This sentence taken from the link below shows what the Vic Gov...

This sentence taken from the link below shows what the Vic Gov have been thinking about the Bacchus Marsh/Maddingley brown coal resource-

"The result of this planning review was that the coal reserve had to be protected for future development and was classified as a strategic reserve for the benefit of Victoria.”

http://www.vcec.vic.gov.au/CA256EAF001C7B21/WebObj/Submission54-MaddingleyBrownCoaloriginal/$File/Submission54-MaddingleyBrownCoaloriginal.pdf

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