DOCSLIB.ORG

The Geology and Prospectivity of the Castlemaine, Woodend, Yea and Part of Bacchus Marsh 1:100 000 Map Sheets

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Geology and Prospectivity of the Castlemaine, Woodend, Yea and Part of Bacchus Marsh 1:100 000 Map Sheets VIMP Report 51 The geology and prospectivity of the Castlemaine, Woodend, Yea and part of Bacchus Marsh 1:100 000 map sheets J. E. Edwards, C. E. Willman, I. W. McHaffie, A. Olshina and A. J. Willocks November 1997 Bibliographic reference: EDWARDS, J.E., WILLMAN, C.E., MCHAFFIE, I.W., OLSHINA, A. and WILLOCKS, A.J., 1997. The geology and prospectivity of the Castlemaine, Woodend, Yea and part of Bacchus Marsh 1:100 000 map sheets.. Victorian Initiative for Minerals and Petroleum Report 51. Department of Natural Resources and Environment. © Crown (State of Victoria) Copyright 1997 Geological Survey of Victoria ISSN 1323 4536 ISBN 0 7306 9430 5 This report may be purchased from: Business Centre, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ground Floor, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 For further technical information contact: Manager, Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, P O Box 500, East Melbourne, Victoria 3065 Acknowledgements The authors wishes to thank G. Ellis for formatting the document, P. O’Shea and R. Buckley for editing the document and D. Jansen for figure formation. GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - CASTLEMAINE, WOODEND, YEA, BACCHUS MARSH 1 Contents Abstract 3 1 Introduction 4 2 Geology 6 2.1 Geological history 7 2.2 Stratigraphy 9 Cambrian 9 Lower Ordovician 10 Upper Ordovician 12 Silurian-Devonian 12 Permian 15 Triassic 16 Tertiary 16 Quaternary 17 2.3 Intrusive rocks 17 2.4 Structure 20 Bendigo Zone 20 Melbourne Zone 21 Ballan Graben 22 3 Economic geology 23 3.1 History of mining 23 Gold 23 Other metals 31 Industrial minerals 31 3.2 Gold 33 Primary gold - general occurrence 33 Secondary (alluvial) gold deposits - general occurrence 36 Bendigo Zone 37 Melbourne Zone 41 3.3 Other metals 47 3.4 Brown coal and peat 48 3.5 Industrial minerals 49 4 Geophysics 53 4.1 Data 53 4.2 Geological features 53 5 Mineral resource potential and prospectivity 55 5.1 Gold 55 5.2 Non metallics 57 References 40 Victorian Initiative for Minerals and Petroleum (VIMP) report series 50 2 GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - CASTLEMAINE, WOODEND, YEA, BACCHUS MARSH List of Figures 1 Location map, MELBOURNE 5 2 Geology, mineral resources and tenements, MELBOURNE (back pocket) 3 Graptolites in sediments of the Castlemaine Supergroup 11 4 Mineral resources within MELBOURNE 24 5 Primary and total goldfield production 26 6 Annual primary and alluvial goldfield production 27 7 Regional structural cross section showing structural domains 34 8 Cross section of Wattle Gully mine 39 9 TMI image showing mineral resources of MELBOURNE (back pocket) List of tables 1 Summary of granite plutons 18 2 Gold production from goldfields within MELBOURNE 25 3 Mines with production greater than 1,000 kg, Maldon Goldfield 26 4 Muckleford goldfield production 28 5 Production from major reef mines, Taradale-Malmsbury, Drummond North, lauriston goldfields 30 6 Production from major reef mines, Dayleford Goldfield 31 7 Production from major reef mines, Blackwood-Trentham Goldfield 32 8 Major gold producers within the Melbourne Zone 41 GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - CASTLEMAINE, WOODEND, YEA, BACCHUS MARSH 3 Abstract This report summarises the geology and prospectivity of the Castlemaine, Woodend, Yea and northern part of Bacchus Marsh 1:100 000 map areas (referred to in this report as MELBOURNE) in south central Victoria. New airborne geophysics conducted over MELBOURNE as part of the Victorian Initiative for Minerals and Petroleum (VIMP) has enabled a reappraisal of the regional geology and geophysics of the area. This has been complemented by a mineral resource compilation together with an appraisal of the prospectivity of the area. Gold mineralisation, both primary and secondary, represents the main exploration target in the area, and a number of styles of gold mineralisation are discussed. 