Wimmera and Southern Mallee people are invited to shape a significant, long-term WIM Resource community benefits fund and support program as its Avonbank Mine progresses from development to operations. 

WIM is establishing the Avonbank Community and Co-existence Reference Group, CCRG, an independently chaired advisory group that will help inform the community support program and future community investment priorities.  

The CCRG will provide a structured forum for community and stakeholder input into the community support program and future community benefit priorities associated with the Avonbank project. It will be an advisory group and will not replace regulatory processes or WIM’s wider stakeholder engagement activities. 

WIM has invited representatives from a range of stakeholder groups directly and is now inviting community members to submit an expression of interest to join the CCRG. 

Membership is expected to include community members, landholders, Traditional Owners, representatives from Horsham Rural City Council, Yarriambiack Shire Council, business, education, community organisations, environmental and natural resource management groups, and WIM representatives. 

Further information, including the expression of interest form, is available at www.wimresource.com.au; expressions of interest close at 5pm on Monday, August 3. 

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