Federation University research is supporting the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy by investigating the potential impact of climate change on the design requirements for mine rehabilitation.
Planning for the potential impacts of climate change is important for successful mine rehabilitation.
A study led by Professor Thomas Baumgartl will examine how potential changes in rainfall patterns might impact soil and plant cover at rehabilitated mine sites in the Latrobe Valley.
The $450,000 research project is funded by the Victorian Government's contribution to the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC-TiME).
A national collaboration of universities, industry and governments, CRC-TiME was established in 2020 to help address the challenges associated with mine closure, including the economic and social transition of Australian mining communities.