4 GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - CASTLEMAINE, WOODEND, YEA, BACCHUS MARSH 1 Introduction This report summarises the geology and mineral resources of the the Castlemaine, Woodend, Yea and north part of Bacchus Marsh 1:100 000 map areas (referred to in this report as MELBOURNE) in south central Victoria (Fig. 1). This information is designed to aid mineral exploration and mineral resource development. It complements new airborne magnetic, radiometric and digital terrain data together with new gravity data. An appraisal of the airborne geophysical data from the Castlemaine-Woodend survey is given in Willocks (1997), while the Yea survey data is discussed by McDonald (1997). Detailed location, production and geological information for mines and prospects within MELBOURNE accompany this report in the MELBOURNE Mine Database. The database, explanatory notes and references are supplied on a 3.5 inch DOS disc in the following formats: MELBOURNE Mine Database Melbmine.mdb Microsoft Access 2.0 format Melbmine.ldb Microsoft Access 2.0 format * .txt Tab delimited ASCII text files derived from the Access Database Explanatory Notes Readme.doc Microsoft Word 6.0 format Readme.txt ASCII text file format References Referenc.doc Microsoft Word 6.0 format Referenc.txt ASCII text file format The mine database is only one theme in the GIS data set covering MELBOURNE. Other themes include geology, magnetic and radiometric images, current and expired Exploration Licences (ELs), national parks and roads. This dataset is available from the Geological Survey of Victoria. GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - CASTLEMAINE, WOODEND, YEA, BACCHUS MARSH 5 Figure 1 Location map, MELBOURNE. 6 GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - CASTLEMAINE, WOODEND, YEA, BACCHUS MARSH 2 Geology Devonian quartz sandstones and mudstones that were simply folded and faulted during the Early to Middle Devonian Tabberabberan MELBOURNE lies in the Lachlan Fold Belt, Deformation. The sedimentary pile was one of three main elements of the Tasman shortened by a minimum of 55%. Fold and Orogenic Zone which accreted to the eastern fault vergences across the Melbourne Zone margin of the Australian craton during the indicate a general model of eastward tectonic Palaeozoic. In Victoria, the Lachlan Fold Belt transport involving fold growth associated with is divided into a series of major structural thrust faults over a basal décollement surface zones, many of which are distinguished by (VandenBerg et al., 1995). The major structural different stratigraphic and tectonic histories. features of the Melbourne Zone trend north- MELBOURNE lies across the boundary of the south to northwest-southeast. Locally, Melbourne and Bendigo zones. The southern complications associated with the collisional part of the map extends across the northern tectonics have created short-lived north-south margin of the Bassian Zone which developed as compressional regimes, which have formed part of the large rift system caused by east-west trending structures in the northern lithospheric tension as Australia pulled part of the Melbourne Zone, notably in the northwards from Antarctica during the break- Dookie region. up of the Gondwana landmass (Fig. 1). The geology of MELBOURNE is presented in The eastern boundary of the Melbourne Zone Figure 2. abuts the Tabberabbera Zone along the east- dipping Governor Fault, to the east of The Bendigo Zone is a wide belt of Ordovician MELBOURNE. This fault zone is a mirror deep marine quartz-rich turbidites of the image of the Heathcote greenstone belt, Castlemaine Supergroup, which are underlain exposing Cambrian sediments and volcanics at by Cambrian marine sediments and volcanics. the surface. The Tabberabbera Zone is This zone abuts the more strongly deformed, characterised by Ordovician quartz-rich Cambro-Ordovician rocks of the Stawell Zone to turbidites and black shale overlain by Silurian the west, along the west-dipping Avoca Fault. turbidites and mudstones, and Early Devonian The Bendigo Zone is bounded to the east by the sediments. These were folded and faulted west-dipping Mount William Fault, along the during the Tabberabberan Deformation. eastern edge of the north-south trending Heathcote greenstone belt. These rocks were In the Late Devonian, the distinction between affected by Lower Silurian thin-skinned the various structural zones had disappeared deformation, correlated here with the and there followed a period of magmatic Benambran Deformation of eastern Victoria activity with intrusion of granite plutons, which (VandenBerg et al., 1992). The Cambro- in many places breached the surface to form Ordovician sequence was detached from the thick caldera volcanic sequences. These occur lower crust to form an allochthonous east- in the Bendigo, Melbourne and Tabberabbera vergent fold and thrust zone. Internal zones. In addition a thick sequence of redbeds duplexing of the Cambrian sequence occurred was deposited in the Howitt Province in the along a major mid-crustal