Modification 11 - Time Extension

Modification 11 (Mod 11) is essential to securing ongoing employment, maintaining regional economic stability, and ensuring continued environmental performance with no significant new impacts.
Employment, Social and Economic Benefits
• Protects 300–400 local jobs, safeguarding the livelihoods of families across the Lithgow region and supporting the LGA’s largest employment sector.
• As a major economic driver contributing $241M annually, the mine’s continuation avoids substantial economic disruption.
• Supports NSW energy security by maintaining reliable coal supply to Mt Piper Power Station during the state’s transition to renewables.
• Sustains over 580 indirect jobs across local businesses, contractors, transport and manufacturing, supporting extensive regional supply chains.
• Delivers strong net social benefits—$149M for NSW and $212M nationally—which are lost if Mod 11 is not approved.
• Maintains critical royalty, payroll tax and council rate revenues, helping fund public services and infrastructure.
• Community consultation indicates strong local support, reflecting the mine’s long-standing role in employment and regional stability.
• Avoids the social and economic shock that would result from sudden job losses and reduced community cohesion.
• Aligns with Ecologically Sustainable Development principles, balancing environmental protection with social and economic needs.

Modification 11 (Mod 11) is essential to securing ongoing employment, maintaining regional economic stability, and ensuring continued environmental performance with no significant new impacts.
Employment, Social and Economic Benefits
• Protects 300–400 local jobs, safeguarding the livelihoods of families across the Lithgow region and supporting the LGA’s largest employment sector.
• As a major economic driver contributing $241M annually, the mine’s continuation avoids substantial economic disruption.
• Supports NSW energy security by maintaining reliable coal supply to Mt Piper Power Station during the state’s transition to renewables.
• Sustains over 580 indirect jobs across local businesses, contractors, transport and manufacturing, supporting extensive regional supply chains.
• Delivers strong net social benefits—$149M for NSW and $212M nationally—which are lost if Mod 11 is not approved.
• Maintains critical royalty, payroll tax and council rate revenues, helping fund public services and infrastructure.
• Community consultation indicates strong local support, reflecting the mine’s long-standing role in employment and regional stability.
• Avoids the social and economic shock that would result from sudden job losses and reduced community cohesion.
• Aligns with Ecologically Sustainable Development principles, balancing environmental protection with social and economic needs.

Closing down clarence colliery would be very sad and detrimental to the community of lithgow, with roughly 300+ jobs at stake and such a big boost to local economy.

Approving Mod 11 ensures continuity of employment, maintains critical energy supply resilience, and provides time for the region to progress economic diversification without imposing unnecessary shock on workers, families and local communities. This is a practical, responsible and socially beneficial decision for NSW.

I support this to help keep me employed

I oppose Clarence Colliery’s proposed Modification 11.

At a time when we urgently need to reduce reliance on coal, approving extended coal extraction is the wrong direction for the Gardens of Stone region and for NSW. Mining and burning coal prolongs the environmental damage already affecting our waterways. landforms and climate.

If the extension is approved despite community opposition, it must come with these five strict conditions:

1. Link approval to the upgrade of the Lidsdale coal unloader. This critical infrastructure would reduce reliance on the polluting, wet Springvale mine.
2. Reject the continued approval of 300,000 tonnes of coal by truck. There is no justification for extending years of heavy truck movements through the Blue Mountains and Sydney. Rail is available and should be mandatory.
3. Acknowledge the real impacts of truck transport. The claim of “no or negligible” impacts does not reflect the experience of communities dealing with noise, traffic, diesel pollution and road safety risks from over 7000 truck trips every year.
4. Prioritise local use over export. Most Clarence coal is exported. If extraction continues, it should supply Mount Piper Power Station to avoid pressure for new coal from more damaging mines in the region.
5. Strengthen rehabilitation requirements. Existing rehab commitments are outdated and inadequate. Any extension must impose modern, enforceable rehabilitation standards.

