Iluka Resources Wimmera Project - Social Impact Assessment

Online community survey

About the Iluka Resources Wimmera Project

Iluka Resources proposes to develop the project, comprising an open pit mine, processing plant, tailings storage facility and ancillary infrastructure to extract mineral sands from the WIM100 deposit and process them onsite to produce refined zircon, titanium dioxide and rare earth concentrate products. The zircon and titanium dioxide products will be packaged and transported via road, rail and/or ship to customers, while the rare earth concentrate will be transported via road, rail and/or ship to Iluka's proposed rare earths refinery at Eneabba in Western Australia.

The project area encompasses approximately 3,100 hectares and is located north of the Toolondo Reservoir, 35 kilometres south-west of Horsham in western Victoria.

Iluka estimates that the Wimmera Critical Minerals Project will provide approximately 300 jobs during construction and 280 jobs during operations, including contractors. A portion of the workforce will be from the local region.

About the Social Impact Assessment

Iluka have engaged EMM Consulting Pty Ltd (EMM Consulting), an Australian planning and environmental consultancy, to prepare the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) for the project. The objective of the SIA is to identify and understand potential social impacts and benefits of the project which may be experienced by different stakeholder groups. The SIA will propose mitigation and management strategies for each identified social impact and enhancement strategies for each social benefit.

In addition, as part of the SIA, EMM is conducting interviews with landowners, nearby neighbours, local businesses, service providers, indigenous groups and other key stakeholders. EMM is interested in hearing from you. If you would like to arrange a telephone interview, please contact EMM at sia@emmconsulting.com.au or phone 0437 219 200.

About the SIA survey

This survey is designed to help ensure the SIA and the identified social impacts and benefits of the project are informed by the community.

For more information

If you have any questions about the project, please contact the project team via:
P: 1800 305 993
E: wimmera.project@iluka.com
W: https://iluka.com/community-engagement/wimmera/

Privacy Statement
Please note your responses to this survey are voluntary and the confidentiality of the information you provide will be safeguarded in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

EMM Consulting is collecting your information on behalf of Iluka as part of seeking feedback on the Wimmera Project.

This information will not be disclosed to a third party without your consent, or unless authorised or required by law.

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* 1. Have you had any previous communications with Iluka or EMM?

Yes

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* 2. If yes, what was the topic of discussion?

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* 3. How would you rate your awareness of the proposed Wimmera Project?

Very poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Very good

Very poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Very good

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How do you feel about the proposed Wimmera Project?

Strongly opposed

Opposed

Neutral

Supportive

Strongly supportive

Strongly opposed

Opposed

Neutral

Supportive

Strongly supportive

Why do you feel this way?

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* 5. Below is a list of potential impacts and benefits that are commonly associated with mining projects.

Consider how the Wimmera Project may affect the local community and select the appropriate ranking for each potential social impact and/or benefit using the buttons provided.

