Community Update
The Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group is holding Community Update sessions every six months to inform members of the public and local businesses about the work underway to support a positive transition to a post-mining future on the Gove Peninsula.
March 2024 Gove Futures Community Updates
Gove Futures Community Update sessions were presented at the Walkabout Lodge on 6 and 13 of March 2024 by members of the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group. These Community Updates provided information on the ongoing work of the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group for 2024, including the release of the Gove Mine Closure Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) and results from the Gove Futures Choice Model Survey conducted in late 2023.
The below documents provide a summary.
- March Community Update slide deck PDF (6.0 MB)
- Gove SEIA Public Summary (accessible version) PDF (12.8 MB)
- GPFRG Response to SEIA PDF (1.1 MB)
- Gove Futures Choice Model Survey Public Summary PDF (2.2 MB)
October 2023 Gove Futures Business Engagement Workshop
On Monday 23 October 2023, the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group facilitated a workshop aimed at addressing the needs of local businesses in navigating the transition to a post-mining future. The workshop’s primary objective was twofold: to identify critical questions concerning the transition and to establish effective communication channels between the Reference Group and the business community.
The workshop comprised 3 key components:
- Question generation
- Reference Group updates
- Question refinement
Following the workshop, the Reference Group compiled a document addressing a curated selection of prioritised questions, aiming to provide businesses with essential information for decision-making during the transition.
For a comprehensive list of questions submitted during the workshop and GPFRG responses, see below.
- OBM Consolidated Questions document PDF (1.5 MB)
- OBM Consolidated Questions Appendix A PDF (962.1 KB)
May 2023 Gove Futures Community Updates
Gove Futures Community Update sessions were presented at the Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club on the 23rd and 30th of May 2023 by members of the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group. These Community Updates provided information on the ongoing work of the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group for 2023.
The documents below provide a summary.
- May Community Update PDF (5.6 MB)
- May Community Update - Presentation notes DOCX (37.5 KB)
- May Community Update - accessible version DOCX (62.8 KB)
November 2022 Gove Futures Community Update
The Gove Futures Community Update was presented at the Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club on the 22nd November 2022 by members of the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group. The Community Update provided information on the work of the Gove Peninsula Futures Reference Group to date, and outlined key actions that are planned for 2023. The below slide deck and one-pager provide a summary of the information presented on the night. Please note the one-pager is intended to accompany the information presented on Slide 11 of the PowerPoint presentation.