detachment at the Melbourne and Tabberabbera zones. These base of the Ordovician (Heathcote Fault) and were folded during the Early Carboniferous within the Cambrian sequence (Mount William Kanimblan Deformation. Fault; Fergusson et al., 1986). The Cambro- Ordovician rocks were deformed into regular During the Late Devonian, the folded sediments and persistent north-trending chevron folds. were intruded and metamorphosed by granites An axial planar cleavage was strongly and in places these erupted to the surface developed in the Ordovician rocks, and weakly where they formed large calderas containing developed in the Cambrian rocks. Some of the thick pyroclastics. During the Late Silurian structures were reactivated during the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Download Full Article 4.6MB .Pdf File
    https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1939.11.02 November 1939 MEM. NAT. Mus. VrcT., XI, 193Q. GRAPTOLITES OF AUSTRALIA: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF RESEARCH By R. A. Keble, F.G.S. ( Palaeontologist, National 1J1usem·n, JJ:[elboiirne) and Professor TV. N. Benson, B.A., D.Sc. (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealcind.) The Australian graptolite fauna is probably the most complete in the world, certainly in regard to its Ordovician components, a fact clearly appreciated by McCoy. He had ready for the press descriptions and figures of most of the species afterwards described in J amcs Hall's J\fonograph published iu 1865, which may be regarded as the basis of systematic graptolite research, when he received from Hall a proof of his fignres. McCoy immediately conceded him priority and adopted his specific names. Had Hall delayed sending his proof, McCoy wonld certainly have pnblisl1ed his figures and descriptions and his name would have been just as pl'ominent in the literature of graptoliies as Hall's. Com­ menting on "Graptolitcs (Didymograpsus) frutieosus (Hall sp.)," l\IcCoy snys, "this is the first Victorian gmptolitc I ever smv, and, as it was then a new species, I had named it in my .MSS. after J\fr. J. A. Panton, who found it iu the soft shalcs of Bcn(Ugo, of ·which goldficld he was then "\Varden, nncl in ·whose hospitable camp I was then able to recognize the true g-cological age of the gold-bearing Rlates of the colony for the first time. �rhe same species was subsequently dis­ covered by Professor Hall in Canada; aud ns he kindly sent me an early proof of his illustration before publication, I of course adopted his name as above" (Prod.
    [Show full text]
  • 2019/20 Water Quality Report 2019/20
    Water Quality Report 2019/20 Water Quality Report 2019/20 Contents Introduction Highlights 1 Foreword from the Managing Director 3 DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT 1. Commitment to drinking water management 4 2. Assessment of the drinking water supply system 5 3. Preventative measures for drinking water supply 10 4. Operational procedures and process control 15 5. Verification of drinking water quality 16 6. Incident management and emergency response 22 7. Employee awareness and training 26 8. Community involvement and awareness 28 9. Research and development 30 10. Documentation and reporting 32 11. Evaluation and audit 33 12. Review and continual improvement 34 NON-POTABLE Water supply 35 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Drinking water policy 37 Appendix 2: Regulatory and formal requirements for drinking water 38 Appendix 3: HACCP certification 39 Appendix 4: Water quality compliance results 40 Appendix 5: Source water monitoring 73 GLOSSARY 75 INDEX 77 Introduction About Western Water In 2019/20, Western Water provided drinking water to 72,286 properties across a region of 3,000 square kilometres to the north-west of Melbourne. Property connections to drinking and recycled water increased by 6% this year. Images in this report may have been taken before With an average of 2.6 people per household, coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were put in place the service region’s population is calculated and may not be compliant with current physical at 183,715 – up from 174,084 reported last distancing rules. financial year. Water Quality Report 2019/20 1 Highlights Manner of establishment • Safely delivered 16,143 million litres of drinking and responsible Minister water to 72,286 properties Established under the Water Act 1989, Western • Increased network by 133km of drinking water Region Water Corporation (trading as Western Water) and recycled water pipework is one of Victoria’s 13 regional urban water corporations.
