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Updated 3 PM Wed, Jul 13 2016

Forecast (next 24 hours): GOOD to VERY GOOD air quality is expected in Melbourne and Latrobe Valley.

Summary (last 24 hours): VERY GOOD air quality in Melbourne, Geelong, and the Latrobe Valley

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11 Jul 2016 EPA fines company for yabbie deaths at Queens Park Lake Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Laverton North company and one of its contractors for causing the deaths of hundreds of yabbies at Queens Park Lake in Moonee Ponds.
11 Jul 2016 EPA fines Cleanaway more than $15000 for licence breaches Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Landfill Operations Pty Ltd (Cleanaway) more than $15,000 for two breaches of its EPA licence.
8 Jul 2016 EPA seeks community comments on Ravenhall proposal Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is encouraging the community to provide feedback on Landfill Operations’ (Cleanaway) works approval and planning permit applications to extend its Melbourne Regional Landfill at Ravenhall.
6 Jul 2016 Fine a reminder for businesses to comply with clean-up notice requirements Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is reminding businesses of the importance of complying with the requirements of clean-up notices after it issued a company with a $1,500 fine for submitting a report three months late.

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