	Very negative	Negative	Neutral	Positive	Very positive
Air quality	Air quality Very negative	Air quality Negative	Air quality Neutral	Air quality Positive	Air quality Very positive
Aboriginal cultural heritage	Aboriginal cultural heritage Very negative	Aboriginal cultural heritage Negative	Aboriginal cultural heritage Neutral	Aboriginal cultural heritage Positive	Aboriginal cultural heritage Very positive
Access to housing	Access to housing Very negative	Access to housing Negative	Access to housing Neutral	Access to housing Positive	Access to housing Very positive
Access to short-term accommodation	Access to short-term accommodation Very negative	Access to short-term accommodation Negative	Access to short-term accommodation Neutral	Access to short-term accommodation Positive	Access to short-term accommodation Very positive
Access to services	Access to services Very negative	Access to services Negative	Access to services Neutral	Access to services Positive	Access to services Very positive
Access to social infrastructure	Access to social infrastructure Very negative	Access to social infrastructure Negative	Access to social infrastructure Neutral	Access to social infrastructure Positive	Access to social infrastructure Very positive
Agriculture	Agriculture Very negative	Agriculture Negative	Agriculture Neutral	Agriculture Positive	Agriculture Very positive
Biodiversity	Biodiversity Very negative	Biodiversity Negative	Biodiversity Neutral	Biodiversity Positive	Biodiversity Very positive
Bushfire	Bushfire Very negative	Bushfire Negative	Bushfire Neutral	Bushfire Positive	Bushfire Very positive
Climate change	Climate change Very negative	Climate change Negative	Climate change Neutral	Climate change Positive	Climate change Very positive
Employment	Employment Very negative	Employment Negative	Employment Neutral	Employment Positive	Employment Very positive
Economic	Economic Very negative	Economic Negative	Economic Neutral	Economic Positive	Economic Very positive
Fire	Fire Very negative	Fire Negative	Fire Neutral	Fire Positive	Fire Very positive
Groundwater	Groundwater Very negative	Groundwater Negative	Groundwater Neutral	Groundwater Positive	Groundwater Very positive
Health	Health Very negative	Health Negative	Health Neutral	Health Positive	Health Very positive
Land access	Land access Very negative	Land access Negative	Land access Neutral	Land access Positive	Land access Very positive
Land use	Land use Very negative	Land use Negative	Land use Neutral	Land use Positive	Land use Very positive
Local business / procurement	Local business / procurement Very negative	Local business / procurement Negative	Local business / procurement Neutral	Local business / procurement Positive	Local business / procurement Very positive
Noise	Noise Very negative	Noise Negative	Noise Neutral	Noise Positive	Noise Very positive
Odour	Odour Very negative	Odour Negative	Odour Neutral	Odour Positive	Odour Very positive
Property prices	Property prices Very negative	Property prices Negative	Property prices Neutral	Property prices Positive	Property prices Very positive
Renewable energy	Renewable energy Very negative	Renewable energy Negative	Renewable energy Neutral	Renewable energy Positive	Renewable energy Very positive
Surface water	Surface water Very negative	Surface water Negative	Surface water Neutral	Surface water Positive	Surface water Very positive
Traffic	Traffic Very negative	Traffic Negative	Traffic Neutral	Traffic Positive	Traffic Very positive
Visual amenity	Visual amenity Very negative	Visual amenity Negative	Visual amenity Neutral	Visual amenity Positive	Visual amenity Very positive
Waste management	Waste management Very negative	Waste management Negative	Waste management Neutral	Waste management Positive	Waste management Very positive

Any other potential impacts or benefits not listed above:

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* 6. Would you like to elaborate on any impacts that you have rated above?

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* 7. How would you describe your community? What do you like most about living in the area?

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* 8. What are some of the better ways for Iluka to provide you with information and project updates? Select all that apply.

Newsletters and project updates via email

Website

Letters

Community meetings

Personal meetings

Phone/Video calls

Drop-in sessions

Local newspaper

Local radio

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you have any other comments?

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* 10. What locality or suburb do you reside in?

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* 11. What is your postcode?

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* 12. Which of the following age brackets do you fall into? (optional)

Under 15

15 - 24

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65+

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* 13. Which of the following do you identify as? (optional)
Please select all that apply to you.

Male

Female

Non-binary

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Which of the following do you identify as? (optional)
Please select all that apply to you.

Aboriginal person

Torres Strait Islander

I speak a language other than English at home

I have a disability and/or special need

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* 15. Which of the following best describes you?
Please select all that apply to you

Landowner

Nearby neighbour

Local resident

Business owner

Service provider

Indigenous representative

Representative of a community group

Local government

Other (please specify)

Iluka Resources Wimmera Project - Social Impact Assessment

Online community survey

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* 1. Have you had any previous communications with Iluka or EMM?

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* 2. If yes, what was the topic of discussion?

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* 3. How would you rate your awareness of the proposed Wimmera Project?

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* 4. How do you feel about the proposed Wimmera Project?

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* 5. Below is a list of potential impacts and benefits that are commonly associated with mining projects.Consider how the Wimmera Project may affect the local community and select the appropriate ranking for each potential social impact and/or benefit using the buttons provided.

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* 6. Would you like to elaborate on any impacts that you have rated above?

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* 7. How would you describe your community? What do you like most about living in the area?

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* 8. What are some of the better ways for Iluka to provide you with information and project updates? Select all that apply.

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* 9. Do you have any other comments?

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* 10. What locality or suburb do you reside in?

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* 11. What is your postcode?

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* 12. Which of the following age brackets do you fall into? (optional)

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* 13. Which of the following do you identify as? (optional)Please select all that apply to you.

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* 14. Which of the following do you identify as? (optional)Please select all that apply to you.

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* 15. Which of the following best describes you? Please select all that apply to you

* 5. Below is a list of potential impacts and benefits that are commonly associated with mining projects.

Consider how the Wimmera Project may affect the local community and select the appropriate ranking for each potential social impact and/or benefit using the buttons provided.

* 13. Which of the following do you identify as? (optional)
Please select all that apply to you.

* 14. Which of the following do you identify as? (optional)
Please select all that apply to you.

* 15. Which of the following best describes you?
Please select all that apply to you