    [Show full text]
  • An Environmental Profile of the Loddon Mallee Region
    An Environmental Profile of the Loddon Mallee Region View from Mount Alexander looking East, May 1998. Interim Report March 1999 Loddon Mallee Regional Planning Branch CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …………………………………………………………………………….. 1 2. INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Part A Major Physical Features of the Region 3. GEOGRAPHY ………………………………………………………………………… 5 3.1 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 3.1.1 Location ………………………………………………………………………………………... 5 3.1.2 Diversity of Landscape ……………………………………………………………………….…. 5 3.1.3 History of Non-Indigenous Settlement ……………………………………………………………. 5 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 3.2.1 Major Landforms ………………………………………………………………………..………. 6 3.2.1.1 Southern Mountainous Area …………………………………………………………….…………..…. 6 3.2.1.2 Hill Country …………………………………………………………………………………….…….………. 6 3.2.1.3 Riverine ………………………………………………………………………………………….……………. 6 3.2.1.4 Plains …………………………………………………………………………………………….….……….. 6 3.2.1.5 Mallee …………………………………………………………………………………………….….………. 7 3.3 GEOLOGY …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 3.3.1 Major Geological Features …………………………………………………………….………… 8 3.3.2 Earthquakes …………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 4. CLIMATE ……………………………………………………………………………… 11 4.1 RAINFALL …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….. 11 4.2 TEMPERATURE ……………………………………………………………………………….………. 12 4.2.1 Average Maximum and Minimum Temperatures …………………………………………….………… 12 4.2.1 Temperature Anomalies ………………………………………………………………….……… 13 4.2.3 Global Influences on Weather…………………………………………………………………….
    [Show full text]
  • Mitchell Shire Council
    ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING UNDER SEPARATE COVER ATTACHMENTS 21 MARCH 2016 MITCHELL SHIRE COUNCIL Council Meeting Attachment ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE 21 MARCH 2016 9.1 DRAFT RURAL ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 2016-2026 Attachment No: 1 Draft Rural Roadside Environmental Management Plan 2016-2026 MITCHELL SHIRE COUNCIL Page 1 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Aim .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Council’s Responsibility for Roadsides .................................................................................................... 5 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 What is a Roadside? ............................................................................................................................ 6 The Maintenance Envelope ................................................................................................................ 6 VicRoads Controlled Roads ................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • PETROLEUM SYSTEM of the GIPPSLAND BASIN, AUSTRALIA by Michele G
    uses science for a changing world PETROLEUM SYSTEM OF THE GIPPSLAND BASIN, AUSTRALIA by Michele G. Bishop1 Open-File Report 99-50-Q 2000 This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with the U. S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsements by the U. S. government. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Consultant, Wyoming PG-783, contracted to USGS, Denver, Colorado FOREWORD This report was prepared as part of the World Energy Project of the U.S. Geological Survey. In the project, the world was divided into 8 regions and 937 geologic provinces. The provinces have been ranked according to the discovered oil and gas volumes within each (Klett and others, 1997). Then, 76 "priority" provinces (exclusive of the U.S. and chosen for their high ranking) and 26 "boutique" provinces (exclusive of the U.S. and chosen for their anticipated petroleum richness or special regional economic importance) were selected for appraisal of oil and gas resources. The petroleum geology of these priority and boutique provinces is described in this series of reports. The purpose of this effort is to aid in assessing the quantities of oil, gas, and natural gas liquids that have the potential to be added to reserves within the next 30 years. These volumes either reside in undiscovered fields whose sizes exceed the stated minimum- field-size cutoff value for the assessment unit (variable, but must be at least 1 million barrels of oil equivalent) or occur as reserve growth of fields already discovered.
