HVO North Open Cut Coal Continuation Project

Coal mining is a fundamental part of our future

Provides my family a safe , secure and financial future.
I support this proposal
Great company , great work ethics with the commitment to rehabilitation

The continuation of this project is important to my family, maintaining employment and to the greater community.

Hvo is a really important contributor to the community

I support Hvo projects.

The revenues from HVO have a significant and positive impact through wages and support to local business in the community.

The sustainable extraction of high-quality coal is better for the environment as we transition to a world that doesn't use fossil fuel, a process that cannot happen in the short term.

The economic outcomes that Australian resources, sold to overseas markets, is good for all Australians.

I support the continuation as it provides my family and I with much needed stability and ongoing income, at my age it's becoming increasingly hard to find stable employment for the long term.

Adds a lot of work for the local community not just directly but indirectly aswell

Industries feed families, pay bills and taxes. Not many industries left. Keep this one going as too many are closing down.

This project is vital to the communities of the Hunter and Upper Hunter. Without mining towns like Cessnock and Singleton would cease to exist. Not to mention taking thousands of jobs away from local people in an economy already facing severe decline, would have dire consequences to the further state of the local economy. It would force a majority of locals to have to sell their houses and move to other towns, additionally the personal and mental health strain this would create would have serious effects on the township. Mining is currently not matched in the reliability and volume of power it supplies. Mining must continue until something that can match coal fired power exists, and all employees of the mining industry are guaranteed jobs. We can’t save a planet by causing more problems.

This project will provide additional employment and support for local communities within the Hunter Valley and surrounds.

Hi, I support the submission( an extension of mine life) for the following three reasons;
1. An extension of mine life would allow for the continued; safe, responsible and efficient extraction of coal resources, that are vital for smelting and meeting energy needs in a rational, reliable and realistic manner. Demand for Coal remains strong as reflected by its current price and price trend over the last few years. Failure to extend mine life will impact the less advantaged most as they lose an import fuel for the supply of reliable, economically viable energy.

2. This project generates work for over a thousand direct employees and an important avenue for young professionals and tradespeople to pursue a career in mining both directly and indirectly through the multitude of small and medium local businesses that service the mine directly and vicariously through its direct employees. Failure to extend mine life will result in significant loss of direct employment, resulting in massive economic and social loss/distress in addition to an array of secondary and tertiary impacts throughout the Valley more broadly. A failure to extend mine life will result in less available royalties for environmental protection as well as building and maintaining the vital infrastructure we all rely on.

3. As technology improves, new applications will be found for coal, each mine site presents unique challenges/opportunities. Failure to extend mine life will result in loosing human capital, expertise and tradcraft .

I am employed to work on the HVO Continuation Project but I am proud to do so as I strongly believe the project is good for NSW, good for the region and very good for the local community and the local economy. I see it as extremely important to support the many employees and local suppliers of HVO that have, and will be able to continue to, support their families because of HVO.
NSW and the Hunter Valley face a challenging time as the world's transitions away from coal. But we know southeast Asia is still building coal fired power stations and that there will be a strong demand for HVO's high quality coal at least until 2050. HVO is well placed to meet that demand which is why I support this project.

i support the hvo project as it has given my family a great lifestyle and would love to give my kids the same oppertunity

I work at HVO, My dad works at HVO. Multiple of my friends and family all work at HVO. It isn’t just a mine site. It is an income for a stable family that would have nowhere else to work. With majority of the other mine sites closing down soon. My dad & friends who are operators here would have nowhere to go. It isn’t just an extension to the pit, it’s an extension for peoples will to live.

Hunter Valley operations, assisted me in getting a trade and has given me a full time job. It’s a place I’m proud to work at and gives me a constant education.

I work for an OEM employed fulltime to work at HVO. The continuation of this project is crucial to my livelihood as well as many others. Both the North and South pits are vital to the continuation and operation of HVO.

I fully support this project as it is an invaluable asset to the local community as well as the local and national economy.

I support the continuation of HVO North open cut coal project into the future as HVO has a strong commitment of mining coal efficiently and effectively rehabilitating the surrounding landscape back to how it should be. The mining of coal remains a critical resource and provides the energy which each and every single one of us uses on a daily basis for our essential needs. Coal is the number one source of power generation in the modern world which we live in

Keeps people in the area of HVO in a secure job and the company can bring on traineeships and apprenticeship programs that’ll help the future’s society.

As an Apprentice with the company and it gives me so many opportunities and we need a future specially with the type of quality coal that we are mining

HVO is a significant employer and contributor to numerous local schools, charities and organisations within the Singleton, Muswellbrook and Maitland area.
The security and longevity of this operation is vital not only for myself to provide for family but for another 1500 immediate employees and contractors that I work alongside.