Thursday, April 19

Plan to make Latrobe Valley next big mining hub

The Victorian Government has wholeheartedly backed a plan to turn the Latrobe Valley into a major mining export hub, like the Pilbara in Western Australia.

The Federal Minister for Energy and Resources, Martin Ferguson, told an international energy conference in Melbourne this week that the valley had huge untapped potential to supply major offshore markets with brown coal.

His Victorian counterpart, Michael O'Brien, who also spoke at the conference, agrees.
"We had over 300 delegates from over 20 countries and there is massive interest in Victoria's world-class brown coal resources," he said.

"There are countries and companies prepared to invest in Victoria, invest in the valley and the Victorian Government is certainly encouraging that."

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774 ABC Melbourne

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