I fully support the idea of maxwell going into underground mining.
I believe the impact of mining underground will have a very low impact for the activity undergoing with low dust and noise emissions whilst providing more jobs in the huntervalley mining resources that are greatly needed to keep this country rolling along. Without coal alot of possesions people have wouldnt be here and take for granted how they came to have said possesions. You cant just say mining is bad then jump in your car and drive around and turn on your cooking appliances.all those things come from mining of someform weather it be the creation of steel or the fuels and oils that they use. This will be a good boost for muswellbrook and its revenue.
Malabar coal has a good reputation in the local community with support to local schools, businesses and hospitals and shows no signs to jeopardise that.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I own a indigenous business in the muswellbrook local area that has been receiving work on site for more than a year .This mine will be a huge benefit to the Muswellbrook area The project will create 350 new direct local jobs, and many more indirect jobs, helping to deliver a stronger and more prosperous local community for decades to come. This project need to be excepted malabar have been a huge support to the muswellbrook community

Sir/Madam,
With our significant reliance on coal likely for some time to come, with power prices also currently largely dependent on coal generated power and with hundreds of local Hunter Valley jobs generated by such a project, I respectfully endorse and support the Maxwell mine . The local Member, Joel Fitzgibbon, supports the project and has always been a strong advocate for responsible mining and job-creation in his electorate.
This underground project, I understand, emits less than 10% emissions of a similar above-ground mine. Pastoral activities will happily co-exist with this project, the National economy will benefit significantly, the environment generally will be responsibly protected, and local jobs and communities will benefit.
I respectfully urge you to permit this important National project to proceed. Thanking you in advance.

Maxwell Ventures (Management) Pty Ltd, has submitted an EIS that has failed to address the impact on the Aboriginal heritage contained with in the Registered native title claimed area of Scott Franks and anor on the behalf of the Wonnarua people. our registered native title party have tried to speak with the mining operation regarding the issue and have failed to get any were. the original Aboriginal heritage assessment failed to record the claim groups heritage information and Maxwell Ventures (Management) Pty Ltd refused to work with the Traditional owner and registered native title party to properly record a known Massacre site contained with in the mining operation foot print. Tocomwall Pty Limited assisted with the report that was lodge with the upper hunters breeder association in rejection to theDrayton south licence (EL) 5460 ). the application. i would also like to raise a significant issue regarding a section 29 notification under native title (Rights to negotiate ) the registered Native title party has raised serious concerns with the applicant regarding none compliance of the RTN under a section 29 notice and also section 80c of the NPW Acts. the issues is the mining lease impacts on a section of Crown land that resulted in the issue of a section 29 via Native title process and the current mining company failed to meet is legal obligation under the section 29. the native title party was assured this would happen when the EIS was completed. the EIS has never been revived by the Registered native title party nor has the mining company made available the original heritage assessment.

Please find attached City of Newcastle's advice on the proposed development.