The Victorian Government is resisting calls to give landholders the power to veto mining activity on their land.
Households can currently veto wind farm projects within a two-kilometre radius and the Victorian Farmers Federation says the laws should also apply to mining projects.
It says farmers are particularly concerned about the risks associated with coal seam gas projects.
However, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan says the current environment laws provide adequate protection.
"Through the laws that govern our mining regime in this state, anybody who wants to explore, for let alone actually mine coal seam gas in this state, will have to comply with the most rigorous laws in this nation," he said.
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