Future of Hunter Valley woodlands endangered by open cut coal mining expansion Commenting on the recent listing of three Hunter Valley woodlands as endangered and vulnerable ecological plant communities, Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said that the endangered listings are directly linked to land clearing for ...
Open cut mining downside – Greens on Feb23 2010
keep looking »Residents to vent on Bickham Coal on Feb23 2010
PUBLIC HEARINGS INTO BICKHAM COAL PLANS Residents are encouraged to attend public hearings next month and have their say on plans by Bickham Coal to develop a new open cut mine. Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, said the new mine is proposed near the Pages River, ...
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High metals price changes landscape on Jan8 2010
CADIA VALLEY MINE APPROVAL OPENS THE WAY FOR $2 BILLION INVESTMENT Premier Kristina Keneally today announced the NSW Government has granted planning approval for a $2 billion expansion of the Cadia Valley gold and copper mining complex near Orange. The project - which will be the ...
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Ill auguring well on Dec3 2009
MINISTER’S ANSWER AUGURS WELL Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, today won a battle in the war against surface mining in the City of Lake Macquarie. He was quick to praise the community’s campaign against the now abandoned Olstan open cut and auger mine and its support for his ...
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Council cautious – ‘water security concern’ in Bickham report on Oct31 2009
UPPER HUNTER SHIRE COUNCIL ADOPTS CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO BICKHAM REPORT INDEPENDENT consultants will be engaged by the Upper Hunter Shire Council to assess the recently-released water resource report for the proposed Bickham coal mine about 15km south of Murrurundi. At its meeting on Monday afternoon, Council resolved ...
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Upper Hunter residents urged to act now on Bickham on Oct30 2009
SHOTS FIRED IN RACE TO SAVE AUSTRALIA’S HORSE CAPITAL Unless we all act now, the lifespan of the local industries that support the Upper Hunter towns and families with jobs, income and lifestyle, will be in jeopardy.” That’s the grim message from local ...
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Valley air quality to be monitored on Oct21 2009
INDEPENDENT AIR MONITORING NETWORK SECURED FOR UPPER HUNTER An independent, regionally-coordinated air monitoring network will be established in the Upper Hunter as part of a landmark partnership between the NSW Government and the coal and power industries. Minister for the Hunter Jodi McKay today announced that 13 ...
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‘Define mining by location’ on Sep23 2009
BILL TO BAN SURFACE MINING IN LAKE LGA Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, today announced his Surface Coal Mining Prohibition (Lake Macquarie) Bill 2009. The Private Members Bill will apply a simplified definition of underground coal mining to the Lake Macquarie local government area and it will ...
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Somersby sand down, coal next on Aug10 2009
DECISION ON SOMERSBY FIELDS. NEXT STEP TO CONSIDER WALLARAH COAL PROJECT Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, is on the Central Coast today to make two important announcements about mining proposals in the region. Ms Keneally said today’s decisions both demonstrate the robust and transparent nature of the ...
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Rule out future Somersby sand mines – Greens on Aug10 2009
SOMERSBY COMMUNITY CONGRATULATED ON HARD-FOUGHT WIN Planning Minister Kristina Keneally must rule out any future sand mines at Somersby Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon today congratulated the Somersby community on its hard fought win following the announcement that Planning Minister Kristina Keneally has refused ...
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Inaugural mining forum on Jul27 2009
RIO CHIEF TO LAUNCH MINING FORUMS The Managing Director of Rio Tinto Coal Australian Bill Champion, will be guest speaker at the Hunter Business Chamber inaugural Hunter Business Mining Forum. The forum on 11 August 2009 follows closely the announcement by the NSW Government it expects the ...
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Strengthen SEPP on open cut – Piper on Jul24 2009
GREG PIPER WANTS OPEN CUT BAN MADE CLEARER In the wake of the dumped Olstan auger mining proposal Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, wants strengthening of the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) that prohibits open cut mining in Lake Macquarie. In a letter to the Minister for ...
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Centennial scraps Olstan open-cut on Jul17 2009
PROPOSED OLSTAN PROJECT APPLICATION WITHDRAWN Centennial Coal has announced its decision to withdraw the project application for the proposed Olstan Auger project following its review of the latest technical studies. Centennial and its consultants have been conducting technical studies to ensure that the project ...
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BAM scrutinises Centennial on ‘open cut’ on Jul9 2009
BAM QUESTIONS CONTRADICTIONS ON CENTENNIAL’S WEBSITE Community group Blackalls Against the Mine (BAM) has questioned information on the Centennial Coal Company’s website. According to BAM spokesperson Paul Moors, Centennial Coal has recently removed the term “auger mine” from the list of mining methods in its on-line glossary. ...
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Somersby sand mine delayed on Jun23 2009
GREENS WIN POSTPONEMENT IN NSW PARLIAMENT Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon today won support for her motion in the NSW Upper House calling on the government to delay making a decision on the proposed Somersby sand mine on the Central Coast, 170 metres from the ...
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Olstan to use ‘open cut’ coal augers on Jun15 2009
URGE TELLS NSW PLANNING DEPT OLSTAN MINE WILL USE OPEN CUT AUGERS United Residents Group for the Environment of Lake Macquarie (URGE) told the NSW Minister and the Director General for Planning that the type of auger mining equipment intended for use by Centennial Coal in a proposed ...
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Olstan mine opposed on two fronts on Jun2 2009
LAKE MACQUARIE COUNCIL CONFRONTS AUGER MINE ON FINE DUST AND LEP “PERMISSIBILITY” Requested by Lake residents, Lake Macquarie City Council asked the NSW Director General of Planning to include a report on fine dust (particulate matter, “PM2.5”) in his list of requirements for any Environmental Assessment of the ...
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Apprentices ‘future of mining’ – Freyberg on Jun2 2009
XSTRATA COAL CHIEF PAYS TRIBUTE TO TRAINING AT MAITLAND Xstrata Coal’s Chief Executive Peter Freyberg told apprentices they were the future of the mining industry. Pictured: Xstrata Coal Chief Executive Peter Freyberg discusses training with Hunter-V-Tec apprentice Malcolm New as HVTC Chairman Milton Morris, Nigel Charnock from ...
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Centennial’s evidence ‘undermines’ Olstan on May29 2009
URGE GROUP CALLS ON CENTENNIAL TO ABANDON OPEN-CUT MINE The United Residents Group for the Environment of Lake Macquarie (URGE) has called on the Centennial Coal Company to abandon plans for an open cut auger mine at Blackalls Park because health risks from dust can’t be managed onsite. ...
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Petition against Olstan auger mine on May20 2009
SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITIES AGAINST THE MINE (SCAM) CIRCULATE PETITION Download copy here to print. Note: Click or right-click the link and ‘Save as’ or ‘Open’ if necessary. Print from the viewer software that opens the petition. Petition is in PDF format. Acrobat viewer may be ...
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