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Front of EPA Victoria's building in Traralgon. EPA maintains seven distinct regional offices designed so that the authority can respond effectively to local issues and events. As of December 2019 these regions are: [8] North Metro Region, headquartered in Preston. West Metro Region, headquartered in Sunshine.
In December 2019, EPA Victoria took over the management of the site according to its powers given by the Environment Protection Act of 1970 and started the clean up of all sites. This clean up had a budget of 20 million dollars [ 11 ] and the recovery cleaning cost will be pursued to be paid by the property owner.
The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is a government department in Victoria, Australia. It is responsible for various matters related to the environment, energy and climate change. The department was renamed from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning on 1 January 2023. [1]
The Gippsland region stretches from the eastern outskirts of Melbourne to the southeastern tip of Victoria and north to the Black-Allan Line denoting the border with New South Wales. Its western boundary is defined by the Great Dividing Range and the Tasman Sea forms its eastern boundary.
A map of the United States showing the 10 regions of the Environmental Protection Agency. Key: Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Types of LGAs. Victoria LGAs by largest council faction as of 2025. This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region.. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1).
In 2019, EPA Victoria removed more than 145,000 tonnes of contaminated waste at Glass Recovery Services in Coolaroo and around 9million litres of polluted water [14] after discovering several stockpile hotspots being at risk of fire. 20 criminal charges were raised against the company and director.
A Parks Victoria Litter trap on the river catches floating rubbish The Yarra River was an important resource for the Wurundjeri people for around 40,000 years. The river's resources were utilised sustainably by the Wurundjeri until European settlement in the early-mid-19th century. [ 26 ]