Warkworth Coal Mine Continuation

I would like to show my support for the workers at Mt Thorley Warkworth.

As a trainee coal train driver I rely on the continuation of mining in the Hunter Valley region. Some people don't understand the flow on effects through other industries if you were to start closing down mines. As long as the Warkworth continuation complies with environmental standards I believe the pros outweigh the cons.

Support mining families and help Australian economy to grow !

This community cannot afford to lose anymore jobs. I meet people everyday who have lost their jobs due to the downturn and don't know how they will provide for their families. I agree that environmental impacts need to be managed however I also believe the social impacts I am seeing at the moment, due to job losses, are just as worrying. A better balance needs to be struck.

I believe the expansion should be granted. Support the workers of a local mine which supports all the local communities and workplaces. Without mining in the huntervalley, these towns such as singleton, maitland, branxton, greta etc will all become ghost town. As myself and my family and alot of other families will have to consider packing up and leaving this area to follow the jobs else where. Which then will make the businesses big and small all suffer. From you car dealership to your food and clothing stores to your little hairdresser & sporting groups etc, they will struggle and possibly close if us 1300 + workers lose our jobs due to this expansion being denied..

I have many friends and family working within in the mining industry, some St Mt Thorley itself. Their livelihood revolves around their job and their income to support themselves and their family. The mines are what keeps Singleton/Muswellbrook afloat. Without people here for work, there's not really any other reason to be here. Cutting of jobs would in turn affect the whole town.

our family is all for mt thorley getting its approval,we live in singleton,without it we are on the street.

I support the MTW extension. The Singleton and Hunter Valley community need the project to go ahead to keep mining jobs locally. I am comfortable that any environmental risks can be managed appropriately.

Mining is an important contributor to the community, providing direct and indirect employment for numerous people and families.

I am writing to support this development. The slowdown of the mining industry in the Hunter Valley has already had a visible impact on Singleton and local businesses, and the closure of Warkworth mine and related redundancies would have a much bigger impact than the naysayers seem to realise.

I have been employed at MTW as a contractor for the past three years and have just recently been given a permanent position as an operator. Singleton needs MTW to continue into the future as it supports the community in a wide range of ways. There are to many jobs at stake and the flow on affect to our region would be devastating if this mine would cease to exists.

I'm 25 years old and I'm among those 1300 people who risk loosing our jobs if the mt thorley warkworth extension doesn't get approved.. Myself and my partner have just built a house and are looking at starting a family in the near future, she to works at mt thorley warkworth. We as well as the other 1300 work force need the extension to ensure a healthy future.. Like many others if the extension is to be knocked back again we would be forced to look at leaving the area to seek work, We are both born and bread in the hunter valley and this is where we want our future and families future to be..

Many of my close colleagues will be unemplyeed as their future in the Hunter valley depends on extension of Mount Thorley Warkworth Mine. Some which have worked at Mount Thorley Warkworth for 30 years. The mine brings ecomomic growth to the region as a whole as vistors to the mine site also visit and support local businesses. The longevity of the mine, is closely linked to the longevity of many businesses and their families in the region.

It's quite simple, without this extension 1300 people will loose their jobs. That's 1300 families that will be no longer
Contributing to the 6.5 billion dollars mining feeds into the local community. 1300 homes that will be sold or rental properties vacated which will sink the local market, send small business in
Surrounding areas broke and turn thriving communities into ghost towns. The flow on affects will devistate an entire region. On a more personal level, I will have to move my famy out of the local area, my two infant boys will have an uncertain financial and educational future and my wife will have to cancel her plans to return to University and not achieve her dreams if becoming a midwife supporting the local community. Say yes to the extension, it will keep the region alive.

I object to this proposal.

I would like for this extension to be granted for the future of me and my family.

I have lived in the Hunter Valley for almost 9 years. I have a wife and 3 children. One of my adult children is currently working at MTW, so this mine continuation will have a postive impact in my family. My other children are both students and plan to continue living and eventually working in the area. Members of my family and me support several local community groups and volunteer time to these.
If this mine does not continue I have grave fears for my future in the area. It is likely I will need to look for work in mining elsewhere for a period and possibly commute. I believe if I had to seek employment outside the area it would have a serious effect on my family and me. My family and I spend most our time and money in the area - we have always believed in buying local and do so whenever we can.

I support the Mt Thorley Warkworth extension and the jobs of those that are directly and indirectly related to this development. My husband works for Rio Tinto and I can unequivocally say that he and his colleagues are ethical and responsible in the way that they conduct their work - they consider the environmental and economic impacts of the work they do - they do not ant to create a disaster for our children to inherit. They want an environmentally sustainable industry that meets the growing demands of Australia and the Hunter Valley.

I support mining in NSW.

As a employee of Warkworth I support the extension as it will keep 1300 jobs and other industries in work . I have a young family and it will secure my job so I don't have to move out of the area and not come home each day to see my family as there is not many jobs in the area.