VCAT decision protects Mansfield's alpine approach

Key points

• The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has refused a proposal to extract stone along Mt Buller Road, finding it would harm the protected alpine approach landscape. Mansfield Shire Mayor Steve Rabie said the landscape is central to community identity and tourism.
• The nearby Delatite Winery, about two kilometres from the site, relies on its natural setting for events and daily business.
• Hearns Road community group spokesperson Kym Lynch said it is the second tribunal refusal of a quarry permit under the overlay, after one on Buttercup Road in Merrijig.