Category: Victoria

The zone seeks to conserve, protect and enhance the natural environmental values and character of the area. Dwellings are discouraged in the Rural Conservation Zone unless it can be demonstrated that the use and development of the land for a dwelling is consistent with identified conservation values. Can you build on rural land in Victoria? […]

The General Residential Zone is a three-storey zone with a maximum building height of 11 metres. The General Residential Zone should be applied to areas where housing development of three storeys exists or is planned for. What is general residence? : a political resident of high rank. specifically : one serving as the principal administrative […]

Currently, 90 per cent of Victorians drink fluoridated water, which is either naturally fluoridated or has fluoride added. Melbourne and some regional centres have had fluoridated water for more than 30 years. Is water fluoridated in Melbourne? Melbourne has had fluoridated water since 1977. Other parts of Australia have had fluoridated drinking water for more […]

Sooke Lake Reservoir is the primary source water reservoir within the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area. Sooke Lake Reservoir has a total volume of 160.32 million cubic metres (35.3 billion gallons), of which 92.7 million cubic metres (20.4 billion gallons) are useable for water supply. Where does drinking water come from in Victoria? Greater Victoria’s […]

Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya. Its area is 26,828 square miles (69,484 square km). Among the freshwater lakes of the world, it is exceeded in size only by Lake Superior in North America. What […]

Requirements Students must hold a current Victorian car drivers licence. Students must have held an Australian car drivers licence for at least 12 months. Students must provide proof of identity. Students must have confidence in driving a manual vehicle. Students must have studied the Vic Roads Truck and Bus Handbook. How much does it cost […]

There are also some restrictions on where you can and cannot detect. Each state has their own licensing requirements. States that require a license: Victoria: A Miner’s Right is required. Do I need a permit to metal detect in Victoria? If you want to fossick in Victoria, you need a current fossicking permit known as […]

central Yukon. Victoria Gold (VGCX) is Leading Yukon’s New Gold Rush. The Company’s core holding is the 100% owned Dublin Gulch property in central Yukon, approximately 375 kilometers north of the capital city of Whitehorse. Dublin Gulch is home to the Eagle Gold Mine – the largest gold mine in Yukon history. How much gold […]

Fosterville Gold Mine, which already employs 600 staff is an internationally-renowned success story with some of the highest gold grades reported globally in recent years. Estimated gold reserves were recently upgraded by 60 per cent to 2.7 million ounces. Where is the most gold found in Victoria? Victoria has thirteen goldfields that have each produced […]

There are currently three declared mines in Victoria, all of which are located in the Latrobe Valley. Does Victoria have coal mines? More than 80 per cent of our brown coal (also called lignite) is located in the Gippsland Basin, off the South-East coast of Victoria. Which state has the most coal mines Australia? Black […]