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List Of Environmental Issues In Victoria
This is a list of environmental issues that have resulted in environmental damage in Victoria, Australia. Air pollution * 2019-2022: An excessive amount of dust, odours and other nuisible substances were emitted by Monsbent Pty Ltd, also known as D&R Henderson, in Benalla. The company was charged a fine of $80,000 in court in 2021 and taken to court again in 2022 for failing to comply with their authorised licence. Industrial fires * 2017: A fire started in SKM recycling plants in Coolaroo, Victoria, Coolaroo emitting smoke and ashes impacting local neighbourhoods forcing some local residents to be evacuated. The company was ordered to pay a fine of $1.2 million. * 2018: An 2018 West Footscray warehouse fire, industrial fire started in West Footscray in a warehouse storing chemicals illegally caused health issues to residents and killed local wildlife from Stony Creek, Victoria, Stony Creek and Yarra River. * 2020: A toxic fire erupted at an e-waste recycling facility in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km2). Victoria's economy is the second-largest among Australian states and is highly diversified, with service sectors predominating. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest. The majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
