Angus Place Extension Project.

The proposed area feeds into world heritage national parks. These areas are both in a pristine state providing important ecosystem function, as well as being accessible to the greater Sydney population for which to connect to real wilderness areas.

Allowing "encroachment" on these areas especially with respect to longwall mining is antithesis to the values of the area.

The Newnes Plateau and Gardens of Stone has provided me with marvelous opportunities whilst growing up to experience real natural beauty. The pollution and industrialization of this area will only further degrade it.

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

- Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
- The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
- Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
- The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
- The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
- The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
- Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
- Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

. Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.

. The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.

. Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.

. The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.

. The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.

. The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.

. Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.

. Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

Yours sincerely,

Virginia Barratt

Dear Department of Planning & Environment,

It is with great concern that I write to the Department to express my views of the Angus Place and Springvale Mine Extensions. I strongly object to these extensions. My reasons are outlined below:

The mine will have a significant, and unmiitgatable impact on several catchment areas that feed into the Wollemi National Park such as Carne Creek, Wolgan River and Bungleboori Creek. The existing mines have already caused substantial surface subsidence and the the extension will create more subsidences - again, these impacts cannot be mitigated. The impacts of swamps and groundwater systems must be taken seriously by the Department. Does the government wish to destroy more of the Gardens of Stone by approving these extensions?

How will the Department mitigate the increased concentrations of heavy metals into the Cox's River - and hence Sydney's water supply? Reverse osmosis is not cheap so I suspect the proponent will simply dump the water into creeks (irrespective of what an EiS might say - these tend to be only theoretical documents and have little credence in terms of impacts and mitigation actions).

Centennial Coal need to be held accountable for the damage they have done and will cause in the future. Their proposals for Springvale and Angus Place extensions must be revised in my view, with PaC review and public hearings.

Yours sincerely

R G Hynes

centennial are a well respected company- deeply involved in the communities around this area.They support many organisations, elderly,sporting groups,the hospitals, the union movement does the same from the various mine sites in the area,and they also support inviromental isses to.To restrict their operations in this area would be a disaster that this area could not recover from for some time,for foreign investment to be forth-coming this proposal should be encouraged.

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.
Yours sincerely,
Fran Cole

Mining and Industry Projects
NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

Yours sincerely,
Springvale longwall mine extension proposal

Go to Department of Planning and Infrastructure webpage for the Springvale proposal

Scroll down to the online submission form
Complete your name etc.
In the `Submission' box, please include your own message and/or some of the points below:

Mining and Industry Projects
NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Springvale Mine Extension (SSD 12_5594)

Important swamps, pagodas, and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall coal mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Springvale and the adjoining Angus Place mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.

I respectfully submit that as the guardians of a land that has already been devastated by overdevelopment you ensure that
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone rock supporting the 41 nationally endangered swamps, including the 11 shrub swamps affected by the proposal must not be fractured. Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne and Bungleboori Creeks, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps must not be damaged.

Yours sincerely,
Jan Pilgrim

Please do not allow this project to go ahead without sufficient environmental protections to this fragile ecosystem. As a concerned landowner of the Blue Mountains I insist on protection and conservation above the gaining of a dubious profit.

Yours
Janet Pilgrim

Mining and Industry Projects
NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Hanging swamps and land water are vital to the health of the landscape which surrounds our great cities. Long wall mining represents a pollution threat, a subsidence threat and most insidiously a water threat to the immediate land around the proposed despoiling project.

The age of coal mines is drawing to a close. The failure to address innovative solutions for the future is only prolonged by the poorly planned and poorly thought out coal model. The spills and unrectifiable impact that such submissions and exploitations have only serve to lay waste to landscape and aquifers which should act as a naturally balanced filter and a store for water and biodiversity.

Any jobs that come from such projects are false economies based on short term gains which damage future prospects for multiple generations.

This land and all land east of these proposals should be free of such vexatious claims on our health and quality of life.

Yours sincerely,

MD

I am very strongly opposed to the Angus Place and Springvale Mine extension projects. The mining will impact mainly on Carne Creek, but also the Wolgan River, Marangaroo and Bunglebouri Creek headwaters.The proposed extensions will cause widespread surface subsidence, resulting in extensive cracking of the surface sandstone. This cracking will cause surface groundwater aquifers to drop by up to 10 metres, draining many endangered hanging swamps.
The natural cave architecture and the sandstone pagodas of the Gardens of Stone are outstanding and these valuable assets will be destroyed by the proposed extension.

