SCENIC COUNTRYSIDE: Open paddocks will become an open-cut mine under the proposed Rocky Hill coal project, five kilometres south-east of Gloucester.
FEARS of an open-cut coalmine within a few kilometres of the scenic town of Gloucester have been realised with the release of plans for a project valued at $150million.
Gloucester Resources Limited has begun the application process for its proposed Rocky Hill Coal Project, five kilometres south-east of Gloucester and the town’s high school.
Gloucester Shire Council has voted to lodge a written protest with the company.
The council has appealed to the NSW government not to renew the company’s exploration licences because of the potential for open-cut operations so close to the town.
The company plans four north-south pits, with coal-loading onto Newcastle-bound rail from a former Boral timber mill site and a conveyor corridor across the Waukivory Creek and Avon River floodplains.
Newcastle Herald
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