State Significant Development
Glendell Continued Operations Project
Singleton Shire
Current Status: Determination
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Extension of mining including extraction of an additional 140 million tonnes of ROM coal until 2044 at an increased rate of 10 million tonnes per annum.
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Notice of Exhibition (1)
Request for SEARs (1)
SEARs (6)
EIS (33)
Response to Submissions (3)
IESC (4)
Agency Advice (15)
Additional Information (29)
Recommendation (3)
Determination (3)
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24/11/2021
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Submissions
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Ailie McGarity
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Ailie McGarity
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Additionally, the extension and increased production of the Glendell coal mine will further decrease air quality and poses serious health risks. Glendell and Ravensworth East alone produces more than 215, 453 of PM2.5 pollution prior to this proposed extension. The current standard set for air quality monitoring are inadequate to protect the population from particulate pollution. Burning coal for heat or power is a known chief source of particulate pollution and this poses a significant health risk for communities both in the Hunter valley region and surrounding residents.
In summary, I whole heartedly object to the extension of the Glendell continued operations project.
Isabelle Jones
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Isabelle Jones
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The people of the Hunter no longer want to rely on mining corporations for industry, who are more than happy to contribute to the impending threat of climate change at the expense of our community, and never come to our aid when we need it. Allowing this extension to proceed is condemning our community to years, maybe decades of insufferable bushfire seasons and drought, and no amount of jobs is worth that risk.
Justin Martin
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Justin Martin
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By providing direct and indirect jobs in the Singleton and surrounding area this new project is needed in the Hunter.
Glencore does a great job at rehabilitating the mined land that it is responsible for
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Katherine Jones
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Katherine Jones
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Lynn Benn
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Lynn Benn
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The groundwater assessment shows a cumulative drawdown of over 2 metres. This will have a shocking affect. Stress is already being experienced in the area because of water loss. As we head into hotter years with less rainfall this will only get worse. Loss of subsoil moisture has also been a contributory factor to the ferocious nature of recent fires in the state.
This will also add to the air pollution levels in Camberwell Singleton and surrounding areas.
The Glendell Continuation Project will result in 230.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the life of the project.
For all these reasons I urge not to allow this project to proceed.
Maryann Lees
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Maryann Lees
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In an era where we NEED to be transitioning away from our dependence on fossil fuels — expansion is moving us in the wrong direction. Yes jobs will be lost as this coal mine reaches the end of its life but our government needs to do some future planning working with miners and helping them move towards other industries offering them opportunities to Re skill.
I plead with you to see sense and consider what has happened this summer 19/20 with the rise in temperates and catastrophic fires across the country. To do the right thing by US the citizens and refuse this proposed expansion.
Emma Oswell
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Emma Oswell
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Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group
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Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group
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This project is consistent with the IPCC’s high emissions A2emission trajectory scenario. The A2 scenario is projected to result in warming by approximately 3.4C by 2100.
Robert McLaughlin
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Robert McLaughlin
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Under its current consent, mining in Glendell pit would wrap up in 2024, but the Glendell Continuation Project would extend mining operations at the site to 2044 – well beyond the date after which coal burning for electricity is supposed to have ceased if we are to meet our climate change goals.
• This project further extends mining in a heavily-mined area, exacerbating air pollution and water loss.
• The mine’s groundwater assessment shows that dramatic drawdown of the coal seam under the Bowman’s Creek alluvium propagates upward into the alluvium and causes drawdown and loss of surface water.
• This adds to stress already being experienced in the area from other mines, and the groundwater assessment also shows cumulative draw down of over 2 metres in the alluvium during the proposed mining operations.
• The mine assessment admits that most air quality monitoring sites in the vicinity of Glendell Mine have experienced at least one day above the national standards for PM10 particulate pollution in the past seven years and some exceeded annual average thresholds in the last two years. Camberwell and Singleton also exceeded the PM2.5 criterion last year.
• But the EIS uses a low pollution year, 2014, as its base year, setting background air pollution levels at less than half of the pollution concentrations experienced in the vicinity more recently. Nevertheless, the assessment shows intensification of PM2.5 and PM10 air pollution in Camberwell and surrounding areas.
• The Glendell Continuation Project will result in 230.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the life of the project. This is in addition to the greenhouse pollution from the rest of the Mount Owen complex.
• The assessment admits that the project is consistent with the IPCC’s “high emissions A2 emission trajectory scenario.” This is a shocking admission and all the more shocking that it did not prompt the company to withdraw the proposal. The A2 scenario is projected to result in warming by approximately 3.4C by 2100. As the greenhouse assessment outlines, this scenario is associated with increased maximum temperatures, hot days and severe fire danger days.
• This project is not consistent with NSW’s climate change policy, the principle of inter-generational equity nor the public interest, as it clearly assumes failure to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals and worsening climate change impacts for New South Wales.