    [Show full text]
  • Identifying Metro Melbourne Restricted Postcodes
    Identifying metro Melbourne restricted postcodes This tool is to help businesses identify metropolitan Melbourne postcodes. BLUE are restricted postcodes and GREY should be asked whether they are from within a restricted metropolitan zone. Follow our checklist below. 1. Ask for the customer’s ID 2. Check the postcode on the ID against the list of postcodes below 3. If the postcode is not highlighted in BLUE or GREY, then you can have them dine in or proceed with the service 4. If the postcode matches up with those highlighted in GREY, you should ask whether they are from a restricted metropolitan zone 5. A list of restricted suburbs and LGAs that fall within the GREY postcodes are included over the back. Customers should clarify which one they live in. 6. If the customer is from a restricted postcode or restricted suburb/LGA within the postcode then you must decline to serve them, except for takeaway 3000 - 3211 3335 - 3336 3337 3338 3340 3427 - 3429 3430 3723 3750 - 3752 3753 3754 - 3755 3757 3759 - 3761 3765 - 3775 3777 - 3779 3781 - 3787 3788 - 3815 3816 3910 - 3920 3926 - 3944 3975 - 3978 3980 3981 - 3987 Metropolitan Melbourne Metropolitan Melbourne & Regional Victoria Regional Victoria Metropolitan Regional Melbourne Victoria Do you need support? For more information on testing and support payments, Page 1 visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au or call the Business Hotline on 13 22 15 GREY postcodes Non Restricted Suburb Non Restricted LGA Restricted Suburbs Restricted LGA Toolern Vale Macedon Ranges Shire Harkness City of Melton Kurunjang
    [Show full text]
  • European Cultural Heritage Assessment
    Cultural Heritage Assessment Report European Cultural Heritage Assessment. Kilmore‐ Wallan Bypass Historical Assessment. Heritage Victoria Report 4066 By: Vicki Vaskos, Laura Donati and Fiona Schultz Date: 19 November 2012 Client Name: VicRoads Kilmore‐ Wallan Bypass Historical Assessment. Heritage Victoria Report 4066 European Cultural Heritage Assessment. Kilmore‐ Wallan Bypass Historical Assessment. Heritage Victoria Report 4066 By: Vicki Vaskos, Laura Donati and Fiona Schultz Date: 19 November 2012 Client Name: VicRoads VR08 Page | ii Kilmore‐ Wallan Bypass Historical Assessment. Heritage Victoria Report 4066 Ownership and Disclaimer Ownership of the intellectual property rights of ethnographic information provided by Aboriginal people remains the property of those named persons. Ownership of the primary materials created in the course of the research remains the property of Australian Cultural Heritage Management (Victoria) Pty Ltd. This report remains the property of VicRoads. This report may not be used, copied, sold, published, reproduced or distributed wholly or in part without the prior written consent of VicRoads. The professional advice and opinions contained in this report are those of the consultants, Australian Cultural Heritage Management (Victoria) Pty Ltd, and do not represent the opinions and policies of any third party. The professional advice and opinions contained in this report do not constitute legal advice. Spatial Data Spatial data captured by Australian Cultural Heritage Management (Victoria) Pty Ltd in this
    [Show full text]
  • Miocene Wood from the Latrobe Valley Coal Measures, Victoria
    Miocene wood from the LaTrobe Valley coal measures, Victoria,. Australia DAVID R. GREENWOOD GREENWOOD, DAVID R., 30.9.2005. Miocene wood from the LaTrobe Valley coal measures, Victoria, Australia. Alcheringa 29, 351-363. ISSN 0311 5518. An initial study of a collection of fossil conifer wood is reported from the late early Miocene Yallourn Clays, an interseam unit intergrading into the base of the early to middle Miocene Yallourn seam of the LaTrobe Valley, Victoria in southeastern Australia. The fossil wood shares characteristics with the modern genera Dacrycarpus and Dacrydium. On the basis of contiguous, uniseriate tracheid pitting and 1-2 podocarpoid cross field pits, it is placed in the form genus Podocarpoxylon, and the new species P. latrobensis. The wood is compared with extant Podocarpaceae