Victoria's mineral and gas resources boost our economic growth, liveability and well-being. Our projects are the building blocks for Victoria's future. They help regional areas thrive with more spending plus jobs for today and into the future.
This initiative coordinated new geoscience research, community engagement and an international, merit-based tender for ground to attract high quality, responsible explorers to the Stavely Arc region in western Victoria.
Resources Victoria is leading the development a roadmap to support the state’s emerging critical minerals sector.
This initiative provided exploration grants for companies to conduct minerals exploration programs.
Learn about the low impact deep seismic reflection survey run by the Geological Survey of Victoria.
The Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy released in 2020 sets out mine rehabilitation policy.
The Strategic Extractive Resource Areas project aims to safeguard the sand, stone and gravel Victoria needs to build infrastructure.
Victoria’s Extractive Resources Strategy will help build Victoria's future infrastructure.
The North Central Victorian Goldfields Ground Release encourages responsible minerals exploration.
Victorian legislation allowed for the restart of onshore conventional gas exploration and production from 1 July 2021.
The Victorian Gas Program delivered a comprehensive scientific evidence base to underpin decision-making about onshore conventional gas, offshore gas and underground gas storage.
New grants will assist quarry operators by providing opportunities to develop and test ideas and options for repurposing the land after quarrying stops.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has forecast that there are risks of a gas supply shortfall as early as 2026. Victoria’s Gas Substitution Roadmap identifies challenges facing the gas sector and outlines actions to reduce Victoria’s reliance on fossil gas while maintaining reliability through the transition.