Great Latrobe Park

GREAT LATROBE PARK REIMAGINES THE FUTURE LATROBE VALLEY. It is our vision that the repurposed Latrobe Valley open cuts and associated areas become treasured assets. Great Latrobe Park (GLP) is a small group of interested community members who are keenly concerned that the Latrobe Valley mines are repurposed in an appropriate and beneficial manner. The group includes people with considerable experience in areas such as mining, engineering, regional planning, health and community services, agriculture and education. GLP believes: 1. Cessation of mining is a once in a millennium opportunity to create a positive legacy. It is vitally important to understand the physical and financial limitations before creating visions of what might be. The envisaging of creative solutions should proceed as a separate activity once the major issue of water allocation is determined. There is a very big difference between a safe, stable and sustainable wasteland and a safe, stable, sustainable, visually attractive and useful outcome. That difference will be measured in the image and ultimately the GDP of the Latrobe Valley Region. Given it is estimated that Victoria’s GDP has benefited by more than from having most of its power supplied from these very mine voids over the last 100 years, it seems only reasonable that the State ensures the resulting “repurposing” is to the benefit of the local Region. The sole objectives of GLP in providing this series of articles are: 1. To convey some basic understanding to the Latrobe Valley public, 2. To seek transparency in imminent critical decision making, preferably by conscious design and not omission, 3. To propose a process that is fair to all potential water users whilst minimising the future financial risks to the State. GLP would like to invite interested persons or organisations to contact us. Nina Burke President, Great Latrobe Park Inc. nina@glp.org.au