The whole appoval process is as totally corrupt as the NSW Planning Department and doubtless will be approved. Think of your grandchildren for a change, not the cash.
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• The mine’s groundwater assessment shows that dramatic drawdown of the coal seam under the Bowman’s Creek alluvium propagates upward into the alluvium and causes drawdown and loss of surface water.
• This adds to stress already being experienced in the area from other mines, and the groundwater assessment also shows cumulative draw down of over 2 metres in the alluvium during the proposed mining operations.
• The mine assessment admits that most air quality monitoring sites in the vicinity of Glendell Mine have experienced at least one day above the national standards for PM10 particulate pollution in the past seven years and some exceeded annual average thresholds in the last two years. Camberwell and Singleton also exceeded the PM2.5 criterion last year.
• But the EIS uses a low pollution year, 2014, as its base year, setting background air pollution levels at less than half of the pollution concentrations experienced in the vicinity more recently. Nevertheless, the assessment shows intensification of PM2.5 and PM10 air pollution in Camberwell and surrounding areas.
• The Glendell Continuation Project will result in 230.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the life of the project. This is in addition to the greenhouse pollution from the rest of the Mount Owen complex.
• The assessment admits that the project is consistent with the IPCC’s “high emissions A2 emission trajectory scenario.” This is a shocking admission and all the more shocking that it did not prompt the company to withdraw the proposal. The A2 scenario is projected to result in warming by approximately 3.4C by 2100. As the greenhouse assessment outlines, this scenario is associated with increased maximum temperatures, hot days and severe fire danger days.
• This project is not consistent with NSW’s climate change policy, the principle of inter-generational equity nor the public interest, as it clearly assumes failure to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals and worsening climate change impacts for New South Wales.
Emily O'Sullivan
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Emily O'Sullivan
Message
1. It fails "to promote the social and economic welfare of the community and a better environment by the proper management, development and conservation of the State’s natural and other resources," The application will result in further compromising our environment, both locally and internationally. We now need to focus on conserving and improving our environment and NSW needs to lead the way with this. It will also compromise the social welfare of the community through the removal of a significant heritage item.
2. The very nature of the proposal fails to "facilitate ecologically sustainable development by integrating relevant economic, environmental and social considerations in decision-making". Extension of mining including extraction of an additional 140 million tonnes of ROM coal until 2044 at an increased rate of 10 million tonnes per annum is so directly appose to the intention of the objects it is laughable.
3. The proposal also fails to protect the environment in anyway whatsoever.
4. Removing an extremely significant European heritage item contradicts the object "to promote the sustainable management of built and cultural heritage (including Aboriginal cultural heritage),"
Beyond these sound planning arguments, the expansion of a coal mine, to allow operations to 2044, clearly fail to align with Australia's commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the broader consensus that global warming is real and the need for immediate action is urgent.
In summary I object based on its environmental impacts and heritage impact. This proposal is not in the public interest.
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Beverley Atkinson
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Beverley Atkinson
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It is another increment in a very recent series of Extensions, which if added into one step, would be so entirely unreasonable as to dismiss its credibility. It is creep.
There is huge air pollution directly affecting global climate change, expected from this mine extension over its very long life: 230Mt of greenhouse gases added to existing emissions is consistent with the highest damaging pollution levels. Cumulative impacts must be taken into account now, particularly as the effects of climate change are now obvious to all government levels as well as to the people.
The data shows that the alluvium would be affected by water draw-down as a result of extra mining in this location. The watercourses shown (very clearly in the Aboriginal heritage report also) run right through the additional pit area so as to interrupt natural water flow in the larger context. Water is too valuable for this to be allowed.
Aboriginal heritage has been revealed and exactly located, throughout the site. The Ravensworth Homestead echoes the earlier choices for a dwelling place.
Enough human heritage has been destroyed in this nation both original and colonial. The Homestead complex is stated to be of State heritage significance.
The original landforms are once again being destroyed, and no theoretic rehabilitation can rectify the destruction and its effects on the whole community.
The duration of the proposed extraction is unacceptable considering its contribution to climate change, and the inevitability of the decline in demand.
There is no reason to waste Australia's labour resources and training on even more coal mining; resources and training will be needed for truly useful futures.
I totally oppose the granting of this extension, and all the destruction it entails.
Kim Charters
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Kim Charters
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Bronwen Hughes
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Bronwen Hughes
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1. It is not consistent with NSW’s climate change policy, the principle of inter-generational equity nor the public interest, as it clearly assumes failure to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals and worsening climate change impacts for New South Wales. The project would extend mining operations at the site to 2044 – well beyond the date after which coal burning for electricity is supposed to have ceased if we are to meet our climate change goals.
