Resource Ready Readiness Strategy

The Resource Ready North-Western Victoria Energy and Mining Impact and Readiness Strategy (Strategy) provides an independent analysis of the potential impacts to our region from the capital expenditure estimated at $27.7 billion in planned transmission, renewable energy, and mining projects across nine (9) north-western Victorian local government areas.

The Strategy identifies the potential scale of renewable energy infrastructure and mining projects across the study area and identifies the significant workforce demands, including at least 9,000 construction jobs and over 2,300 ongoing operational roles. This requirement sits alongside critical challenges such as severe housing shortages, labour market constraints, infrastructure pressure, and potential impacts on the region’s agricultural sector.

The Strategy outlines actions under 8 key themes to prepare the region, maximise community benefits, and reduce negative impacts if major projects are approved by State and Federal Governments.

View the Strategy below:
Resource Ready Readiness Strategy(PDF, 7MB)