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Surrendering or losing an EPA operating licence does not erase a landowner’s environmental liability. EPA Victoria has permanently revoked the operating licence for the Sunshine Landfill in Kealba, bringing an end to landfill operations at the site.
🛑 Five years of mandatory remediation and a permanently revoked operating licence. EPA Victoria has permanently revoked the operating licence for the Sunshine Landfill in Kealba, bringing an end to a prolonged environmental crisis.
⚖️ “Barro Group do not get to walk away from the site and leave taxpayers to foot the bill.”
These are the words of EPA Victoria’s CEO, following the permanent revocation of the operating licence for the Sunshine Landfill in Kealba.
🛑 A revoked operating licence does not end your environmental liability. EPA Victoria has permanently cancelled the operating licence for the Sunshine Landfill in Kealba, bringing a definitive end to waste acceptance at the site after years of subsurface hotspot fires.
⚠️ The ultimate regulatory sanction has been delivered in Victoria. EPA Victoria has officially revoked the operating licence of Barro Group for the Sunshine Landfill in Kealba, permanently ceasing all operations.
💰 A $60,000 personal fine, $12,000 in costs, and a clean-up bill exceeding $1 million. The Heidelberg Magistrates Court has handed down a record penalty to a Victorian landowner for operating an unlicensed waste facility.
🌱 Carbon-neutral is no longer a free pass for broader environmental impacts. The era of focusing solely on carbon reduction is ending.
📊 99% of Australians want a circular economy, and they are demanding the regulations to back it. Cleanaway’s newly released 2026 Recycling Behaviours Report reveals near-universal public support for hard packaging reform, based on a survey of 1,000 Australians.
🌳 Congratulations to NSW DCCEEW and the Botanic Gardens of Sydney on a major ecological milestone in the Hunter Valley. The Saving our Species team has planted approximately 3,000 genetically diverse Hunter Valley River Red Gums across the region.
💰 A record $60,000 fine for an individual, plus a clean-up bill expected to exceed $1 million. The Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court has penalised a Victorian landowner under the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) for illegal waste dumping at a Diamond Creek property.