I am writing to support the proposed mine extension. This mine provides steady work for more than three hundred people, many of whom live locally, including myself and people I know. These jobs help families stay in the area and give our community security and stability. The mine also supports many other local businesses, contractors, shops, and services that rely on it.

Mining has always been a big part of our community. It’s part of who we are and has supported generations of local families. Keeping the mine going helps protect that history and ensures our town continues to grow and stay strong.

The mining methods used here are carefully managed and designed to have very little impact on the environment and the land on the surface. The company monitors this closely, and the community sees the benefits of mining done responsibly.

Most importantly, this is a local mine that employs local people. The extension means ongoing work, ongoing support for local families, and ongoing benefits for the whole region. Losing these jobs would hurt our community, but continuing the mine will help keep it thriving

I am writing to support the proposed mine extension. This mine provides steady work for more than three hundred people, many of whom live locally, including myself and people I know. These jobs help families stay in the area and give our community security and stability. The mine also supports many other local businesses, contractors, shops, and services that rely on it.

Mining has always been a big part of our community. It’s part of who we are and has supported generations of local families. Keeping the mine going helps protect that history and ensures our town continues to grow and stay strong.

The mining methods used here are carefully managed and designed to have very little impact on the environment and the land on the surface. The company monitors this closely, and the community sees the benefits of mining done responsibly.

Most importantly, this is a local mine that employs local people. The extension means ongoing work, ongoing support for local families, and ongoing benefits for the whole region. Losing these jobs would hurt our community, but continuing the mine will help keep it thriving.

If the extension is approved despite community opposition, it must come with these five strict conditions:

1. Link approval to the upgrade of the Lidsdale coal unloader. This critical infrastructure would reduce reliance on the polluting, wet Springvale mine.

2. Reject the continued approval of 300,000 tonnes of coal by truck. There is no justification for extending years of heavy truck movements through the Blue Mountains and Sydney. Rail is available and should be mandatory.

3. Acknowledge the real impacts of truck transport. The claim of “no or negligible” impacts does not reflect the experience of communities dealing with noise, traffic, diesel pollution and road safety risks from over 7000 truck trips every year.

4. Prioritise local use over export. Most Clarence coal is exported. If extraction continues, it should supply Mount Piper Power Station to avoid pressure for new coal from more damaging mines in the region.

5. Strengthen rehabilitation requirements. Existing rehab commitments are outdated and inadequate. Any extension must impose modern, enforceable rehabilitation standards.

This is a critical moment. Five more years of coal extraction is not a minor administrative change — it is a significant decision for our environment, our communities and the Gardens of Stone.

This proposal seeks to extend the opeartions of this coal mine at a time when Australia urgently needs to reduce its (local/ Export) reliance on coal. Approving an extension of coal extraction in the Garden of Stone or any other area where the logistics impact directly on urban areas, should not be permitted.

I am writing to support the proposed mine extension. This mine provides steady work for more than three hundred people, many of whom live locally, including myself and people I know. These jobs help families stay in the area and give our community security and stability. The mine also supports many other local businesses, contractors, shops, and services that rely on it.
Mining has always been a big part of our community. It’s part of who we are and has supported generations of local families. Keeping the mine going helps protect that history and ensures our town continues to grow and stay strong.
The mining methods used here are carefully managed and designed to have very little impact on the environment and the land on the surface. The company monitors this closely, and the community sees the benefits of mining done responsibly.
Most importantly, this is a local mine that employs local people. The extension means ongoing work, ongoing support for local families, and ongoing benefits for the whole region. Losing these jobs would hurt our community, but continuing the mine will help keep it thriving.

To the NSW Government-Major Projects,

My name is Ken Sewell, I am a 69-year-old retired Mathematics schoolteacher from the inner west of Sydney and I am deeply concerned about the expansion of coal mining in NSW, due principally to their climate impact on the natural environment. I am also a grandfather of two little girls, and I am writing as much on their behalf as on my own.
This submission is written to object to Clarence Colliery’s proposed Modification 11 which seeks to extend coal mining in the Gardens of Stone region for a further 5 years. I am convinced that should this project be given approval it would cause serious and irreversible degradation, not only to the land directly impacted but also on the adjoining lands. This proposal to extend mining operations at the Gardens of Stone site is occurring in the context of the NSW government looking likely to fail to meet its current legislated CO2 emissions targets for both 2030 and 2035.

