Airly Coal Mine Expansion

I have worked at airly for 7 months as a deputy. My family live in the area and we shop in the area. If the mine approvals do not go through. Myself and my family will be forced to leave the area to source work elsewhere. And saying that there isn't to many other jobs around in this current climate. The mine itself has very minimal inpack on the environment and the ascetic of the surroundings. This approval if not passed will have a detrimental impact on the suronding townships.

I am a current resident of Lithgow, I have grown up and lived here my whole life and I have been employed in the local coal mines for 8 years. I was at airly before when we got laid off and then went to charbon colliery and got transferred back to airly mine. If airly was not to get approval it would be devastating for myself and my family. I would have to relocate and to be honest Lithgow is looking pretty grim at the moment which is heartbreaking. If I was to leave the area I would have to leave behind my family and friends. I shop locally, I support local businesses, please approve this mine so I can continue living in my town that I love so much.

My husband already lost his job with closure of Charbonneau this employment is vital to sustaining rural communities

I support the extension of Airly Coal Mine as it provides a large number of jobs within the local region. Recent times have seen job losses in Mining and manufacturing in the area.
My husband works at the mine, and he supports his family with earnings. Many of my local friends also work at this mine. Further economic stimulus for the region will be provided if the extension is granted.

It will bring money to the surrounding areas, boosting the communities

My name is Glenn Osgood and im a coal miner at the Airly mine.I have lived in the local area all my life and have a young family and have no desire to leave the area but fear i will have to do so if this submission is not granted as there is next to no work around.This project will provide up to 135 jobs to local people for 25 years which has to be good for the local economy..

My name is Stacy Vidler and my partner is currently employed at the Airly coal mine at Capertee.We are currenty in the process of buying our own home and love the area we live in.If this project does not get the go ahead i know that it will have a massive impact on the hole area..

The expansion of Airley Underground Coal Mine is vitally important to the work force and to the community as there has been an exceptional amount of jobs lost in the Western Coal Fields in recent times, most or all of these miners are travelling some distance to work at the present time and if this proposal is not accepted it will only add to more of their employment difficulties in the Western Coal Fields which is on the decline and has been for some years now with closures of many mines in the area.

My name is John Vidler and i fully support the project as my son in law works at the Airly mine and if it does not get the extention i fear they will have to move away for work and that will mean my grand kids relocating and this would not please me..

hi my name is Kim Vidler and i would like to support the project because of all the support the mine provides to local groups such as the Capertee public school,the Capertee rural fire service and the Capertee and district progress association.

Supports jobs And the community

I believe that the Airly mine has a huge beneficial impact on the local communities.
If the mine was to close, the communities would experience major detrimental effects. Including; population decrease, economic loss and loss of professionals just to name a few.

Being a student myself, I can see the impact that the Centennial Coal company has on the communities and the various small businesses and organisations within them. I know that Centennial sposor/donate to the local schools. Without this sponsorship the schools would have to withdraw from certain events and the students would experience the effects from the lack of funds.
Centennial also are a major sponsor of the local football team. Without this sponsorship, the team would have to seek extra funding from other sources in order for them to be successful.

The mining industry has a major positive impact on the local communities and without this, the communities wouldn't be the way they are. The mining industry provides resources, jobs, economical boosts, support and finding to the community.

I am directly effected by the Mining Industry and Airly in particular as my husband works there. Our lively hood and those of the whole town rely on the mine. Without Airly we would be forced to leave and the businesses and real estate would be greatly effected.

The extension to the mine sounds fantastic. It will increase job opportunities and bring more people to the region. It will help provide a positive future for our children.

i am for the mine expansion how many jobs have gone from LITHGOW this year we have to give the poor town something

It should be given the approval because it is a good Job opportunity for the area considering the whole area in the last few years alot of people have lost their jobs and it has affected the area in a big way

should be given the go ahead.. our local towns have lost so much employment in the last couple of years,if we loose this it will be detramental to family homes/ our lifestyles. people would be moving to find more work, houses would be on the market, local businesses will loose out. Please think about how many families will be affected how many people have mortgages and children if this doesn't go ahead a lot of people & business will be affected. Please give consideration to the families that will be affected if this doesn't go ahead there is far to many of us not to matter.

Our town needs this extension, not only for the sake of the ongoing business in our town, but for the livelihood of so many families. We have seen enough devastation from proposals being knocked back. Please think of the long term affects of your decisions.

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Airly mine is a important part of the comunity it provides great job opertunities in a community with little job oppertunity.
I am employed at the mine and reside in nearby Kandos with my wife and 2 children who go to school here. Kandos has already suffered job losses with cement Australia cosing its doors putting over 100 out of work and the local open cut coal mine due to close mid 2015 wich would put a further 70 people out of work. No need what this has done to a community of approximately 2000 people.
I have seen first hand how environmentaly commited the mine is employing a team of environmentalists and regular training of staff on environmentalal issues.
I hope for the sake of the comunity and for mine and many familys that this proposal goes ahead and provides opertunitys for employment for a comunity that is suffering for no reason.