Victoria's Planning Minister rejects one mine, backs another

By Rania Spooner
Updated October 30 2014 - 5:08pm, first published 5:06pm

A highly contested proposal to develop an open-cut goldmine metres from homes in Victoria's north-west has been rejected as too risky by the state Planning Minister, but another controversial mine has gained his approval near Victoria's Alps.

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