and other Australian fossil woods. Its ring anatomy is consistent with low temperature or rainfall seasonality in the early Miocene. David R. Greenwood [[email protected]], Sustainability Group, Victoria University, St Albans campus, PO Box 14428, Melbourne City MC, VIC 8001, Australia; received 18.7.2003; revised 6.1.2005. Current address; Environmental Science, Brandon University, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB, Canada, R7A 6A9. Key words: Miocene, wood, Podocarpaceae, coal, LaTrobe Valley, Australia MIOCENE vegetation in Australia is primarily Australia (Taylor et al. 1990), a wood character known from fossil pollen and the macrofossil that is consistent with deciduous forests record of leaves or reproductive organs. Bishop (Greenwood 2001). The paucity of systematic & Bamber (1985), Leisman (1986), and Bamford & analysis of Australian Cenozoic wood is McLoughlin (2000), are the sole recent systematic perplexing given the abundance of material readily accounts of Australian Cenozoic fossil wood, available and the attention given to systematic although early and more recent Australian analysis of modern taxa of Australian forest trees workers noted the presence and quality of (e.g.
    [Show full text]
  • The Geology and Prospectivity of the Southern Margin of the Murray Basin
    VIMP Report 4 The geology and prospectivity of the southern margin of the Murray Basin by M.D. BUSH, R.A. CAYLEY, S. ROONEY, K. SLATER, & M.L. WHITEHEAD March 1995 Bibliographic reference: BUSH, M.D., CAYLEY, R.A., ROONEY, S., SLATER, K., & WHITEHEAD, M.L., 1995. The geology and prospectivity of the southern margin of the Murray Basin. Geological Survey of Victoria. VIMP Report 4. © Crown (State of Victoria) Copyright 1995 Geological Survey of Victoria ISSN 1323 4536 ISBN 0 7306 7412 6 This report and attached map roll may be purchased from: Business Centre, Department of Agriculture, Energy & Minerals, Ground Floor, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065 For further technical information contact: General Manager, Geological Survey of Victoria, P O Box 2145, MDC Fitzroy 3065 Acknowledgments The preparation of this report has benefited from discussions with a number of colleagues from the Geological Survey of Victoria, notably David Taylor, Alan Willocks, Roger Buckley and Iain McHaffie. The authors would also like to thank Gayle Ellis for the formatting and Roger Buckley for the editing of this report. GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTIVITY - SOUTHERN MARGIN MURRAY BASIN 1 CONTENTS Abstract 3 1 Introduction 4 2 Geological history 5 2.1 Adelaide Fold Belt 5 2.2 Lachlan Fold Belt 5 3 Summary of rock units 8 3.1 Early to Middle Cambrian (The Glenelg Zone) 8 3.2 Middle to Late Cambrian (The Glenelg Zone and the Stawell Zone) 8 3.3 Cambro-Ordovician (The Stawell Zone) 9 3.4 Ordovician (The Glenelg Zone) 10 3.5 Ordovician (The Bendigo-Ballarat Zone) 10 3.6 Late
    [Show full text]
  • Darley-Power-Fight.Pdf
    Response to the Renewable Energy Zone Development Plan Directions Paper I am contacting you to provide feedback on the State Government of Victoria REZ Development Plan Directions Paper with specific reference to the Western: V3 Project, the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP) North Ballarat to Bulgana. This project involves constructing a 500kV overhead transmission line from North Ballarat to Sydenham. The project has been identified in the REZ Development Plan Directions Paper as having a ‘High Risk’ of delivery for the following reasons: • Project within greenfield area therefore vegetation clearing required. • Infrastructure close to sensitive areas • Conflicting land use • Potential conflicting regarding future residential development. • Potential community concerns regarding increased visual impacts and environmental impacts. The proponent for the WVTNP, AusNet Services, has identified an Area of Interest (AoI) and has further narrowed potential corridors, one of these is immediately north of Darley between existing residential and the Lerderderg State Park. I am the spokesperson for Darley Power Fight, a group representing communities in Darley, Coimadai and Merrimu, Victoria. We are in full support of Renewable Energy Zones provided associated projects are delivered through effective stakeholder consultation with consideration of communities, the environment, and economic impacts. The current regulatory framework does not consider the projects disbenefit and only considers project cost versus economic benefit
