Modification 5 Bloomfield Colliery Continuation Project

Employment and economic benefits for the local community, the State of NSW, and Australia: Continued mining will mean ongoing employment.

I am in support of Modification 5 Bloomfield Colliery Continuation Project. The project delivers ongoing employment, economic benefits, and community investment. It enhances final landform stability, addresses legacy subsidence risks, and contributes vital royalties to public services. Environmental studies confirm operations can meet required standards for air quality, noise, and blasting.

Bloomfield mine has operated close to residential areas in this location for many decades with minimal impact.
It has provided employment for multiple generations of local families, who have in turn returned millions of dollars into the local economy, not to mention the millions directly from goods & services each year to local business's from the mining operations.
The extension to the mine is purely for time, the existing extraction rates & the area being mined will not change.
If the extension is approved it will allow an improved final land form, ie a smaller final void, Provide another 10 years of employment for current employees, continue to support local business's & further coal royalties to the government that benefit us all.
I Have lived in the local area all my life & strongly support this modification
Steve

Employment and Economic Benefits for the Local Community, NSW, and Australia:
The proposed continuation of mining operations will deliver substantial economic and social benefits at the local, state, and national levels. It will ensure ongoing employment for a skilled regional workforce, as well as continued engagement with contractors and suppliers, supporting economic stability and growth in local communities.
Extended operations will also result in increased taxation revenue to both the New South Wales and Commonwealth Governments, contributing to broader fiscal sustainability. In addition, royalties generated from the additional resource extraction will provide direct financial support to the State, enabling continued investment in critical public infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, transport networks, and essential services.
These outcomes are closely aligned with the State’s economic development and regional investment priorities, ensuring that the benefits of resource development are shared widely and contribute meaningfully to the prosperity and wellbeing of the people of New South Wales.
Continued mining will mean ongoing investment in the many community organisations Bloomfield supports in the local area through The Bloomfield Group Foundation.
Improved Final Landform to Support Productive Post-Mining Land Use:
The proposed modification will deliver meaningful improvements to the approved post-mining landform, enhancing both its environmental stability and its suitability for long-term agricultural use. Specifically, the reduction in the size of the final void and the easing of rehabilitated slope angles will result in a more stable and functional landscape.
These changes directly support the intended post-mining land use of cattle grazing, improving the safety, usability, and productivity of the land for future generations. By facilitating a more practical and beneficial transition to agricultural use, the modified landform reflects a responsible and forward-looking approach to mine closure and rehabilitation—one that aligns with government objectives for sustainable land use and regional resilience.
Opportunity to address legacy matters associated with the site: Mining has been carried out at the site since the late 1850s. The project provides the opportunity to mine an area of shallow historic underground workings, thereby removing the potential for subsidence and voids to occur at the surface and providing improved long term stability benefits for the final landform.

Results of key studies
As part of preparing the EIS, a series of specialist technical studies were completed, indicating that the continuation of operations can be undertaken and managed to meet the requirements for air quality, noise and blasting.
A biodiversity offset strategy will also address the ecological impacts associated with the disturbance of vegetation.

Continuation of mining means ongoing employment for employees, contractors and associated companies. It also means Bloomfield can continue its support of local companies and community organisation through the Bloomfield Group Foundation.

This project will continue to support many families and contractors within the local area as they have for the last 70+ years, this is important, as the rest of the world is struggling to find their feet- we as a community already have this long-term foundation in the ground working to keep it's surrounding community and the families within it supported. This continuation project is sustainable and offers positive impact to help conserve and rebuild the local area thus moving towards future local developments whilst working with local people and councils surrounding the project for all long-term outcomes.

I support this project as I am an employee of the project and will continue to provide for my family for manny more years

I support the project and all the jobs and longevity the extension will bring to the community

The Bloomfield group is a major supporter of community organisations in the area and the continuation of this project would I'm sure help that investment in the community continue. Many of these community projects funded by the Bloomfield foundation are long standing relationships in local schools, junior sporting teams and among many other things, initiatives that underpin community health and welfare.
The employment and economic benefits for the region are beneficial to the community as royalties help fund NSW government essential services whilst the direct and indirect employment from this project keeps the local economy strong.
This continuation will ensure the landform is in a better condition than previously accepted and once mined will ensure the old underground workings do not become a subsidence issue.
This is a project that has so many benefits, too many to call out individually.
We are not yet ready for the transition away from Coal and given this is short term and utilises existing infrastructure I feel the decision to approve this project is a common sense one to make.

I support the project

The project will deliver long-term benefits, including sustained employment opportunities and support for local businesses and contractors. The royalties generated will help fund essential services across NSW, including healthcare, hospitals, and critical infrastructure.

The Bloomfield Continuation Project should be approved because it would -
1) further improve the utilisation of the site's natural resources (The Bloomfield Group has operated mining on the site since 1937)
2) provide a longer and larger royalty stream to the NSW government
3) extend the employment of direct employees and supporting contractors (numbering more than 100) and their dependent families
4) provide the opportunity for improved rehabilitation outcomes by reducing potential future subsidence issues (this project proposes mining through and eliminating historic shallow underground workings undertaken by others)
5) be similar to current operations. Studies undertaken show immaterial changes to the impacts on surrounding neighbours if the continuation is approved. This is because the type of equipment and shift arrangements remain as has historically been the case. The current operations enjoy a positive relationship with neighbours with historically low numbers of enquiries to the site. Given the similar parameters of the continuation project, this excellent performance is expected to continue.
6) increase to the ability of The Bloomfield Group to support community organisations and events via The Bloomfield Foundation (for example, the domestic violence support service - Carrie's Place and Maitland's recent Steamfest)