Victorian Mining Industry Leaders Q&A Panel

Hosted by the AusIMM Melbourne Branch and MinterEllison, join our Victorian Mining Industry Leaders Q&A Panel in December.

About this event

Join Victorian mining industry leaders and MinterEllison’s expert legal team for an engaging and practical Q&A panel session focused on the evolving landscape of land access and approvals in Victoria’s mining and resources sector. This session will feature first-hand insights from a panel of specialists working across critical minerals, gold and other key commodities.

Whether you're a junior explorer or managing operational compliance or rehabilitation matters, this session will unpack the legal, regulatory, and stakeholder experiences, complexities and trends that resource proponents face throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Topics Include:

• Navigating Approvals - Hear from organisations who have undergone or are preparing to go through approvals processes for greenfield projects or expansions. Gain first-hand experiences on how to successfully manage the approvals process, including key tips and lessons learnt.
• Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing - Gain insights on the most effective ways to engage with communities, current trends in benefit sharing, and how to tailor your approach to meet and exceed evolving standards.
• Land Access Strategy Across the Project Lifecycle - Understand how to approach land access before, during, and after the approvals process, including practical tips for aligning legal strategy with project timelines.

Please note: This event is exclusive to AusIMM members only.

Speaker/s

Mark Hudson

President & CEO/Managing Director, Southern Cross Gold Consolidated

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Mike is a professional geologist, explorationist and entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience in exploration, project development and management in Australia and internationally.

Jessica Reid

General Manager Sustainability, Astron

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With 20 years’ of industry experience, Jess has a robust background in the Victorian regulatory environment. Jess has in depth experience managing major project approvals, stakeholder engagement, risk assessment and risk management in the mining sector.

Ross Laity

Sustainability Manager, Alkane Resources

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Ross Laity is a technical professional with over 15 years of experience in Victoria’s mining sector. Ross has played a role in navigating complex approvals processes, developing practical approaches to land access strategy, rehabilitation planning, and risk management. His insights are informed by direct experience across the full project lifecycle.

Josh Dellios

Partner, MinterEllison

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Josh leads MinterEllison's Environment & Planning team in Victoria and specialises in complex major projects, including developing and implementing land access and assembly strategies for clients in the resources sector (covering both voluntary arrangements and compulsory access and compensation) and assisting them to obtain project approvals (including providing representation in contested hearings) for environmental, planning, cultural heritage, water and regulatory matters. He also regularly advises on biodiversity and carbon markets; climate change, nature positive, ESG and sustainability; compliance, regulator investigation and prosecution matters; circular economy and waste management; cultural heritage compliance and management; rehabilitation and decommissioning; contaminated land management; and environmental licensing and pollution control.

Dani Davidovits

Associate, MinterEllison

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Dani is an Associate in the Environment & Planning team in Victoria. Her practice includes regularly advising clients in the resources sector on land access and assembly matters, and the full suite of regulatory issues including State and Commonwealth approvals, environmental protection and Aboriginal cultural heritage. Dani has experience in advising clients on navigating the assessment process under the Environment Effects Act 1978 (Vic).