The combined effluent discharge from both mines will be 43.8ML/day in 2023. This toxic effluent will discharge 30.8 tonnes/day (or 11,247 tonnes/year) of metal-rich salts to the Coxs River that supplies Sydney with drinking water.

I would like to offer my support for the Angus Place Project and the jobs this provides to the local community.

I believe that this project can be undertaken with minimal environmental impact.

Attention: Director, Mining and Industry Projects
Major Projects Assessment
Department of Planning
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001

Objection to State Significant Project - Springvale Mine Extension (SSD 12_5594)

I object to the Springvale mine extension by Centennial Coal that proposes to discharge saline mine effluent, untreated, to the hydrological catchment of Warragamba Dam.

Springvale mine proposes to discharge up to 43.8ML/day of untreated eco-toxic mine effluent to the Coxs River via the Springvale-Delta Water Transfer Scheme (SDWTS) by LDP009 as Wallerawang Power Plant has shut down, possibly permanently. The amount of salt to be discharged with this effluent is calculated for LDP009 to be 31 tonnes per day or 11,191 tonnes per year.

I do not support this company to expand its longwall mining operation if it proposes to discharge untreated mine effluent into Sydney's water catchment. Furthermore, given existing impacts of this effluent and past record of poor compliance to pollution licencing, I strongly object to the additional uncertainty of increased mine effluent discharges.

Before any accurate assessment of the merits of this proposal versus its costs to the community, more information on potential health impacts mediated through water quality and security is urgently required.

I declare my interest is in the protection of human health and wellbeing, and emphasise that, particularly in the coming decades, these fundamental values will be increasingly determined by the degree of environmental integrity we have maintained. I note that in most discourse and writing about longwall mining in the catchment, there is little or no reference to the fact that protecting water catchments and water security also represents the protection of human health. Hence when activities cause ecological and structural damage and raise uncertainties about water security and/or affordability, these are also threats to human health.

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on the planet, with historically unreliable rainfall. A clean, secure, sufficient and affordable water supply is an absolutely fundamental requirement of good population health. Sydney relies on the rigorous application of the policies and guidelines in place to ensure that its dams are able to provide for its growing population.

WATER QUALITY CONCERNS RESULTING FROM THE DISCHARGE OF INSUFFICIENTLY TREATED EFFLUENT

Warragamba Dam, which receives water from the Coxs' River, is a particularly important dam within the Catchment's network, as it provides water for 3.7million residents in Sydney and the lower Blue Mountains. The cumulative impact of the proposed discharge of untreated mine effluent into the Warragamba catchment is inconsistent with the Sydney Catchment Authority Sydney Drinking Water Audit 2010 recommendations that require improved treatment of such licensed discharges. These proposed discharges must be subjected to pollution licence that limits concentration levels for metal and salt pollutants and would requires construction of adequate pollution controls to achieve those limits.

The power generation plants near Lithgow concentrate through the evaporation of up to 69Ml/day the salt discharged into the Coxs River catchment by the Springvale Mine. The source of the metal and salt pollution must be removed by treating the effluent from this mine.

Springvale mine currently discharges 12.5Ml/day to the Coxs River and Angus Place mine a further 4.43Ml/day via the Springvale Delta Water Transfer Scheme. The eco-toxic mine effluent has unacceptably high levels of turbidity, heavy metals (including aluminium, zinc, copper and nickel) and salinity. Before discharge, this mine water must be treated to a standard that protects undisturbed aquatic ecosystems using reverse osmosis technology to remove metals and salts.

Water security concerns resulting from subsidence damage from 20 additional longwalls in this sensitive and valuable water catchment area

WATER SECURITY CONCERNS RESULTING FROM SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE FROM ADDITIONAL LONGWALLS IN THIS SENSITIVE AND VALUABLE AREA

There is no doubt that the coal mines operating in Sydney's water catchments have had a large, visible structural impact, which includes fracturing of rock bars and riverbeds, loss of flows and drainage of pools, interference with natural groundwater flows and surface to groundwater interfaces, mobilization of metals leading to high and toxic concentrations to aquatic life and degradation of ecological and aesthetic values of these important areas. At particular risk are the now endangered upland swamps, which play a key role in holding water and maintaining creek flows are badly affected by subsidence.

