EPA moves to Docklands

Docklands has become the new home of Victoria’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

The government agency has taken up residence at 664 Collins St next to Southern Cross Station, after 15 years in Carlton opposite the Queen Victoria Market.

EPA chief executive Lee Miezis said the new location was part of “ongoing improvement plans” for the agency and gave workers closer access to the CBD and transport.

“A modernised workplace will help us to be more efficient financially and operationally, which will help us reach our goals particularly around growing the community’s understanding of their role in protecting the environment with the General Environmental Duty,” Mr Miezis said.

The EPA was founded in 1971 under Victoria’s Environment Protection Act 1970 and is charged with preventing and reducing the effects of pollution and waste.

It employs more than 700 staff and assesses around 27,000 pollution reports a year.

An agency spokesperson said the new office would establish a more hybrid modern hub for its workforce with improved amenities. •