Warkworth Coal Mine Continuation

Please approve the extension of the Mount Thorley Warkworth Mine to secure my brother's family's future. Don't put the complaints of a few ahead of the families of the mine and local communities

I support the extension of Mount Thorley Warkworth Coal Mine as it is a great opportunity for the Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley area relies on the coal industry in the region to provide thousands of jobs. These jobs are related to the people who work directly for the mining company, mining contractors, suppliers of machinery, shops, housing, schools etc. The Hunter Valley's whole economic system will take a huge down turn if the Warkworth extension is not approved.

On a personal level the impact on my family would be huge. My husband would no longer be employed. At an age of 53 finding work elsewhere would be extremely hard. The stress of the unknown future and length of his employment takes it's toll on a daily basis.

Many young families who work in the Warkworth- Mt Thorley mine have taken out large loans to buy houses or build in the area. They have travelled from all over Australia to settle in our beautiful Hunter Valley. If the extension is not granted and the mine closes many families will leave the area to seek employment elsewhere. Businesses will close and the Hunter Valley will no longer be the prosperous region it is now.

The Mount Thorley- Warkworth mine adheres to the noise restrictions, air pollution levels are kept under control and measures are in place for any extreme conditions regarding the weather. They follow their land rehabilitation planning and are very conscious to keep the impact on locals to a mere minimal.

The closure of this pit would, in my opinion, be a huge mistake for our Valley.

I think that the exstension should be given the go ahead as alot of people depend on the mine . In my case i have a young family with three children and are a one income family so if i lost this job we would struggle or i would have to look for work away from here and that would mean leaving my family behind.
I think if the mine can secure the 1300 jobs is good as alot of mines are getting rid of personell and its harder too find a job in the current climate

My family needs this to go through because we are a single income family. A future without MTW will be a very sad thing with 1300 jobs lost directly and many more indirectly it will be a terrible loss to the hunter community.

My wife and I both work in the mining industry, and without further projects or expansions, our jobs may be in jeopardy. I wish for this expansion to go ahead as the mining in the area accounts for many people having work

Submission on the Mount Thorley Warkworth Continuation Project 2014
I submit that Rio Tinto's application to expand its Warkworth mine should be deferred or refused on the grounds that details in the company's environmental impact statement for the project are substantially disputed by members of the Bulga community and may be untrue.
Until Rio Tinto's claims can be properly investigated and verified from current, independent and reliable sources, a decision on this project should be deferred to prevent potential damage to the fragile ecology of the Warkworth Sands Woodland, and to the quality of life and economic wellbeing of affected residents.
I also request a requirement for Rio Tinto to improve and address community consultation, and to include the results of previous consultation in their EIS.

I am an employee at MTW and I support the extension of the existing open coal mine at MTW. My job and my families welfare rely on it. We are a single income family with 3 young children. If this extension is not approved it will not only directly affect my family but have a massive flow on affect with mine and other families in the regional area. My skills I once had for my previous trade qualification would need to be updated in order to be able to have a chance to get a position within that field - machinist. However, I would be very lucky to get a job in a position of machinist as the flow on affect would certainly mean huge job losses in this area above the looses which have already occurred over the last few years due to the large downturn in the mining industry.

I would just like to put my support forward for the extensions to the warkworth mine hunter valley. My husband is currently employed by this mine as are many of our friends. As much of an environmentalist that I try to be,I think that some times you have to look at the big picture and see what will bennifit the wider community. If this extension does not go ahead not only my family and friends,but the whole community will suffer. from losing sporting sponserships for our children's teams to all the contractors losing work. I ask you to please consider the effects that denying this application would have not only to the thousands of employees furture employees and contractors but the entire hunter community. Kind regards leah Williams.

My husband is an employee at MTW and I support the extension of the existing open coal mine at MTW. His job and our families welfare rely on it. We are a single income family with 3 young children. If this extension is not approved it will not only directly affect my family but have a massive flow on affect with mine and other families in the regional area. The skills He has in his previous trade qualification would need to be updated in order to be able to have a chance to get a position within that field - machinist. However, he would have to be very lucky to get a job in a position of machinist as the flow on affect would certainly mean huge job losses in this area above the losses which have already occurred over the last few years due to the large downturn in the mining industry. More job losses in the mining sector will force us and a lot of other families onto welfare as we would become a family with no employment trying to raise 3 children.

I support this

Keep our locals employed

A continuation of mining means jobs in a market that has already lost 2500 jobs this year. The hunter valley is struggling and requires the nsw govt and public to step in and put jobs and families before the green agenda.

LES RUSSELL & SON PTY LTD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1945 & IS A 4TH GENERATION FAMILY OWNED EARTHMOVING BUSINESS BASED IN BRANXTON NSW.
CURRENTLY WE EMPLOY APPROX 80 LOCAL WORKERS TO WHICH HALF OF THEM WORK AT MOUNT THORLEY WARKWORTH MINE ON A DAILY BASIS CARRYING OUT MINING REHABILITATION, WATER MANAGEMENT & GENERAL IN PIT EARTHWORKS.
AS A COMPANY WE RELY HEAVILY ON THE MINING INDUSTRY WITH APPROXIMATELY 95% OF OUR BUSINESS CONDUCTED AT EITHER MOUNT THORLEY WARKWORTH & HUNTER VALLEY OPERATIONS.
IF WARKWORTH DOES NOT RECEIVE THEIR APPROVAL WE WILL BE FORCED TO CUT OUR WORKFORCE IN HALF & THIS WILL NOT ONLY PUT THEM OUT OF WORK BUT WILL HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON OUR SUPPLIERS SUCH AS WESTRAC, CJD VOLVO & OUR TYRE SUPPLIERS ETC.
AS A COMPANY WE SUPPORT THE MOUNT THORLEY WARKWORTH EXTENSION

we need this for local jods and family's ,due the the down turn in the mining industry the local economy is suffering

i have worked at mount thorley and now mount thorley warkworth for 27 years. i support the continuation of the mine and the benefits it will bring to the local and state economies. i have friends and family that work for companies the supply labour and goods to mount thorley warkworth mine that will be directly affected if the mine does not continue.

I support the warkworth continuation project.

I support the warkworth continuation project.

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If the Warkworth Continuation is not approved many jobs both directly and indirectly will be lost.