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On 30 June 2020 the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority superseded the Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner as the overseer of Victoria’s declared mine rehabilitation. Victoria’s declared mines are the Latrobe Valley’s three brown coal mines: Hazelwood, Yallourn and Loy Yang.

The Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner 2019 – 20 Annual Report is now available to download.

A National Science Week feature story When it comes to remediating contaminated land or water, environmental scientist Claire Fitzpatrick says managing contamination is “very similar to mine rehabilitation in the perspective of wiping the slate clean and returning the land to the way it was before.” Claire presented on mine…

A National Science Week feature story Imagine a lush, water-logged subtropical rainforest of tree ferns, with temperatures five degrees higher and much greater and more frequent rainfall than we experience today. This was the Latrobe Valley more than 20 million years ago, a wetland environment enveloped by a warm marine…

We’re changing the way we engage to comply with social distancing rules and to keep the community safe, so that we can continue to facilitate and encourage community conversations about mine rehabilitation. If you are a member of a local group and you’re interested in finding out more about what…

The rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley’s brown coal mines will be steered by experts and locals through the creation of a new authority and a strategy to guide rehabilitation planning and works over the coming decades. Minister for Resources Jaclyn Symes launched the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority and the Latrobe…