Hume Coal renews commitment to local community as Hume Coal project is decided.
Monday 3rd Jul , 2017Media Release 3 July 2017 Hume Coal has renewed its commitment to support the Highlands community through its Charitable Foundation and Apprenticeship Program as the process of determination of the Project application is made by Government. Following the closure of… Read more
Read moreHume Coal to present to Council the wide-ranging benefits of company’s underground mining project
Thursday 29th Jun , 201728 June 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Hume Coal will inform Wingecarribee Shire Council of the many benefits of the proposed underground mine, and challenge Council to take notice of the facts and not the scare-mongering and misinformation of local activist groups.… Read more
Read moreLatest generation locomotives to transport high quality coal from the pit to port
Friday 23rd Jun , 201723 June 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Hume Coal has detailed in the environmental impact statement that it will use the latest rail locomotives and, in an Australian coal industry first, covered coal wagons to transport the product coal from the mine… Read more
Read moreWood smoke and motor vehicles primary threat to air quality in Southern Highlands Hume Coal Project to have “minimal effect”
Tuesday 20th Jun , 201721 June 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Motor vehicles on local roads (esp. diesel), including the Hume Highway, and smoke generated by wood fires have a far greater impact on the Southern Highlands’ air quality than the proposed Hume Coal underground mine.… Read more
Read moreThe facts are clear, mining and tourism already co-exist
Thursday 8th Jun , 201707 June 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Recent claims by local community groups that the development of the proposed mine will have a negative impact on the local tourism industry are unfounded and misleading. Hume Coal recently advertised statistics on coal production… Read more
Read moreJob Seekers and businesses learn of opportunities with Hume Coal
Tuesday 6th Jun , 201705 June 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Southern Highland residents and businesses wanting information on more than 300 jobs and supplier opportunities with Hume Coal attended an information session at the property Mereworth on Saturday. The morning information session for job-seekers outlined… Read more
Read moreIncreased opportunity for comment as additional community info sessions are announced
Friday 2nd Jun , 2017MEDIA RELEASE 02 June 2016 Hume Coal was delighted by the level of support and attendance at its recent Mereworth community information sessions, that the company has announced additional information sessions. Company spokesperson Ben Fitzsimmons said that the company was… Read more
Read moreAnti-coal Activists Caught Out with Misleading Claims About Property Values
Wednesday 31st May , 201731 May 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Anti-coal activist groups have been caught out making false and misleading claims about falling property prices in the Southern Highlands. Hume Coal says the publicly available data proves the activists are deliberately trying to mislead… Read more
Read moreAre they serious? Activist group asks the premier to override the independent planning process.
Wednesday 24th May , 201724 May 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Fairfax media yesterday reported that the anti-coal activist group, Battle for Berrima will be meeting today with the NSW Premier and local MP’s Pru Goward and Jai Rowell to ‘urge the project to be blocked’.… Read more
Read moreHume Coal’s response to the Australia Institute’s economic review
Friday 19th May , 201719 May 2017 MEDIA RELEASE The Greens linked anti-coal lobby group, the Australia Institute has recently published its interim review of the Hume Coal economic assessment. The Canberra based group claims to have interviewed 14 local business owners within the… Read more
Read moreFacts not Fiction – the truth about Hume Coal and level crossings
Friday 5th May , 201705 May 2017 MEDIA RELEASE Hume Coal has rebuffed accusations by anti-coal activist group, the Battle for Berrima, that the proposed mine and associated Berrima Rail project would lead to an increase in delays for traffic at level crossings in… Read more
Read moreHume Coal responds to claims about private landowner groundwater bores
Monday 1st May , 201728 April 2017 MEDIA RELEASE The Hume Coal environmental impact statement details the impact of the mining proposal on groundwater bores. Greig Duncan, Project Director, said that water has always been a key consideration and the environmental impact statement contained… Read more
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