This is the context in which the Centennial Coal proposes to expand its operations of an additional twenty longwalls in sensitive parts of Newnes Plateau. The proposed Longwalls is located beneath impacting on 41 nationally endangered swamps, including the 11 shrub swamps. The mining will also directly impact on Marangaroo Creek catchment, which is part of the hydrological catchment for Warragamba Dam.

It is imperative that we look at the existing and proposed impacts of longwall mining in our water supply catchments in light of decreasing reliability of water inflows at the same time as an increase in demand for the growing metropolitan and greater Sydney region.

Based on existing knowledge about subsidence in these areas, there is every opportunity for unpredictable impacts to occur that will seriously impact on the ecological and structural integrity of this part of the catchment.

In summary, in the interests of human health and water security for the people of Sydney and future generations, and the uncertainties already inherent in the continued provision of our most necessary and limited resource given population pressures and climate change, I urge the Department of Planning and Infrastructure to take the responsible step in rejecting this proposal.

The one impact that is truly under our control regarding water security is the reduction of activities that cause direct risks to the functional capacity of our catchments - that is, longwall mining. This proposal, regardless of its potential merits, introduces a range of new risks to an already challenged situation. Kindly put human health and future water security as a priority, and protect the community from the known and additional uncertainties associated with this unacceptable proposal.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Melissa Haswell, Associate Professor of Public Health

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.

The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.

Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.

The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.

The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.

The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.

Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.

Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

Yours sincerely,

Anna Brady

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.
Yours sincerely,

Wendy Edmonds

Mining and Industry Projects
NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.
Yours sincerely,

Paul Lidgard

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.
Yours sincerely,

Brent graybuern

I am very strongly opposed to the Angus Place and Springvale longwall mining extensions located under the centre of Newnes Plateau in the Gardens of Stone region. The mining will impact mainly on Carne Creek, but also the Wolgan River, Marangaroo and Bunglebouri Creek headwaters.The proposed Angus Place extension covers 2,638 hectares of the Plateau and will cause the land surface to subside up to 1.9 metres. The proposed Springvale extension covers 1,860 hectares of the Plateau and will cause the land surface to subside up to 1.65 metres. As a result of these movements, the surface sandstone rock will be cracked to a depth of 15 to 20 metres over the entire area mined. Popular Birds Rock, in the Flora Reserve, will be fractured. This cracking will cause surface groundwater aquifers to drop by up to 10 metres.
The natural cave architecture of Gardens of Stone is amazing . Where else would you find places like this within easy access from major population centres? This precious asset can be used to develop the new economy; instead it is being destroyed by mining.
In total, all 73 nationally endangered swamps will be damaged by cracking of the underlying sandstone rock due to the proposed mining.The lower groundwater levels in turn will cause these nationally endangered swamps to dry out. The peat soils that support these swamps will then decompose and over a period of years eucalypts and banksias will migrate into the dying swamps as they evolve into dry land communities. This damage would also kill the many threatened plants and animals supported by these swamps, including the giant dragonfly. In fact, these swamps are so often destroyed by longwall coal mining that scientists have described such mining as a 'key threatening process'.The combined effluent discharge from both mines will be 43.8ML/day in 2023. This eco-toxic effluent will discharge 30.8 tonnes/day (or 11,247 tonnes/year) of metal-rich salts to the Coxs River that supplies Sydney with drinking water. I consider this to be totally unacceptable.

as someone who grew up and spent most of my early years in and around this unique part of Australia i find it beyond belief that it could even be considered for mining. i have traveled through much of Australia and can say that there is nothing like this landscape and environment anywhere else in this country.
to destroy this area would be equal to the demolition of the Great Barrier Reef, The Olgas, Uluru, Yellow Stone National Park, etc. the only difference is that this is still a pristine mostly undiscovered paradise that the world has not has the opportunity to explore.

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Herman

I support the project approval because I am from a mining background and from past experience the closure of mines has greatly affected other local and national industries, having had a knock on effect with regard to employment within the community. I believe that the local economy and employment is dependant the extension being approved