The Good Neighbour Guide

The purpose of the Good Neighbour Guide is to establish clear commitments and frameworks to address any impacts of Fosterville Gold Mine on the surrounding community.

The Good Neighbour Guide outlines opportunities for local residents to stay informed and provide input into aspects of the operation which have the potential to impact them. The guide also establishes a program that enables neighbours to contribute to the enhancement of the local area where they live.

Through the development of the Good Neighbour Guide FGM committed to introduce GNG Programs aimed at preserving the natural environment and enhancing the local neighbourhood.

GNG Programs

The Good Neighbour Guide addresses four key areas

Communication
Natural Environment & Neighbourhood
Property
Building Damage

How was the guide developed? 

The Good Neighbour Guide was developed in collaboration with a working group of local residents and considered feedback from over 75 of our nearest neighbours.

This collaboration ensures the guide addresses the concerns of our neighbours, and reflects the shared goals of the Fosterville Gold Mine and the surrounding community. The Good Neighbour Guide does not address every concern raised during its development, however it focuses on solutions to the areas of greatest interest from those who contributed to the process. 

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Areas Covered

The Good Neighbour Guide is aimed at supporting our local communities and neighbours that may be impacted by our operations and applies to the localities of Fosterville, Muskerry, Axedale, Barnadown and Goornong.

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Good Neighbour Guide Reference Group Meetings

Fosterville Gold Mine hosts quarterly Good Neighbour Reference Group meetings, which focus on sharing information and building collective understanding about our environmental management, rehabilitation programs, closure planning, and community relations activities.

A summary of topics presented and discussed at the quarterly Good Neighbour Guide Reference Group Meeting is available below.

To find out when the next GNG reference group meeting is scheduled, please visit the Engagement Opportunities page.

Services available to neighbouring landholders

Fosterville Gold Mine offers a range of programs and services to neighbours designed to support our local community and build strong, collaborative relationships.

Mine Induced Seismic Event Notifications

As part of the Good Neighbour Guide Fosterville Gold Mine provides an SMS notification service, that notifies registered recipients when a Mine Induced Seismic event with a Moment Magnitude (Mw) of 2.0 Mw or greater is recorded by FGM’s underground seismic monitoring system.

To register for this notification service please click on the link below or call our Community Line at 03 5439 9300, available 7am to 9pm, seven days a week.

MIS Notifications

Neighbour Services

Discover more programs and services FGM aimed at addressing common questions and concerns from our neighbours including:

  • Rainwater tank sampling
  • Ground vibration monitoring
  • Blast / MIS notifications
  • Baseline building inspections
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Agnico Eagle Fosterville acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Dja Dja Wurrung and the Taungurung Peoples of the Kulin Nation, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.