Northern Coal Services Project

I work at a Centennial Coal site and if this project is approved it will secure mine and my family's way of life for the foreseeable future.

I support this submission firstly because the company I work for subcontracts to Centennial Coal local sites and without this project the company will suffer and therefor the employment of many others including myself.
Secondly Centennial contribute significantly to many community projects and events that i have been involved in and without their generous assistance they would not be able to run or assist as they do. These projects or events vary in size and without them would impact greatly on the local community.
Finally I believe this project goes so much further than just providing jobs for directly employed persons. It provides employment to many subcontracting companies who in turn provide work for other local subcontractors through purchasing materials and supplies, etc and all of those employed directly or indirectly with Centennial inadvertently support local businesses right down to getting their fuel, lunch, etc from small local businesses.
I believe this is a very important project for this area and if it is not approved will affect the survival of many businesses and families.

I support the submission for the project to proceed as I work for a company that subcontracts directly to Centennial Coals Northern Sites and without this project the company will be forced to downsize and therefore potentially effecting my employment.
With this project in place the government will be allowing thousands of people (not just direct employees of Centennial) to support the local community whether it be the purchase of supplies and materials for jobs from local business suppliers right down to getting fuel on the way to work from the local service stations. The positive long term effects to the community of this project far outway the negative.

I wish to record my support of the Northern Coal Logistics Project.
My husband and I both work for Centennial Coal so it is critical for us that the company can continue to operate in Lake Macquarie. We have a son about to start school and a one year old daughter so it is a time when we want stability and both of us able to work close to home. If this project is not approved it will threaten the viability of the company, our jobs and the life we have made here.
I have not been involved with the Northern Coal Logistics Project but I have been involved with similar Centennial projects and know first hand how professionally and thoroughly Centennial manage their major projects. I have also worked on site at a number of Centennial mines so know the importance they place on environmental management and community relations.
I have represented Centennial at numerous public events and each time I find that the majority of the public either support our mines and people who work there or have no idea they exist and nearly all are suprised by the extent of underground mining around Lake Macquarie.
Centennial have shown they can operate in this region with low impact to the environment and the local community and should be allowed to continue to do so. They are an important contributor to the local economy and are able to provide coal for the local powerstations with far less impact than if it was trucked or railed from another company.
Thank you

As a long term local resident for over 40 years in the areas of the Central Coast i feel it is extremely important to continue supplying our natural resources to the customers as the benifits to the local,state and Australian economies are huge in the way of supplying good stable employment to the local population
as well as helping communities in a number of ways. Thank you for your time
Concerned local ADAM AMOS

This project will ehance and prolong employment opportunities as well as help to support local business groups, contractors and various community groups. There is also the fact that it will be needed to prolong our local energy generation which itself plays a large role in our commuity.
As a resident of the lake maquarie and central coast area for the past 35 years i can personally say i would be more than happy to support this project as i have personally seen how Centennial has interacted with the local communities offering employement to many families and being activley involved in community events such as sports, education/training.

I wish to support the Northern Coal Logistics Project as this is in the best interest of our Community. As a worker who has been employed for many years in this region i feel strongly about this project and would like to see it carried through for a number of reasons:
* local economy which is in vital need of a boost of money
* jobs which are sadly on the decline in this area
* sustaining employment so that businessess can make money and share witht hte local people
*most importantly is that the impact apon residents is minimal as all coal will be away from public roads and not interfere with transport or road users make this a very positive step forward in both the local economy and preserving jobs.

As a long-standing Security Service provider at the various Centennial Coal sites situated on the New South Wales Central Coast, Yates Security Group Pty Ltd has no doubt that the changes proposed to integrate its existing coal processing, handling and transportation infrastructure will impact positively on all concerned.
The Yates Security personnel assigned to the above mentioned sites are sourced from the local community and are valued, competent employees who are reliant on the Centennial Coal sites for their livelihoods and it therefore follows that they in turn are able to support local commerce by spending in the local area. If this project is allowed to commence Yates Security may well be in a position to offer further employment opportunities within the local community.
During our tenure at the Centennial Coal sites, we have had the opportunity to witness first-hand the time and attention Centennial Coal devotes to the safety of its employees, its mindfulness of the wellbeing of the surrounding communities and the steps it takes to maintain the area's environmental integrity.
Yates Security Group Pty Ltd supports wholeheartedly the proposed Northern Coal Logistics Project.

Centennial are very environmentally conscious organisation. Centennial supplies coal for the local electricity commission.
Centennial supports work for a local workforce in the Lake Macquarie & Newcastle area, and supplies work for local Sub Contractors.
Centennial also supplies work for the Coal Haulage company that supports about 50 employees from the local area.

I support the submission for the project because I work for a subcontractor to Centennial Coal and if this project does not go ahead the company i work for will be forced to downsize dramatically and I will likely have to seek work elsewhere.

