A public meeting into the Airly Mine Extension held at the Lithgow Workmens Club yesterday gave a chance for all concerned to voice their views on the NSW Department of Planning and Environment assessment report.
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The NSW Planning and Assessment Commission held the meeting before it makes its decision on the extension application.
The independent body had a panel of three, Dr Maurice Evans, Robyn Kruk and David Johnson to listen to all the speakers at the hearing.
Centennial Coal’s Peter Corbett spoke first and said that Airly had been operating for six years without impact.
Lithgow Council addressed the meeting next in favour of the extension through mayor Stephen Lesslie and acting general manager Andrew Muir.
Glen Alice cattle farmer Neil Gorrell was heard next in a letter prepared by him and read by Bruce Upton.
Mr Gorrell had a number of concerns, number one being water. With a longer history of creek flow observation, the farmer disputed Centennial Coal’s creek flow assessment.
The meeting continued into the afternoon.
