{"id":352,"date":"2020-08-21T09:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=352"},"modified":"2020-08-21T17:21:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T07:21:54","slug":"flurry-of-conversation-on-day-1-of-lancefield-project-advertisement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Flurry of conversation on day 1 of Lancefield Project advertisement."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday saw the advertisement by the miners who&#8217;ve applied to explore large sections of the Macedon Ranges for gold and other resources, with the aim of establishing significant mining activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And various Facebook feeds went wild. Especially at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tomgleesonfanpage\/posts\/10159246996722223\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Gleeson&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a>. <strong>Mostly angry responses<\/strong> from locals and others who value the Macedon Ranges for its natural and agricultural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?attachment_id=355\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" 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=\"angry-bubble-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One thing of note<\/strong> on Tom&#8217;s and other local Facebook pages, there is lots of misinformation being peddled by either trolls, mining supporters, invested advocates, and\/or the genuinely ill-informed. Mostly about how the mining activities will bring jobs and personal economic riches; simultaneously causing minimal disruption and leaving no long term impact. History and current events tell us this is highly unlikely. This sort of misinformation and community division is typical at this stage, whether caused by the miners, or self-inflicted. So watch out, do your own research, and politely discuss misinformation where and whenever you see it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday saw the advertisement by the miners who&#8217;ve applied to explore large sections of the Macedon Ranges for gold and other resources, with the aim of establishing significant mining activities. And various Facebook feeds went wild. Especially at Tom Gleeson&#8217;s Facebook page. Mostly angry responses from locals and others who value the Macedon Ranges for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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-352","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\/angry-bubble-1.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=75","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":0},"title":"Objecting to applications","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/10\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Mining companies lodge their applications on the Earth Resources website, part of the Victoria Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. Sometimes they are lodged months in advance of advertising to the public, or sometimes just shortly before advertising. Once advertised, there are officially only 21 days after the last advertisement\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\/stop-it-now-1.png?fit=1042%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/stop-it-now-1.png?fit=1042%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/stop-it-now-1.png?fit=1042%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/stop-it-now-1.png?fit=1042%2C1125&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":266,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=266","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":1},"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":357,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=357","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":2},"title":"Elected officials for Macedon Ranges.","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/19\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a list of elected officials with respect to Macedon Ranges and surrounds. Macedon Ranges Councillors East Ward Includes the townships of Baynton, Darraweit Guim, Kerrie, Lancefield, Newham, Riddells Creek and Romsey. Councillors are: Cr Henry BleeckCr Natasha GayferCr Bill West South Ward Includes the townships of Bullengarook, Gisborne,\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":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":224,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=224","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":3},"title":"Exploration in Northern MR  (Lancefield Project)","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/08\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"UPDATE 21\/8\/2020: Application withdrawn. On 2 April 2020, Syndicate Minerals Pty Ltd (\u201cSyndicate Minerals\u201d) lodged another Exploration Licence Application in the vicinity of the towns of Woodend, Lancefield and Kyneton. Application for Exploration Licence No 007260 (\u201cEL007260\u201d or \u201cLancefield Project\u201d). Although called by the applicant \"Lancefield EL007260\" this exploration application\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Exploration Licence: Lancefield EL007260&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Exploration Licence: Lancefield EL007260","link":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Lancefield-EL007260-Syndicate-Minerals.jpg?fit=876%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Lancefield-EL007260-Syndicate-Minerals.jpg?fit=876%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Lancefield-EL007260-Syndicate-Minerals.jpg?fit=876%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Lancefield-EL007260-Syndicate-Minerals.jpg?fit=876%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":548,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=548","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":4},"title":"Licences applications for exploration and mining","author":"adminnmmr","date":"04\/02\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"These applications are recently submitted to the gov. department, have been officially advertised; and open for objection\/comment by the public. 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Exploration of\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\/aip-too-3-e1598324543940.jpg?fit=1000%2C840&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/aip-too-3-e1598324543940.jpg?fit=1000%2C840&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/aip-too-3-e1598324543940.jpg?fit=1000%2C840&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/aip-too-3-e1598324543940.jpg?fit=1000%2C840&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":214,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=214","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":5},"title":"Mining projects in\/around Macedon Ranges","author":"adminnmmr","date":"04\/01\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"All known and upcoming exploration and mining projects. 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