In particular, I am concerned about:
• mounting habitat loss.
• Impacts on the surrounding fragile ecosystem through noise, blasting and vibration and on the quality of life for the people that will continue to be effected by this.
• Climate impacts, with the project producing many more tons of additional greenhouse gas emissions at this critical time when NSW is failing to meet its legislated emissions reduction targets. We must begin the process of winding back these operations not prolonging them.
I would argue that the NSW Government cannot allow new or extended coal projects during a climate and biodiversity emergency. This proposal is inconsistent with the NSW Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023 and Australia’s international commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. For these reasons, I urge the NSW Government to reject the Clarence Colliery proposal.
Thank you for your consideration of my submission.
Yours sincerely,
Ken Sewell
Stanmore NSW 2048

Burning coal is endangering the survival of our society by modifying our atmosphere and is already causing rapid, runaway climate change that is destroying our agricultural industry increasing droughts, bushfires and floods, damaging the environmental that we utterly depend upon, so it is already affecting our waterways. landforms and climate. Before any extension can be considered, the upgrade of critical infrastructure such as the Lidsdale coal unloader is essential and would reduce reliance on the polluting, wet Springvale mine. Before any extension can be considered, it is essential to reject the continued approval of 300,000 tonnes of coal by truck. There is no justification for extending years of heavy truck movements through the Blue Mountains and Sydney. Rail is available and should be mandatory.
Before any extension can be considered, acknowledge the real impacts of truck transport. The claim of “no or negligible” impacts does not reflect the experience of communities dealing with noise, traffic, diesel pollution and road safety risks from over 7000 truck trips every year.
Before any extension can be considered, prioritise local use over export. Most Clarence coal is exported. If extraction continues, it should supply Mount Piper Power Station to avoid pressure for new coal from more damaging mines in the region.
Before any extension can be considered, strengthen rehabilitation requirements. Existing rehab commitments are outdated and inadequate. Any extension must impose modern, enforceable rehabilitation standards.

Clarence modification 11 should be approved as it supports approximately 300 jobs. With these positions, it helps sustain and support economic growth with in the local LGA of Lithgow. Without this the flow on affect throughout the LGA will be severely impacted throughout our businesses, community and our schools.

Approval of this modification will help retain employment throughout the Lithgow LGA and will be highly beneficial for the economy.

I do not support the proposal in its current form; although I will note that the mining and burning coal prolongs the environmental damage already affecting our waterways. land and climate.

However, if the extension is approved, it should include further conditions:
- Approval to the upgrade to the Lidsdale coal unloader would reduce reliance on the polluting, wet Springvale mine.
- There is no justification for extending years of heavy truck movements through the Blue Mountains and Sydney. The use of rail is should be a non-negotiable condition of approval. The use of road transport has impacts on traffic, creates unnecessary diesel pollution and road safety risks.
- If extraction continues, it should supply Mount Piper Power Station to avoid pressure for new coal from more damaging mines in the region & further transport.
- Existing rehab commitments are outdated and inadequate. Any extension must impose modern, enforceable rehabilitation standards.

"I am writing to support the proposed mine extension. This mine provides steady work for more than three hundred people, many of whom live locally, including myself and people I know. These jobs help families stay in the area and give our community security and stability. The mine also supports many other local businesses, contractors, shops, and services that rely on it.
Mining has always been a big part of our community. It’s part of who we are and has supported generations of local families. Keeping the mine going helps protect that history and ensures our town continues to grow and stay strong.
The mining methods used here are carefully managed and designed to have very little impact on the environment and the land on the surface. The company monitors this closely, and the community sees the benefits of mining done responsibly.
Most importantly, this is a local mine that employs local people. The extension means ongoing work, ongoing support for local families, and ongoing benefits for the whole region. Losing these jobs would hurt our community, but continuing the mine will help keep it thriving."