Images from a Santana Facebook post in February celebrating its communications tower and building, which have been deemed illegal and are being taken down. A Santana Facebook post on February 20 showed images of the tower and an accompanying building on the summit of Battery Hill in the Bendigo hills, which Santana wants to dig for gold. Alternately, Santana could shut down the tower and apply for "retrospective land-use consent to authorise all the activities". Thomson Gorge Rd has been dug up for installation of fibre optic cables as part of "early enabling works" for the proposed Bendigo gold mine. Council roading manager Paul Fleet said the council proposed allowing this work prior to mine approval, claiming it would give "tangible" safety improvements, remove dust, reduce noise and provide "health benefits".
