purpose for 21st Century reality.
Independence, governance collide in NSW EPA review February 16, 2015 By Harley Dennett News Is it divide and conquer as MPs seek to water down the EPA’s top job, or do statutory agencies need a cold dose of governance oversight? A NSW committee targets the chief environmental regulator.
