Coal & Allied News Archive
| Update on Coal & Allied's development proposals - 22nd February 2008 | The period of public exhibition has been extended until Friday, 29th February so there is now only a week left to send in your objection letters. Unfortunately the meeting with the Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel was not changed to a date after all submissions were in, and took place on Tuesday, 12 th February. This meant that community members and interested parties had to rush their presentations. Typically a submission began “I have not completed my submission but it is along the lines of….” .A letter to the Director of Strategic Assessments has been sent requesting a further meeting with IHAP to take place after the exhibition period has closed. | |
These reports were prepared for the Progress Association on the impacts of the Coal&Allied development in Middle Camp. - 22nd February 2008 |
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| IHAP presentations scheduled for 12th February 2008 | Please note that you must let the Department of Planning know by the 7 th of February if you wish to make a presentation before the Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel. The panel will be meeting with the community on the 12 th of February. Even though we have been granted an extension until Friday 29 th February to put objections into the Department of Planning against the Concept Plan proposed by Coal&Allied for Middle Camp, the times that the community can meet with the Panel have not been altered. If you wish to make a presentation to the Panel contact Paula Poon Paula.Poon@planning.nsw.gov.au |
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| There are serious concerns with the Coal and Allied proposal - 2nd January 2008 | A concept plan by Coal and Allied Operations Limited has been submitted to the Department of Planning. Details below. This development proposal will have severe impacts on the village of Middle Camp. The proposal entails building houses to the north, south, east and west of the village and, as such, will be highly visually intrusive. 300 new houses on top of the existing 54 will smother the heritage village Further details |
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| Coal and Allied Concept Plan - 2nd January 2008 | Details of the Coal and Allied concept plan can be viewed by going to the Department of Planning website. Click here. You can scroll down or search for the Middle Camp proposal. Details are also available on the Coal and Allied website. Click here. |
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| Coal & Allied Charette - Some thoughts about the process - 17th September 2007 | Attached ... The communities and their representatives are upset that there was no consultation or involvement with the community and landholder or government about location, size or yield ie in the case of Catherine Hill Bay, 300 new dwellings on top of Middle Camp, an historic settlement of 50 cottages. | |
| Coal & Allied briefing to the Community Reference Group - 23rd August 2007 | Attached are the briefing notes C&A provided to the Community Reference Group on Thursday 23 rd August. Community representatives are engaged in a 3 day workshop at the moment with C&A where they will be endeavouring to explain that the 300 dwellings that C&A want are not appropriate or achievable. Rio Tinto Briefing handout (1 MB) |
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| Coal & Allied begins its push to develop the Wallarah Peninsula - 22nd August 2007 | Coal and Allied, part of the massive Rio Tinto group of companies has begun its push for development on the Wallarah Peninsula |
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| Coal & Allied Community Consulation - 8th July 2007 | COAL AND ALLIED has begun its community consultation program with the distribution of a brochure about its broad intentions for land it owns at the Bay, Nords Wharf , Gwandalan, Minmi and Black Hill. The brochure was re-lettered boxed at the Bay this week after the first delivery was damaged or misplaced in wet weather. An electronic copy has been distributed in association with our newsletter. |
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