Environment

  • Carwash checks in the south-west

    Environment Protection Authority officers have been busy inspecting carwashes across south-west Victoria.

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  • Council kicks up a stink over dog poop

    Complaints about dog droppings in public spaces have prompted a warning from Corangamite Shire Council.

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  • Future to have say on roadmap

    Colac Otway Shire Council is calling on the community and its young people to provide feedback on an environmental sustainability roadmap that will guide the council for the next decade.

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  • Habitats conserved at Apollo Bay sanctuary

    Apollo Bay students have had a first-hand look at the importance of habitat conservation.

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  • Hygiene measures to stop forest killer

    A deadly mould that’s killing off forests in the Otway region has a new enemy – Colac Otway Shire Council staff.

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  • Time to fix effluent ponds

    South-west Victorian farmers should put dairy effluent ponds on their maintenance to-do list before winter sets in, EPA Victoria says.

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  • Electric idea to count fish inside river

    “Electrofishing” will help scientists survey fish populations in the Curdies River.

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  • Wastewater releases end after dry month

    Barwon Water has paused the release of recycled wastewater from its Winchelsea and Birregurra plants into the Barwon River after a relatively dry January.

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