Vic man killed in head-on motorbike collision
A man has been killed after two motorcycles collided head-on north of Melbourne.
View ArticleFive dead in black day on Vic roads
Five people are dead after crashes on Victorian roads in the last 18 hours. Police say speed was a contributing factor.
View ArticleBendigo council urged to back mine dams plan
The Bendigo council is being advised to support a mining company's application to build new storage dams on farmland to the east of the city.
View ArticleBendigo council backs gold mine expansion plan
A controversial proposal to expand a gold mine east of Bendigo has been approved.
View ArticleMiner says dam plans nothing to worry about
A mining company says it does not think farmers' concerns about its expansion on rural land east of Bendigo are legitimate.
View ArticleFarmers appeal against gold mine expansion plans
Farmers opposing the expansion of a gold mine east of Bendigo have lodged an objection with Victoria's planning tribunal.
View ArticleVCAT to mediate in gold mine expansion row
Victoria's planning tribunal is expected to hear a dispute about a gold mine's expansion east of Bendigo early next month.
View ArticleResidents' letter details mine dust fears
Fresh complaints have been made about the operations of a gold mine east of Bendigo, ahead of a planning dispute to be heard next month.
View ArticleMine dust worries spark water testing
Victorian Government officials have ordered tests of water supplies in the area surrounding a gold and antimony mine east of Bendigo.
View ArticleResidents question mine dust test timing
People east of Bendigo have questioned the timing of a decision by Victorian Government officials to order more tests about the effects of dust from a local mine.
View ArticleMandalay Resources fined $60K after worker's arm hurt in rock crusher
A magistrate has fined a mining company $60,000 after an employee was seriously injured at its processing plant east of Bendigo.
View ArticleFarmers say toxic dust is poisoning community
Residents of the small farming settlement of Costerfield in central Victoria have said they are being poisoned by toxic dust from a nearby gold and antimony mine.
View ArticleMandalay Resources relieved to have expansion plans approved
A mining company says it is likely to go ahead with its expansion plans east of Bendigo, despite increased stringent conditions.
View ArticleTests find adverse health effects unlikely from antimony mine
Tests by Victoria's Health Department have found high levels of antimony near a mine in central Victoria are unlikely to cause adverse health effects.
View ArticleMines Dept reveals plans for more antimony mine monitoring
Victorian Government authorities have released details of further monitoring they are planning around a mine east of Bendigo where residents are worried about pollution.
View ArticleRegulators to address antimony mine dust concerns
Victorian Government authorities will hold a drop-in information open house in Heathcote today for people concerned about a nearby mine.
View ArticleToxicologist says Costerfield antimony samples were contaminated
Contaminated samples were responsible for fears over increased antimony levels in the central Victorian town of Costerfield, according to the medical director of the Victorian Poisons Information Centre.
View ArticleIndependent facilitator to work with Costerfield residents over mine concerns
The Victorian Government says it will listen to the health concerns of people living near a gold and antimony mine east of Bendigo in central Victoria.
View ArticleIndependent monitor to probe Costerfield mine health fears
The Victorian Government says it expects an independent monitor examining health concerns near Heathcote, in central Victoria, will ease the public's anxiety about a local mine.
View ArticleConsultant appointed to probe health fears over Costerfield mine
The State Government has appointed a Bendigo-based consultant to look into community concern about a mine near Heathcote in central Victoria.
View ArticleCosterfield residents back appointment of independent facilitator to probe...
People worried about a mine operating east of Bendigo, in central Victoria, have welcomed the appointment of an independent facilitator to assess their concerns.
View ArticleCosterfield mine fire: 28 people 'safe and well' after mine fire in central...
Firefighters say 28 people are safe and well after a piece of machinery caught fire in a mine in central Victoria.
View ArticleIs Victoria experiencing a second gold rush?
With production doubling in the past five years thanks to new extraction technology and investment, Victorian mines are digging deeper where most of its gold actually is.
View ArticleCosterfield residents concerned gold mine poses a health risk and is...
Residents at Costerfield, near Heathcote, fear the local gold and antimony mine is polluting their water supply.
View Article15 people rescued from Central Victorian mine after fire
It took six hours to rescue workers from an underground refuge after a fire broke out at the Augusta Mine in Costerfield.
View Article
