ANGRY: John Krey on his property showing Saddleback Ridge. - Picture by Peter Stoop
KEY residents' objections to an expansion of Coal & Allied's operations at Bulga have been rejected by NSW planning officials, leaving a Hunter community feeling let down and ignored.
A Department of Planning assessment, which this week recommended the project be approved, said there was no technical merit to resident claims Saddleback Ridge, between the Mount Thorley Warkworth mine and the village, protected them from the effects of mining.
The company plans to remove the ridge, leaving the village exposed to views of overburden areas and within about 2.6 kilometres of the open-cut operation.
The assessment said modelling showed adverse weather conditions neutralised "any mitigation" provided by the ridge although it was described as a "key" feature.
Newcastle Herald
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