Glendell Continued Operations Project

This project is vitally important to the employee's who live and work in the Hunter Valley. This project is a continuation of an existing project that has a far greater benefit to the community than it does have from an environmental or heritage impact. Each year Glendell has contributed in the vicinity of $25M in direct wages which are then spent by employee's in and around the local community. When the flow on effects of this expenditure is multiplied it can not be underestimated how many people are positively affected by this project.

I commend Glencore on their consultative approach to relocating the Homestead and believe both options are a viable means of retaining the heritage of the building.

This project is able to maximize the resource recovery within an existing mining area that also leverages off existing infrastructure of the Mt Owen CHPP and rail loop so from a net disturbance point of view this project should be encouraged and promoted for the benefit of the State. The approximate $296M in State Royalties to be gained from this project means that all people in NSW will benefit from a successful approval. This type of revenue to the State can not be undersold when considering the project in it's entirety.

Regards,

Ashley McLeod

I would like to register my support for the Glendell Continued Operations Project (GCOP).

I have been an employee of Glendell Mine for ten years and lived with my family in the Singleton community for the last 22 years. Throughout this time, I have worked in the Hunter Valley mining industry at a number of different sites, which has supported my family and me.
My family were originally from Queensland but now call Singleton home and my three children have all grown up here and have also joined the mining industry to support their own families. I have seen the cyclic effects of coal price on mining and the local community with redundancies and cutbacks a regrettable but inevitable reality. What you don’t see however is operations closing down completely. They adjust their operations to survive and retain the majority of their workforce who remain loyal to the community they have grown to love.
In 2018, 72% of the Glendell workforce lived in the local government area which has seen most of the $25 M in wages and salaries spent in the here. Glendell has also spent $189 M on goods and services since January 2017 to June 2019 with $28 M in the Hunter region further supporting local businesses.
I strongly feel the approval of GCOP is essential to supporting current employees, the local community and the State with significant financial contributions to be enjoyed by all parties. The approval will ensure the current workforce retain their jobs through to 2044 with additional positions resulting in 690 people at full production.

If GCOP does not get approved, the state stands to lose;
• Revenues & PAYG Taxes from 350 construction jobs
• $1.15B (NPV) in net benefits to the State over the life of project with $446M for the Hunter Region
• $296 M (NPV) in royalties to the NSW government
• Grants and funding to local community initiatives ($130K paid in between 2017 & 2019)

In addition, there are a number of sites in the Hunter area which will close in the next decade. If GCOP is not approved, this will add to further unemployment at a time when the local community is already facing a significant job losses.

Approval of GCOP in a timely manner will allow the existing workforce to transition from the current operation without interruption. A delay in approval may see the necessary infrastructure not ready in time resulting in the current operation running out of work and jobs at risk while the waiting for the extended operation to start up.

In conclusion, I think the approval of GCOP is the best decision for the Community and State both morally and financially.

I support this extension. Th extension will provide a great future for many families. The proposal to move the house mentioned in this submission will enable people to actually visit the house instead of it sitting out to rot and decay away to nothing. I feel the site up to this point has always put the community first and always responded swiftly to any issues that arise. Its a great place to work and the extension will create jobs which in turn will feed growth back into the surrounding communities and that on itself is a big tick I feel.

It will benefit our families future and it will continue to provide jobs in the hunter region for many men and women and their families.
I see the moving of the house as a good thing as people will actually be able to appreciate and use the building instead of it sitting there deteriorating in a paddock.

This project will allow the mine to continue for 21 years and provide ongoing employment opportunities for 690 NSW residents as well as 350 jobs during it construction period. The mine will also contribute $446,000,000 to the local Hunter economy over its lifetime, as well as providing a net benefit of $1.15b to NSW.
The Glendell continued operations willl also directly input approximately $296,000,000 from royalties to the NSW government, who can the spend that money on hospitals, schools, roads and infrastructure and many more projects that will increase employment and productivity within the state of NSW.

I support the continued operations project at Glendell due to the employment opportunities that it will create, which in turn will benefit the local and surrounding communities. The positive economic benefits of the project would see the local communities expand and thrive due to increased housing, service, and produce demand.

I support the Glendell extension whole heartedly. I am a resident of the hunter valley and can see this having great economic benefits for the hunter valley and also the Australian government in which can be used for education, roads etc.

For future employment
Benefit the local community
Revenue to government
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I am an employee at Glendell mine. The mine supports my family of 4 children. We live in and support the local community through volunteer work and local spend. The mine is a great place to work and values the environment and community that it operates in.

The project is good for local jobs and with local businesses within the community.

A fantastic opportunity for the local area to continue economic growth and to provide a large amount of jobs to the community. The current Glendell operations has a fantastic record and reputation in the area, it would be great to see the workers and greater community benefit from the positive influence it can have on the region and state. The positive steps to re-invigorate the run down ruins of a heritage building are amazing. Realistically the Ravensworth Homestead has sat there for decades and would eventually end up as a pile of sandstone. The investment that Glencore proposes to make to safely move and uplift the building will be a huge benefit to the wider community and ensure the historic relevance of the homestead is maintained.

I support the Glendell continued operations project in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Mining sustains the economy in the neighbouring towns of Singleton and Muswellbrook. Mining in the Hunter Valley provides jobs to help people from diverse socioeconomic groups advance their opportunities and improve financial outcomes for their families. The continuation of the current mine will provide opportunities without the burden of developing new infrastructure or creating further environmental impacts of a new mining project.

Glendell supports many families in the hunter including family and friends and they shouldn’t be shut down by mis informed minorities

I am in full support of this project going ahead. I believe the significant financial benefit to local area as well as the state economy far out ways the extra environmental impact of the mine. This will provide a much needed boost to the local economy and keeps hundreds of people employed for many yrs to come.

I support the Glendell Continued Operations Project for the value added to the employees, local partnerships and mining industry as a whole.

I support the project, good for employment and good Economic benefits for the community.

I support the continued operations of Glendell mine.
As a worker there myself it will provided continued income for my family and the families of everyone else who works there. As well as millions In royalties for the NSW government.

Infrastructure is already in place, and a workforce and flow on to other industries in the area

I currently work as an employee of Glendell and I support the Continuation project. We work diligently and responsibly to satisfy our licencing, environmental and social obligations. I believe the financial impact the project would have on local families and the wider community is too great to ignore.

I support this project for its economical contribution to the region.