I am for the extension to go ahead. I believe the local economy will suffer greatly if it does not go ahead. I for one will be moving out of the nsw area to find work

Coal mining has been taking place in the Hunter Valley for 150 years, including continuous mining by the direct parent of Warkworth mine, Coal & Allied. It is an integral part of the Upper Hunter economy and society and there are potentially hundreds of years of resources remaining.
The Warkworth Continuation is not some sort of land grab; Coal & Allied has always owned that land and held a mining lease over it, and so anyone who has purchased into the area in the last 30 years in which the Warkworth mine was operating should have been well aware of the borders of the lease. Anyone familiar with coal mining would know that mines are inherently mobile, constantly moving around their footprint depending on the market conditions and underlying geology. It's ridiculous to suggest that a coal mine should not be allowed to exploit its own land and tenements, especially when the small group of committed opponents nearly all voluntarily chose to settle in the area after the Warkworth mine was established.
The Upper Hunter Valley is all about coal mining. Economically, it would be devastated if mining were to cease, as is evidenced by the increasing number of empty shopfronts lining Singleton streets since the industry started a downturn. The committed core of non-working non-productive opponents have no respect for the thousands of direct and indirect employees, who are mostly young, very productive and are now scared to buy a house, start a family, make any sort of commitment as they fear they only have another year or so of employment left. The government should be doing everything in its power to keep the coal mines viable rather than pandering to a tiny group of NIMBYs and those from distant parts who oppose coal mining for purely ideological reasons, notwithstanding that every day some new evidence emerges that erodes the entire foundation of the notion of anthropogenic global warming.

As an employee and member of the community the Warkworth extension is very important to me, my family, friends and neighbours. We moved to the Hunter area four years ago, now we feel like part of the community, my daughter is enjoying her school, many clubs and friends. My wife has a part time job supporting a small local business, which works out well for us and her employer. I find myself working in a fulfilling job, being able to provide for my families future, whilst being able to see my family every day vs. the alternative of fly in fly out. If the extension was not to be approved, I feel I would have to leave the valley as there are already so many operations closing down or reducing operations due to poor economic conditions.


Apart for being involved in the community, my daughter’s school and clubs, we contribute in so many ways income taxes, local service and utilities, shopping and leisure time and supporting small business working around the house. This is just some of the way my small family contributes to the local/national economy. This is replicated by the 1300+ people who work at Warkworth. Not to mention all the contractors, suppliers, utilities and direct contribution from the business in taxes and royalties. In 2013, MTW spent $335 million with more than 600 NSW suppliers. This does not include what those working at the site pumps into the community.


There is no doubt that Mining impacts the environment and local community through Air Quality, Noise, Vibration, Ecology Visual, Heritage and Water but the overall proposal by Coal & Allied is expansive mitigating the impacts to a great degree and in many instances is leading practice relative to other operations in the valley and worldwide. At the coal face the operation is managed on a daily basis to ensure we are doing the right thing, including stopping equipment at significant cost and production impact.


Please approve the Warkworth extension application for me, my family, friends and our community.

Yours faithfully

Morgan Costello

Government has already taken enough jobs from Australia to overseas so to not proceed with this extension will again see another 1300 workers under threat and we as a community cannot continue to operate with more job losses when there are not enough job opening available.

I support the MTW continuation 100%. The Hunter Valley and its strong, close-knit community depends on mining and what it brings economically to the region.

My family depend on my income and as a professional mining engineer, options are limited for work. There have already been too many job losses in mining over the past 12 months and these projects should be approved to secure employment for more than 1,300 people that rely on these mines for their income to support their families. I don't want to lose my job and be forced to move from the Hunter Valley to support my family.

As an employee of an engineering company that provides service to Mount Thorley Warkworth myself and my family depend on the future of this mine for job security.
In the current economic climate with forced job cuts occurring regularly,the possibility of scaling back production and premature closure will have a detrimental effect on not only the 1300 MTW employees but the whole community in general.
It is for this reason that it is imperative that this approval is granted.
Thank you.

We have an office operational in Newcastle that services clients in the Hunter Region. Without the long term future of this mine secured the outlook for my business (notwithstanding that whole Hunter region) is bleak.

Without the Warkworth extension a lot of employees will lose their jobs. Our jobs. This will put significant financial and emotional strain on not only us but our families. The community is reliant on the mining industry. We will not be the only ones who suffer if this extension is not successful. Surrounding businesses and industries linked to Mount Thorley Warkworth in one way or another will also see a loss in jobs and cash flow to the area.
The future of Singleton and the Hunter Valley rests on mining.

This application is essential to retaining 1300 jobs in the hunter valley as well as the jobs and families of local suppliers who provide goods and services to Warkworth. The EIS has identified a wide range of strategies to mitigate potential impacts on the local and regional community as well as strategies to enhace the application's benefits. I believe that the applications benefits outweigh its potential impacts and therefore should be approved

if this isnt approved we will have to leave area. we were planning to buy a home here.