2. It further extends mining in a heavily-mined area, exacerbating air pollution and water loss.
3. The mine’s groundwater assessment shows that dramatic drawdown of the coal seam under the Bowman’s Creek alluvium propagates upward into the alluvium and causes drawdown and loss of surface water. This adds to stress already being experienced in the area from other mines, and the groundwater assessment also shows cumulative draw down of over 2 metres in the alluvium during the proposed mining operations. How is this in any way acceptable given the current drought?
4. The mine assessment admits that most air quality monitoring sites in the vicinity of Glendell Mine have experienced at least one day above the national standards for PM10 particulate pollution in the past seven years and some exceeded annual average thresholds in the last two years. Camberwell and Singleton also exceeded the PM2.5 criterion last year. But the EIS uses a low pollution year, 2014, as its base year, setting background air pollution levels at less than half of the pollution concentrations experienced in the vicinity more recently. Nevertheless, the assessment shows intensification of PM2.5 and PM10 air pollution in Camberwell and surrounding areas.
5. It will result in 230.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the life of the project. This is in addition to the greenhouse pollution from the rest of the Mount Owen complex. The assessment admits that the project is consistent with the IPCC’s “high emissions A2 emission trajectory scenario.” This is a shocking admission and all the more shocking that it did not prompt the company to withdraw the proposal. The A2 scenario is projected to result in warming by approximately 3.4C by 2100. As the greenhouse assessment outlines, this scenario is associated with increased maximum temperatures, hot days and severe fire danger days.
KEEP THE COAL IN THE GROUND! IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON FROM THIS 19TH CENTURY TECHNOLOGY!
DIANE CALL
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DIANE CALL
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This project further extends mining in a heavily-mined area, exacerbating air pollution and water loss.
The mine’s groundwater assessment shows that dramatic drawdown of the coal seam under the Bowman’s Creek alluvium propagates upward into the alluvium and causes drawdown and loss of surface water.
This adds to stress already being experienced in the area from other mines, and the groundwater assessment also shows cumulative draw down of over 2 metres in the alluvium during the proposed mining operations.
The mine assessment admits that most air quality monitoring sites in the vicinity of Glendell Mine have experienced at least one day above the national standards for PM10 particulate pollution in the past seven years and some exceeded annual average thresholds in the last two years. Camberwell and Singleton also exceeded the PM2.5 criterion last year.
But the EIS uses a low pollution year, 2014, as its base year, setting background air pollution levels at less than half of the pollution concentrations experienced in the vicinity more recently. Nevertheless, the assessment shows intensification of PM2.5 and PM10 air pollution in Camberwell and surrounding areas.
The Glendell Continuation Project will result in 230.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the life of the project. This is in addition to the greenhouse pollution from the rest of the Mount Owen complex.
The assessment admits that the project is consistent with the IPCC’s “high emissions A2 emission trajectory scenario.” This is a shocking admission and all the more shocking that it did not prompt the company to withdraw the proposal. The A2 scenario is projected to result in warming by approximately 3.4C by 2100. As the greenhouse assessment outlines, this scenario is associated with increased maximum temperatures, hot days and severe fire danger days.
This project is not consistent with NSW’s climate change policy, the principle of inter-generational equity nor the public interest, as it clearly assumes failure to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals and worsening climate change impacts for New South Wales.
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-This project further extends mining in a heavily-mined area, exacerbating air pollution and water loss.
-The mine’s groundwater assessment shows that dramatic drawdown of the coal seam under the Bowman’s Creek alluvium propagates upward into the alluvium and causes drawdown and loss of surface water. This adds to stress already being experienced in the area from other mines, and the groundwater assessment also shows cumulative draw down of over 2 metres in the alluvium during the proposed mining operations.
-The mine assessment admits that most air quality monitoring sites in the vicinity of Glendell Mine have experienced at least one day above the national standards for PM10 particulate pollution in the past seven years and some exceeded annual average thresholds in the last two years. Camberwell and Singleton also exceeded the PM2.5 criterion last year.But the EIS uses a low pollution year, 2014, as its base year, setting background air pollution levels at less than half of the pollution concentrations experienced in the vicinity more recently. Nevertheless, the assessment shows intensification of PM2.5 and PM10 air pollution in Camberwell and surrounding areas.
-The Glendell Continuation Project will result in 230.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases over the life of the project. This is in addition to the greenhouse pollution from the rest of the Mount Owen complex.
-The assessment admits that the project is consistent with the IPCC’s “high emissions A2 emission trajectory scenario.” This is a shocking admission and all the more shocking that it did not prompt the company to withdraw the proposal. The A2 scenario is projected to result in warming by approximately 3.4C by 2100. As the greenhouse assessment outlines, this scenario is associated with increased maximum temperatures, hot days and severe fire danger days.
This project is not consistent with NSW’s climate change policy, the principle of inter-generational equity nor the public interest, as it clearly assumes failure to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals and worsening climate change impacts for New South Wales.
I find it unbelievable that a submission like this is even being considered for approval.