LIMESTONE COAST
Home Tags Epa

Tag: epa

Environment authority encourages water tests

WITH home bores getting their biggest workout in late summer, the Environment Protection Authority is reminding Limestone Coast bore owners to make it a...

Auto action stalls

NEXT year's Mount Gambier Autofest has been postponed indefinitely as event organisers seek an alternative venue. While the event has been held for a number...

New twist in scrap metal saga

GRANT District elected members have raised fears hundreds of cars stockpiled at a Compton quarry are potentially leaching pollutants into the underground aquifer. This follows...

Grant Council audits waste handling sites

GRANT District Council has carried out a desktop audit of waste handling sites within its boundary following community uproar over the Sandyridge quarry asbestos application. With the o[...]

SA Water granted green light for asbestos storage

THE state’s environmental regulator has given the green light for SA Water to store redundant asbestos-containing cement pipes at its depot in Mount Gambier. The Environment Protection Authority[…]

Dump ‘on hold’

A CAFPIRCO Road property owner has welcomed news the state's environmental regulator has placed an asbestos dump application determination process "on hold" until further information becomes available.[…]

Rural community gripped by asbestos fear

"WE have had sleepless nights since we found out - this is a living nightmare and our concerns are not being taken seriously," Compton...

Asbestos scare – Neighbours protest dumping ground

A CONTAMINATION scare has gripped a Mount Gambier neighbourhood after it was revealed an SA Water depot is storing "asbestos containing materials" in a...

Dob in a Litterer participants praised

SOUTH Australians have continued to support the Dob in a Litterer program more than six months after its launch with an increase in app downloads, website registrations and reporting.[...]

Latest News

Volunteers get repairs underway

Saturday’s launch of Millicent’s first repair cafe started slowly with three people taking up the offer of assistance for free repairs of their items. Men's...

Positive news