Sustained Operations Project

Under the Environment Effects Act 1978 (EE Act), the Minister for Planning determined that an Environment Effects Statement (EES) is required for the SOP.

The EES process provides for the analysis of potential effects on environmental assets and the means of avoiding, minimising and managing adverse effects.

The EES process is managed by the Department of Transport and Planning.

During 2024 the Fosterville Gold Mine Sustained Operations Project (SOP) reached two significant milestones, including Public Exhibition and the Public Inquiry Panel Hearing.

Following the public hearing process, which concluded on 13 December 2024, the inquiry panel will now prepare a comprehensive report based on the hearings and submissions, which will be submitted to the Minister for Planning.

The Minister’s assessment of the Project will make recommendations about whether the environmental effects of the Project are acceptable and will inform the statutory decisionmakers responsible for issuing environmental approvals for the Project.

We will continue to keep you informed as we move through the final stages of the EES process.

This document provides an overview of the Sustained Operations Project Environment Effects Statement (EES).

It includes:

• a non-technical summary of the Project,
• an outline of the EES process,
• explanation on how to navigate the EES,
• information on the public exhibition process, and
• explanation on how to make a written submission.

As part of the EES process, FGM published this notice in national, state and local newspaper, to inform the public about the public review period of the Sustained Operations Project EES which rain from 22 July – 30 August 2024.