A plan to dump truckloads of demolition waste in the country has ended in a criminal conviction and over $10,000 in fines and costs, with a Parwan tenant implicated.
Ayach Demolition Pty Ltd and its director Mouhamed Ayach of Campbellfield were each fined $3000 for unlawfully depositing industrial waste at a place not licensed to accept it and failing to comply with a regulatory notice from Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
The court also recorded a conviction for the company director.
The Bacchus Marsh Magistrates’ Court ordered the business to pay EPA $2905 in court costs, and the tenant on the property at Parwan, near Bacchus Marsh, was fined $1500 for receiving and burning some of the waste.
The case began on August 3, 2023, when EPA officers inspected a property in Parwan and saw two Ayach Demolition trucks unloading demolition waste and green waste.
The investigation found the industrial waste came from a demolition the company was conducting at Templestowe.
When the case came to court on July 16, 2025, the company and director both entered pleas of guilty.
In delivering the sentence, Magistrate Bailin said the fines would have been larger without the guilty plea.
EPA south-west regional manager Anton Ponomarenko said the case shows dumping industrial waste is a serious matter.
“This kind of illegal dumping is a hazard to the environment and people’s health. Nobody should be thinking they can just unload this stuff in the bush and forget about it,” Mr Ponomarenko said.
“Anyone can report it with a simple phone call. After that, it can be an EPA investigation, charges before the court, and a criminal record, not to mention being ordered to pay the cost of the clean-up.”
Members of the public can report pollution by calling EPA’s 24-hour hotline on 1300 372 842 or providing details online.
Details: epa.vic.gov.au/report-pollution/reporting-pollution
