HVO North Open Cut Coal Continuation Project

I have 4 kids who I plan to raise in thos community. Without hvo and other mines in this area there would be no such community. Hvo north has provided me and my family this opportunity since 2016. And through this time I have seen constant projects and events around the area provided or sponsored by this mine.

HVO has a great focus on the environment and the surrounding community, they have provided a career and stable work for myself and family for the past four years, I believe HVO has the experience needed to move this site even further into the future safely and effectively until 2050, This will also gratefully help the community and many more ways that one and not just for the workers directly involved in the project .

This expansion would support my family an friends with local work that this mine site requires to run on a daily basis. It produces so many jobs an also supports our local community.

I support this project being approved as it will give the Upper Hunter job security into the future.
The flow on effect to the continuation of the project goes further than just jobs. There is a financial benefit with support of nation wide charities as well as the HVO grants that are provided for local charities & sporting associations that would not happen if the project was not to continue.
Possibly the biggest positive in regards to this project being approved is that this is not an expansion, it is an extension of time. The continuation plan is to extend the life of mine utilising the current footprint that HVO already has approved to mine.
Part of the extension to the Life of Mine is to realign Lemington Road & build a flood proof bridge over the Hunter River. Why is this a good thing?
At any time there is a major incident on either the New England Hwy, or the Golden Hwy, Lemington Road becomes a diversion of highway traffic to keep the flow of traffic moving. If there is a major incident on either of these roads, and the low level Hunter River Crossing, Moses Crossing, is flooded which it had been for some 6 months in 2022, this would all but create grid lock in the Upper Hunter.
This new bridge would be an alternate route during these unfortunate times to keep traffic flowing. Just another positive for the projects approval.

No changes to the mining areas already approved, great plans, supports community, supports my family.

This project will allow me support my young family. It will allow me to provide for my son and support his learning.

HVO supports me and my family. It gives me a long term job opportunity that I may not have elsewhere. It is good for the Singleton and even Maitland communities in terms of support and local jobs. We need this project to maintain local trade jobs.

I work at Hvo and support the project

I support hvo as they support locals and use clean mining techniques

As a current employee at HVO, this operation enables me to give my family a good life, provide for my children and as a Retained fire fighter am able to help get funds to support the community and our fire station for upgrades, equipment and vital infrastructure to be able to respond to our community. With the continued support of HVO I can live a good life with many comforts and benefits to health care and general living.

HVO plays a huge part in the future of my working career. I am completely an upskill program from fitter to plant mechanic and have a very bright future ahead of me at HVO.

I have a young family. A little boy and girl and I am the main provider for our house hold. HVO allows me to earn good money on quite a challenging environment with rising interest rises etc.

The roster allows me to spend more time with my family. It allows me to drop off and pick up the kids from school. Not a lot of working fathers get to do this. My family is my world.

I believe HVO really cared about it’s impact and it’s community. I really hope it stays a working pit.

Thanks

I have the view that continues to support our local
Community and Infastructure not
To mention the contributions to the state governments.

Working at HVO not only has supplied me with a stable job but it also supplies a lifestyle to support my family and provide my children with financial support so that my children get the highest quality of education so they have a pathway to a bright future. Without HVO this does not happen.

Hunter Valley Operations provides working career which I can provide for my family and continue my mining career

I support the project for the future of our children and local communities.

HVO is a great contributor to the local communities in the hunter valley and provides a huge number jobs within the business and for the ancillary providers.

HVO will provide consistent employment for a long time to come if approved. They have developed a detailed rehabilitation plan and the lemington road upgrade will provide a consistent access for local residences currently not provided.

This a must for the Hunter valley and it’s residents.

It would be good if this stayed open as coal is nice

I believe the mining lease should be extended at hvo north because it provides a great boost to the economy with jobs and mining royalties. It will also ease the pressure on switching to renewable resources and give workers time to reskill in other areas if needed while still bringing in an income for their families

I support this project, due to the Benefits to the community as well as a secured long term employment

This project helps with supporting the community and lifestyles of so many people for future to come.
I support this proposal whole heartedly.