{"id":111,"date":"2020-08-05T08:01:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2020-08-14T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T09:53:41","slug":"wont-mr-council-stop-this-sort-of-thing-with-the-planing-permit-scheme-unlikely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"Won&#8217;t MR Council stop this sort of thing with the planning permit scheme? Unlikely!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Unlikely. <\/strong>The Planning Scheme has specific provisions for mining exploration and mining activity to be undertaking <strong>WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A PERMIT.<\/strong> Subject to the exploration\/mining meeting provisions of Victorian government acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind the Victorian government are direct beneficiaries of mining in your area and on your land, and also administer the process for approvals and monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"645\" data-attachment-id=\"114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?attachment_id=114\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?fit=715%2C721&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"715,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"no-permit-required-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?fit=640%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?resize=640%2C645&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?w=715&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlikely. The Planning Scheme has specific provisions for mining exploration and mining activity to be undertaking WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A PERMIT. Subject to the exploration\/mining meeting provisions of Victorian government acts. Keep in mind the Victorian government are direct beneficiaries of mining in your area and on your land, and also administer the process [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/no-permit-required-1.jpg?fit=715%2C721&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":266,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=266","url_meta":{"origin":111,"position":0},"title":"Macedon Ranges Distinctive Area and Landscape","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/09\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Protecting the future of the Macedon Ranges.\" Are you aware of this Statement of Planning Policy whereby the Macedon Ranges region was the first distinctive area and landscape to be officially recognised. Page excerpt below... Overview The Victorian Government has amended the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to recognise and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Information&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Information","link":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/mr-sopp-1.jpg?fit=667%2C838&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/mr-sopp-1.jpg?fit=667%2C838&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/mr-sopp-1.jpg?fit=667%2C838&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=115","url_meta":{"origin":111,"position":1},"title":"But they are only exploration licenses&#8230; Aren&#8217;t they?","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/19\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Keep in mind when a mining company discusses exploration activities... ...the objective of an exploration phase is to move onto a mining phase. 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