Notice of Application for an Prospecting Licence PL008863

Vertx Group Pty Ltd (ABN 77 609 816 355)
133 Speers Lane, Dederang, Victoria 3691
Terry Victor Carr
27 Midlands Terrace, Stanhope Gardens, New South Wales 2768

Nathan Hicks (Vertex Group Pty Ltd)
Mobile: 0400 494 004
Email: nathan@vertxcivil.com.au

Application number: PL008863

Locality of the land to which the application relates: Approx. 3 km Southeast of Bright.

Approximate area of the application (Hectares): 5 HA

Date of the application: 26 February 2026

Term the licences are applied for: 7 years

Outline of the proposed programs of work: The application is to continue work at the New Victoria Prospect on State Forest (Crown land), transitioning from EL006773 and aligned to the existing approved work plan PLN-001701. Proposed activities include small-scale underground existing mine development, ore extraction, targeted underground and/or surface drilling, and progressive rehabilitation and environmental controls.

Any person may object or comment to a licence being granted. (Section 24 and 24A, Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990).

A person who objects or comments must:

1. putting the objection or comment in writing; and
2. including the grounds on which it is made

All objections or comments must be lodged within 21 days after the latest date on which the application was advertised and can be lodged online or posted to:

The Minister for Energy and Resources,
c/- Manager Licensing, Resources Victoria,
PO Box 500, East Melbourne Victoria 8002

It is recommended that objections or comments are lodged online at Resource Rights Allocation and Management to ensure timely consideration.

Enquiries can be made by writing to the Manager Licensing at the above address or by phoning Resources Victoria on 136 186.

1. Subject to other requirements being satisfied, a prospecting licence, if granted, entitles the holder of the licence to prospect or explore for minerals, carry out mining on the relevant land, and do anything else that is incidental to that mining.
2. Further information regarding the requirements that must be complied with prior to work being undertaken is available on the department’s Community and Land Use page.