If this project goes ahead it will not just assist myself and our family to continue to live and work in the area but i see that it will assist thousands of people - not just those that will be directly employed by Centennial. There will be subcontracting companies like the one i work for and all of their employees and families, suppliers and all of their employees and families, right down to the bakery and its employees and families that we stop at to get morning tea and lunch from most days.
Without this project i see thousands upon thousands of businesses, families and individuals suffer and forced to leave the area, inturn effecting local unrelated businesses (like bakeries, grocery stores, fuel stations, etc) and schools and preschools being effected also.

The positive long term effects of this project going ahead for the area are huge!

I support the Centennial Coal Northern Coal Logistics proposal for the following reasons -
- As I am employed by Centennial Coal my future employment will rely on the development going ahead. In addition, my current standard of living and way of life would be compromised as well as some 500 other employees who work for Centennial. If the Newstan mine were to re-open then this number may increase to around 1000 employees
- I use the business districts of both Morisset and Toronto, for example buying groceries at Woolworths and other services in these areas
- I am a supporter of the Macquarie Scorpions football team and my son plays soccer for the Toronto Stags, both of whom are sponsored by Centennial Coal. I would like to see this support continue
- Centennial has had been a good corporate citizen in the local area and in particular has minimised any environmental effects. I am an avid mountain bike rider and ride regularly in the hills around Mandalong Mine. I have not seen any areas that have been adversely affected by mining
- Centennial supplies around 40% of the coal required for generating local electricity, and this is of great importance for the people of NSW

I support this submission. I am one of 500 current employees of Centennial Coal. I maintain a cattle bussiness in the local area and buy produce, machinery, food and utilise local bussinesses wherever I can which has a positive input into the local area.
Centennial has involvement with local sporting groups and supports local events community groups and fund raisers.
Centennial supplies coal to the local power stations

I have worked with the Centennial group for 29 years and in that time, the company has had a good track record within the local area with minimal impact to the people who live here. I should know as i have lived in the area all of my 61 years, living 10 kilometres from the Newstan mine. Centennial has over the years provided many jobs for the community as well as flow on employment with contractors, electrical, mechanical etc. This secondary employment has also supported local businesses with their own continued level of employment.
Coal mining has been and should continue to be a valuable commodity for the local electricity generation on the western side of Lake Macquarie.
My son-in-law and his family has also benefited from Centennial's continued presence in the area with him being employed within the Coal transport sector to the port of Newcastle.
Centennial has recently spent millions of dollars to control environmental impacts in the immediate area around Newstan in particular with a clean water plant.
To approve this recent project would also benefit the local community with extra employment when and if Newstan reopens.
For the local population, the Centennial project is necessary for us to continue to enjoy our way of life as has been done for over 100 years.

Hi,

I wish to object to this project for a number of reasons being:
-Inadequate survey of the bat alley. While surveys have occurred in 1998 that showed that pregnant Bent-wings were using the Bat Alley, the current survey did not complete adequate surveys to determine if the site is a maternity roost.
-The number of bats using the bat alley roost is not known. This roost may be very important for threatened cave dependent bat species, however this is not known from the current inadequate surveys.
-There is no rationale for providing a 30 metre buffer from the bat alley to the impact area. Why was this distance chosen? Will any monitoring occur to determine if bat numbers decline post construction? To do this, the number of bats within the bat alley need to be determined first.
-The proposed 'offsets' listed under the offsets heading are predominantly mitigation.
-No formal offsets are proposed, which is inconsistent with the EPBC Act Offset policy. In particular offsets for Tetratheca juncea must occur.

My business will be directly effected if this project does not go through and therefore effect the employment of all my staff.

This project will be a positive thing for the entire community

I support this submission firstly because the company I own subcontracts to Centennial Coal local sites and without this project the company will suffer and therefor the employment of many others.
Secondly Centennial contribute significantly to many community projects and events that i have been involved in and without their generous assistance they would not be able to run or assist as they do. These projects or events vary in size and without them would impact greatly on the local community.
Finally I believe this project goes so much further than just providing jobs for directly employed persons. It provides employment to many subcontracting companies who in turn provide work for other local subcontractors through purchasing materials and supplies, etc and all of those employed directly or indirectly with Centennial inadvertently support local businesses right down to getting their fuel, lunch, etc from small local businesses.
I believe this is a very important project for this area and if it is not approved will affect the survival of many businesses and families.

With these proposals, there will be job stabilitiy for myself and fellow workmates. This may also open up other avenues for advancement and future employment for many other people.

this proposal gives us job security,for myself and fellow workers.

We need to continue to support Centennial Coal as they continue to support a local workforce and operate with minimal impact on the environment and the community

I support the proposal put forward by northern coal services.
Centennial is a large local employer that provides employment for a large number of families that spend their income in the local communities of lake macqaurie and newcastle. In addition to that, centennial provides work for local business and contractors and provides support to numerous local sporting teams and community groups. People need to look past the media hype of coal being bad for the region and realise that without the coal industry newcastle will have nothing, resulting in mass unemployment, reduced local spending and negative social outcomes. Anything that has the potential to strengthen our coal industry and safegaurd local jobs not only in the short term but in the long term future, surely that deserves to be assessed without media hype and negative stigma that haunts our industry that drives the economics in the hunter!