This project will clear a total of 1,665 hectares of native bush, taking the total clearing in the Leard Forest to over 3,500 hectares.

In a sentence, I object to this massive destruction by clearing to our eco system for the SOLE benefit of a private company.

This development should not be allowed to go ahead at all.
Clear a total of 1,665 hectares of native bush, taking the total clearing in the Leard Forest to over 3,500 hectares.
* Clear 545 hectares of the White Box Grassy Woodland endangered community, taking the total clearing of endangered communities in Leard Forest to over 1,169 hectares.
* Impact on habitat for up to 36 threatened species which are known or likely to occur in Leard State Forest, including Painted Honeyeater, Koala, Turquoise Parrot and Eastern Cave Bat.
* Contribute to the destruction of the largest remnant of vegetation left on the heavily cleared Liverpool Plains.
* Result in a final pit depth of 320m that will cause massive depressurisation of the water table and impact on springs and unique groundwater dependent ecosystems.
* Result in a final void that will permanently deplete groundwater, interfere with aquifers and divert surface water.
* Make an enormous contribution to global warming amounting to at least 25 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per annum from burning the coal that is produced. This is equivalent to more than 15% of all emissions from NSW annually.
* Forever change the quiet rural community of Maules Creek into a giant industrial zone with impacts on health, air quality, noise and amenity.

I am seriously concerned about the effects this proposed mine will have on groundwater, the local forest ecosystem and the local community. I am also concerned about the effects on our carbon output from mining, transporting and burning such a huge tonnage of coal. I object to this proposal and it should never be approved.

NEC objects to this open cut coal mine and isists that it never be approved. Environmental damage in the Leard state forest is unacceptable - we are familiar with the Maules Creek environment. The White Box EEC is not up for grabs - it is of much greater importance than the fossil industry's rush to extract the last dregs of fossil and converting it to yet more unacceptable global warming.

I am unhappy with the environmental impacts of this project. I believe that mining projects like this should never be approved. I am particulary concerned about clearing native forest and disturbing the water table.

I strongly oppose this mining operation. Alternative energy resources are the way to go. We should not be sending all our coal over to China. There are other ways to infuse the economy without destroying Australia. If this mine is approved it shows there is no common sense on those that are meant to ensure a quality life for generations to come.

Coal mines are dinosaurs and no new mining licenses approved. The NSW State Government pulls incentives for the solar sector with a mass lay off but defend those in the coal industry. If the decision makers have children and care for them, then this madness would surely stop.

These are some of the reason to NOT approve the mine.

The Maules Creek Coal Mine will:

Clear a total of 1,665 hectares of native bush, taking the total clearing in the Leard Forest to over 3,500 hectares.
Clear 545 hectares of the White Box Grassy Woodland endangered community, taking the total clearing of endangered communities in Leard Forest to over 1,169 hectares.
Impact on habitat for up to 36 threatened species which are known or likely to occur in Leard State Forest, including Painted Honeyeater, Koala, Turquoise Parrot and Eastern Cave Bat.
Contribute to the destruction of the largest remnant of vegetation left on the heavily cleared Liverpool Plains.
Result in a final pit depth of 320m that will cause massive depressurisation of the water table and impact on springs and unique groundwater dependent ecosystems.
Result in a final void that will permanently deplete groundwater, interfere with aquifers and divert surface water.
Make an enormous contribution to global warming amounting to at least 25 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per annum from burning the coal that is produced. This is equivalent to more than 15% of all emissions from NSW annually.
Forever change the quiet rural community of Maules Creek into a giant industrial zone with impacts on health, air quality, noise and amenity.

Regards,

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