    [Show full text]
  • Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail
    OCTOBER 2017 Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Feasibility report – Volume I Mitchell Shire Council 135 Mollison Street, Bendigo, Victoria 3550 (03) 5441 4821 – rmcg.com.au Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 1 Introduction 2 1.1 BACKGROUND 2 1.2 RAIL TRAILS 2 1.3 STRATEGIC MERIT 3 1.4 EXISTING RAIL TRAILS 6 1.5 LESSONS FROM THE O’KEEFE RAIL TRAIL 7 1.6 FEASIBILITY METHODOLOGY 7 1.7 SUPPORTING INFORMATION 7 2 The route alignment 8 2.1 CONTEXT 8 2.2 PRELIMINARY ROUTE 8 2.3 LINKS TO OTHER TRAILS 16 2.4 CONCLUSIONS 19 3 Engineering assessment 20 3.1 INTRODUCTION 20 3.2 ASSUMPTIONS 20 3.3 LAND ACCESS 21 3.4 COST ESTIMATE 21 3.5 ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY 23 4 Economic assessment 24 4.1 INTRODUCTION 24 4.2 USAGE 24 4.3 BENEFITS 24 4.4 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 25 5 Landowner and community views 26 5.1 INTRODUCTION 26 5.2 WIDER COMMUNITY FEEDBACK 26 WALLAN TO HEATHCOTE RAIL TRAIL 5.3 LANDHOLDER FEEDBACK 28 5.4 KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS 29 5.5 SUMMARY 30 6 Ecological assessment 31 6.1 INTRODUCTION 31 6.2 GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND POLICY 31 6.3 NATIVE VEGETATION AND FAUNA HABITAT 31 6.4 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 33 7 Cultural assessment 34 7.1 DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 34 7.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 34 8 Conclusion and next steps 36 8.1 CONCLUSION 36 8.2 NEXT STEPS 37 8.3 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 41 WALLAN TO HEATHCOTE RAIL TRAIL Executive Summary This report explores the feasibility of a 78 km rail trail joining the towns of Heathcote Junction (and nearby Wandong and Wallan) north to Kilmore, Pyalong, Tooborac and Heathcote.
    [Show full text]
  • Murrindindi Map (PDF, 3.1
    o! E o! E E E E E E E E E E # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Mt Camel # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Swanpool # # Rushworth TATONG E Forest RA Euroa # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # +$ TATONG - TATO-3 - MT TATONG - REDCASTLE - # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # MITCHELL RD (CFA) TATONG WATCHBOX CHERRY TREE TK # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # CREEK +$ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # LONGWOOD - # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # REDCASTLE WITHERS ST # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # - PAVEYS RD Lake Nagambie # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # CORNER (CFA) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # LONGWOOD Joint Fuel # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Nagambie +$ - WITHERS # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # E STREET (CFA) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # E LONGWOOD - MAXFIELD ST +$ SAMARIA PRIVATE PROPERTY (CFA) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # - MT JOY +$ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # +$ +$+$ LONGWOOD - REILLY LA - +$+$ +$ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # +$ +$ PRIVATE PROPERTY (CFA) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # REDCASTLE - +$+$ OLD COACH RD LONGWOOD +$ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Management LONGWOOD # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Graytown d - PUDDY R - PRIMARY # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # n LANE (CFA) i # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # a SCHOOL (CFA) M # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # e i # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
    [Show full text]