I support the Angus Place Extension.
Angus Place plays a major part in the local economy supporting many charities, schools and local events.
The coal is transported on private haul roads causing minimal public impact.
The coal is produced underground thus avoiding ever growing visual scars on the surrounding environment.

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

The Blue mountains are a vital part of the Great Eastern Ranges, providing a way for fauna to migrate south as the climate warms, or to move away from other events such as bushfires. I have seen many photos of the region and it is a great natural beauty, I don't want my grandchildren to ask me why I didn't do more to save it.

regards
Peter Butler

I come to the Gardens of Stone as a tourist and as an artist. I find it to be an area of exceptional natural beauty teeming with biodiversity. Please do not put these fragile structures and ecosystems at risk for the risky process of coal mining which is damaging the Global atmosphere as well as local environments. Coal mining is of dwindling economic importance and our country should be turning to sustainable energy as quickly as is possible.

I am making this submission to show my support for the approval of the Angus Place Mine Extension Project. I firmly believe that the approval of the project is essential to the local area in terms of employment (either direct or indirect), the local economy as well as to the wider community.
With the approval of the Project, employment in the local area will be sustained. The mine itself directly employs around 300 employees and there are many more people employed in jobs which are indirectly linked either as suppliers/services to the mine as well as those in the local communities for example the shops, businesses, hospitals and schools, etc.

Mining and Industry Projects
NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001

Dear Sir/Madam,

State Significant Project - Angus Place Mine Extension (SSD 12_5602)

Important terrestrial and stream environments in this significant part of the Gardens of Stone region must not be damaged by longwall mining but instead protected in a state conservation area.
The Angus Place and the adjoining Springvale mine extension proposals must be subject to a Planning Assessment Commission review with concurrent Public Hearings.
Centennial Coal must not be allowed to simply replicate the damage it has already caused to nationally threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau for which it was required by the Commonwealth Government to pay $1.45 million in reparations.
The sandstone strata supporting the 22 nationally endangered swamps, including the 7 shrub swamps must not be fractured.
The proposed clearing of 14 hectares of forest for an additional ventilation facility is excessive and its proposed location close to the Wolgan River is unacceptable.
The proposed discharge of up to 43.8ML/day of eco-toxic mine effluent must be treated using reverse osmosis technology to remove all metals and salts before discharge to the Coxs River.
Carne Creek is currently in a pristine state, and its waters that flow through the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area are of the highest standard. This creek must not run bright orange or suffer reduced flows, just like the Wolgan River after Centennial Coal wrecked it.
Please require Centennial to revise this proposal to improve environmental outcomes. Carne Creek, pagodas, cliffs and the many nationally endangered swamps that the current proposal puts at risk must not be damaged.

Yours sincerely,
Max

Please stop ruining this beautiful environment

With new technologies revealed and developed now, we do not need coal.

Do no more damage to the earth.

She is our home.

We want her as pristine as possible.

Angus place colliery supports families in the Greater Lithgow City council area, with full-time employment, fund raisers, and assisting local charities and organisations.
The colliery is a large part of supplying coal to the local electricity generator.
The invironmental impact on the people and local environment has been minimal and the colliery has a good track record of this.
Lithgow has already lost 300 employment positions with the closure of the wang power generator, and can ill afford to loose more, it would be deverstating for the local business and community in general.
My family is now in its fourth generation of men employed in the angus place colliery, and they have a proud history of committment to the environment, and the local area, without this employment our local youth will be required to relocate, this has just started with the power generation closure, and from my personal experience with a young son, just finishing his trade it is deverstating to watch your child become depressed having to leave the district and state to find employment.
Angus place provides, employment for the local community which in turn is spent in the community generating more employment and opportunity, sponsorship for the sports, assisting the elderly and local charity ,

As a nation we need to protect our valuable environment and be looking at alternative ways to fuel our lifestyle. This area is of significant environmental diversity and needs to be protected.

I strongly object this mining proposal because it is going to destroy one of the worlds most unique and beautiful wilderness areas.

Centennial Coal's mining activities substantially damaged threatened upland swamps on the Newnes Plateau. We must not allow this to happen again in another pristine part of the Garden of Stones region.

These wonders of nature belong to all of us, not to a private company seeking to destroy world heritage for the sake of short term profit.

This is embarrassing for Australia and there is no excuse for for these actions of greed.

By destroying our environment we are taking away the chance of future generations to enjoy nature just as we can. We are depriving our children and the people living after us of the magical experiences that these regions offer.

This is most selfish and irresponsible. We will not be able to answer reproachful questions and justify what we did in 25 years time when any short term benefit will be long gone but the damage done by mining persists.

We must stop the mining proposal and ensure the protection of the Gardens of Stones.


Yours sincerely,

Thank you