Doubt cast over river use for Latrobe Valley mine rehab

Bryce Eishold
Updated July 1 2020 - 7:58am, first published June 29 2020 - 11:27am
REPORT: Operators of the three privately-operated brown coal mines in Victoria's Latrobe Valley plan to fill them with water from the Latrobe River system as part of their ongoing rehabilitation.
REPORT: Operators of the three privately-operated brown coal mines in Victoria's Latrobe Valley plan to fill them with water from the Latrobe River system as part of their ongoing rehabilitation.

Changing climate projections and an uncertain future of water availability may have poured water on a plan to use the Latrobe River to fill three large coal mine's in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

Bryce Eishold

Bryce Eishold

Senior Journalist

Bryce is a senior journalist with Australian Community Media's Stock & Land where he reports on all aspects of agriculture. Bryce is also the president of the Rural Press Club of Victoria. Email Bryce at bryce.eishold@stockandland.com.au.

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