Work on the Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk open cut sites created much discussion about the environmental effects of the projects on the local communities. Bendigo Mining N.L held meetings and provided written information through information sheets and a regular newsletter to outline the mining processes. Community groups similarly presented their concerns to the mine regarding the environmental impacts that concerned them. Bendigo Mining N.L community engagement meetings and community representatives on the Environmental Effects Committee were avenues through which concerns were expressed by citizens. A detailed account of the recent history of Bendigo Mining is outlined in the Company History. Bendigo Mining NL website: https://www.bmnl.com.au/goldfield-history/ One page document, printed on both sides. Front page titled ' Proposed Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat and Deborah Reef Mines' produced by the community representatives Greg Hough and Shelley Cohn, members of the Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat Environmental Effects committees. Potential environmental impacts from the mining are discussed in the paper. Back of page: 'EES Process Timeframe' diagram. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, shelley cohn, greg hough, environmental effects committee, cyanide, water table

Bendigo Advertiser article, 6th April,1995, titled 'Outrage over mining plans'. Content of article includes: Ranger Gold proposal to mine alluvial sands in a streamside reserve along the Bendigo Creek; Huntly residents meet to oppose mining proposal and Bendigo and District Environmental Council were concerned about the negative effects of mining.gold mining, bendigo, ranger gold, alluvial sands, huntly, paul duke, jennifer rank, bendigo creek, arsenic, methyl mercury, shelley cohn