Thank you for considering this submission.

My husband is a 3rd generation miner at Clarence colliery and he has worked here for 20 years. It is not just a job but a way of life for our family, extended family and so many others in our community. For an extension not to be granted would have an extremely negative impact to many thousands of people locally and surrounding

Local employee's, support local business's & sporting bodies.

The extension of the lease will enable the continued efficient extraction of remaining resources, maximise the value of existing infrastructure, and support ongoing employment and economic contribution to the region, while ensuring continued environmental protection and sustainable land management.
Thank you.

Five more years of coal mining when more renewables are needed is not the right direction for NSW or Australia if we are to reduce our carbon emissions. Mining and burning coal prolongs the environmental damage already affecting our waterways. landforms and climate. I therefore object most strongly to this proposed project.
However, if approval is given despite community opposition, then the following requirements must be applied.
1. Link approval to the upgrade of the Lidsdale coal unloader. This critical infrastructure would reduce reliance on the polluting, wet Springvale mine.
2. Reject the continued approval of 300,000 tonnes of coal by truck. There is no justification for extending years of heavy truck movements through the Blue Mountains and Sydney. Rail is available and should be mandatory.
3. Acknowledge the real impacts of truck transport. The claim of “no or negligible” impacts does not reflect the experience of communities dealing with noise, traffic, diesel pollution and road safety risks from over 7000 truck trips every year.
4. Prioritise local use over export. Most Clarence coal is exported. If extraction continues, it should supply Mount Piper Power Station to avoid pressure for new coal from more damaging mines in the region.
5. Strengthen rehabilitation requirements. Existing rehab commitments are outdated and inadequate. Any extension must impose modern, enforceable rehabilitation standards.

This is detrimental to the life of the Lithgow community as it is a major economic contributor to the region. The impact of this project not going further would have a devastating flow on effect to local businesses and schools and would result in many families needing to move elsewhere to make a new living.

I am writing to support the proposed mine extension. This mine provides steady work for more than three hundred people, many of whom live locally, including myself and people I know. These jobs help families stay in the area and give our community security and stability. The mine also supports many other local businesses, contractors, shops, and services that rely on it.
Mining has always been a big part of our community. It’s part of who we are and has supported generations of local families. Keeping the mine going helps protect that history and ensures our town continues to grow and stay strong.
The mining methods used here are carefully managed and designed to have very little impact on the environment and the land on the surface. The company monitors this closely, and the community sees the benefits of mining done responsibly.
Most importantly, this is a local mine that employs local people. The extension means ongoing work, ongoing support for local families, and ongoing benefits for the whole region. Losing these jobs would hurt our community, but continuing the mine will help keep it thriving

If the greens get they’re way and close all the mines in the area Lithgow will sink into the abyss.

As some who is a local and has grown up in the Lithgow community I have seen Clarence Colliery have a massive impact on our community such as when I was in primary and high school Clarence colliery would often sponsor schools in sporting events and offering aid to students who many need help financially making it to events, another big factor for our community is that directly Clarence Colliery employs approximately 300 people at current with potential to have up 400 people employed and indirectly supports the jobs 500-600 other jobs in the local area from contractors, transport, services, manufacturing. With out Clarence colliery many local people would be without a job and many people would be forced to move out of the Lithgow area due to lack of infrastructure and being able to find a job in the area, it is essential for the extension to go through so that Lithgow can continue to grow as a community

The mine generates extensive direct and indirect employment across transport, services, contracting and
manufacturing, supporting over 580 additional jobs and significant local procurement benefits.

Better then renewables

Yes we need mining.

Yes we need to keep the mines open

It is important for clarence to stay open so my partner can still provide for our family, since we live on one income. Without it we wouldn't know what to do. So please keep it open.

I am an employee at Clarence colliery and this mine is obviously a major part in not only my life but the life blood of the community in Lithgow. It is a vital hub of employment in the region and the extension is so important to many families keeping this small town above water.