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State Significant Development

Determination

Warkworth Coal Mine Continuation

Singleton Shire

Current Status: Determination

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Application (1)

Request for SEARs (1)

SEARS (1)

EIS (18)

Agency Submissions (10)

Public Hearing (6)

Response to Submissions (2)

Assessment (11)

Recommendation (10)

Determination (3)

Approved Documents

Management Plans and Strategies (52)

Agreements (2)

Reports (31)

Independent Reviews and Audits (3)

Note: Only documents approved by the Department after November 2019 will be published above. Any documents approved before this time can be viewed on the Applicant's website.

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Enforcements

On 22 June 2023, NSW Planning issued an Official Caution to Warkworth Mining Ltd (WML) for exceeded noise impact assessment criteria at three noise monitoring locations for the Warkworth Continuation Project on 20 July 2022.  WML had failed to implement their approved Noise Management Plan on the night of 20 July 2022 in the lead up to the exceedances. WML have since implemented measures to ensure compliance with their management plan and NSW Planningcontinues to monitor WML's noise reporting data and implementation of the NMP.

Inspections

14/12/2021

18/08/2022

27/09/2022

22/11/2022

27/04/2023

18/05/2023

26/10/2023

22/02/2024

2/09/2024

Note: Only enforcements and inspections undertaken by the Department from March 2020 will be shown above.

Submissions

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aaron webb
Support
cessnock , New South Wales
Message
I will be one of the 1300 to lose my job so the extension approval is very important to me and my family.
adam matthews
Support
patterson , New South Wales
Message
i think it is viable for the mt/mtw extension to be approved as the jobs are scarce in the hunter and will have to move interstate to keep the bills paid.also put money back in to the singleton and hunter area
Name Withheld
Support
Singleton , New South Wales
Message
I support the continuation of the Warkworth extension. Plenty of people rely on Mount Thorley Warkworth mine for their livelihood including 1300 workers, their families and 600 NSW businesses. Coal & Allied has contributed an enormous amount to the Hunter Valley region and wants to continue to do so for many years to come.
Name Withheld
Support
Lambs Valley , New South Wales
Message
I have never worked in the mining industry but if this project is not re-approved I will likely have to resign my job because my family will be forced to leave the Hunter so my husband can find another job.
I have lived and worked in the Hunter for over 20 years. This is my children's home. This project is important not just for the mine workers - it has potentially catastrophic implications for families like mine and many of my friends in the local community.
Name Withheld
Support
Rutherford , New South Wales
Message
We need the mines in the hunter valley
Name Withheld
Support
Singleton , New South Wales
Message
I strongly support the expansion of the Warkworth Mine.
NSW has tipped the scales too much in favour of environmental regulation as compared to the economic and social benefits that mining provides to our local community.
There is just too much to lose if the Warkworth Mine expansion were to be denied.
Please approve the proposal and support the local community and support local jobs.
Hunter Valley Surveyors P/L
Support
Singleton , New South Wales
Message
We strongly support the expansion of the Warkworth Mine.
NSW has tipped the scales too much in favour of environmental regulation as compared to the economic and social benefits that mining provides to our local community.
There is just too much to lose if the Warkworth Mine expansion were to be denied.
Please approve the proposal and support the local community and support local jobs.
Name Withheld
Support
Singleton , New South Wales
Message
I support the Warkworth continuation project. This project is vital to the continued job security of thousands of residents in the Singleton and Hunter Valley area.

There are many businesses in Singleton which will be threatened if this project does not go ahead and many families who will face an uncertain future.

Name Withheld
Support
Rutherford , New South Wales
Message
i support the extension of Mount Thorley Warkworth mine, as it will benefit the local community and the hunter region as a whole.
Name Withheld
Support
No , New South Wales
Message
Local apprentices from surrounding areas such as Mt Thorley Industrial Area will have their jobs places at risk due to the decrease in work flow. This will further pile drive Singleton into a nothing town.
Shannon Jobson
Support
cessnock , New South Wales
Message
I support the mount Thorley Warkworth extension. Due to this does not go through it will upset my family much so...
Samantha Belcher
Support
Rutherford , New South Wales
Message
In out organisation we have 3 reataurants and over 500 employees . The growth of our businesses relies heavily on the growth of the area . This is determined by mining . If we were to see a reduction in sales not only would the staff feel this but also our local suppliers.

Darrin Stewart
Support
Hunterview , New South Wales
Message
I support the warkworth continuation project.
The continuation of the MTW operation is important to the Singleton and surrounding area communities.The livelihood of many local people will be drastically effected if the proposal does not go ahead. Not only will the people directly employed by the mine face job losses but those who rely on employment in the supporting industries will be effected by job losses a well.
Zack Golenia
Support
Wallsend , New South Wales
Message
Hi,

I believe in the expansion of Walkworth Mine and strongly support it.

NSW has in recent years become not a land of hope and prosperity but of red tape and bureaucracy. The continuation of Walkworth Mine is a crucial driver for the economy of the Hunter and if it were to be denied it would be hugely detrimental for the region as a whole. Please support the proposal, support the local economy and ensure that the jobs are here to stay.

Regards,
Zack Golenia
Daniel Wright
Support
Bellbird , New South Wales
Message
I am in full support of mining in nsw as i am the sole provider of a family of 5 without MTW providing me with employment i beleive me and thousands of other familys would have to leave the region even the state to find employment as the downturn has affected the whole industry after all what industry is left on the east coast to go to if mining giants such as rio tinto find it too hard to mine here and leave.
kane welch
Support
stanford merthyr , New South Wales
Message
i support the walkworth mine extension. without the extension many jobs will be lost and we have a great effect on our local community.
mark gardiner
Support
muswelllbrook , New South Wales
Message
i suppoort warkworth mining extension.mining been in thehunter valley for years & the commminity depends on it as well as my family & children
Simon Bath
Support
Cameron Park , New South Wales
Message
if this wasnt to go ahead it would destory the area and set the newcastle and hunter region backwards as it would take millions and millions of dollars away from the area.
At lot of families are counting on this to go ahead. if it doesnt most would have to move out of the area.
Brad Swann
Support
Nulkaba , New South Wales
Message
I support the mt thorley/warkworth mine extention of mining leases because myself and thousand of people in the hunter valley area, if it dosen't go a head will be unemployed. The unployment rate in the hunter area will go up due to out side companies that MTW mine uses will lose business and will have to cut back on workforce. If the MTW extention dosen't go a head there will be a major domimo effect in the area due to very high unemployment, companies losing alot of business and mite have to close and families in the area will suffer the most with no income and no future job prospecks.
matthew zysek
Support
kurri kurri , New South Wales
Message
l support the MTW submission, lets save my job and thousands of other jobs that will be affected if the approval is disapproved.

Project Details

Application Number
SSD-6464
Assessment Type
State Significant Development
Development Type
Coal Mining
Local Government Areas
Singleton Shire
Decision
Approved
Determination Date
Decider
IPC-N
Last Modified By
SSD-6464-Mod-2
Last Modified On
27/05/2022

Contact Planner
Name
Elle Donnelley
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