Minutes of Centennial Mandalong Community Consultative Committee Meeting Held - Tuesday 13 February 2018 – Meeting commencing at 4:05pm at Mandalong Mine Training Room PRESENT Member Name Organisation Margaret MacDonald-Hill (MMH) Independent Chair Jeff Dunwoodie (JD) Centennial Mandalong Pty Ltd Mick Astles (MA) arrived at 4.07pm Mandalong Community Association Tracey Corkery (TC) Mandalong Community Association Cr David Belcher (DB) Lake Macquarie City Council Phil Enright (PE) Centennial Mandalong Pty Ltd Trevor James (TJ) Mandalong Community Peter Cook (PC) Centennial Mandalong Pty Ltd Robyn Hall (RH) Mandalong Community Association (Alternate) Dr Lynden Rogers (LR) arrived at 5.17pm Mandalong Community IN ATTENDANCE Lisa Andrews (LA) Minute Taker Joshua van Bezouwen Environmental Vacation Student (Observer) APOLOGIES Member Organisation Angela Besant (AB) Mandalong Community Association John Shoebridge (JS) Dora Creek Community WELCOME The Chair welcomed all present. DECLARATION OF The Chair made her usual declaration (appointed by the Secretary of No changes to previous declarations by CCC INTEREST the Department of Planning and Environment as the Independent Chair members. for Mandalong Community Consultative Committee; and that she is a member on the Mine Subsidence Board.) 1 Centennial Coal Community Consultative Committee Meeting Minutes – 13 February 2018
PREVIOUS MINUTES Minutes Action The minutes of the previous meeting held on 24 th October 2017 were Moved: Trevor James confirmed without change. Seconded: Tracey Corkery BUSINESS ARISING Item Action Business arising from the previous minutes: 1 An update was provided by Cr Belcher. 1. Rural Fire Shed Land Transfer LMCC is overseeing the project. Council is 2. TransGrid – TL 24 Location still negotiating with RFS in relation to access 3. TL24 Tower Inspection points. DB to keep CCC informed of progress. 4. Approval of alternate for Mandalong Community Association 2 PC advised that the towers are being erected next week. The concreting works have been half completed. 3 TL24 inspection will take place on Tuesday 27 th February 2018, 4pm. CCC Members to meet at Transgrid site office. 4 MMH advised that Zsofia Kennedy has been approved by the Department as an “alternate” community representative for MCA. CORRESPONDENCE Item The correspondence was included on the agenda with one additional item: Date: 9/2/18 – PE’s pre -meeting report. CENTENNIAL COAL Presentation Comments MANDALONG REPORTS Questions were asked and answered throughout A hard copy of the Mandalong Mine Community Consultative Committee Presentation 13 February 2018 was provided to all the presentation. attendees. A hard copy of the Mandalong Mine – Land Management Plan (updated 5 February 2018) was provided to all attendees. PC advised that this matter has been TC commented on the community complaint involving the near investigated. The truck involved was a sub- miss incident between a truck and a school bus on 8/2/18. contractor for TransGrid. The driver, who had DB enquired whether the bus company had lodged a complaint been inducted was aware that no heavy vehicles with Centennial. PC advised that they hadn’t. are allowed to travel during school bus times and Community Sponsorship – November 2017-February 2018 has been stood down. MA thanked Centennial for their support for the MCA Christmas PC confirmed that Daracon have finished and the Party. There are new residents in the area and it was a great 2 Centennial Coal Community Consultative Committee Meeting Minutes – 13 February 2018
opportunity for everyone to get together. main truck movements will now be in relation to TC informed PC that MCA wished to have a photo opportunity with the TL24 construction works involving concrete Lakes Mail to present a certificate of appreciation to Centennial. PC trucks and metal recycling trucks. happy to participate. Rehabilitation Management Plan (RMP) Update Mining Update Exploration LW23 Review LW24 Preview Extraction Plan LW24-24A Extraction Plan LW25-31 Access Road and MSSS (photographs of rehabilitated areas) Mandalong Road Incidents PC advised that the issue with the power line’s reduced clearance was due to storm activity and not subsidence. TransGrid – TL24 relocation Photographs of cruciform and tower assembly areas Dog baiting Traffic Data Ausgrid – 33kV Power Line Project Offset Areas – discussions ensued about the management of fire Action: Request for copy of the Local Land weed. Focus should be on slashing the weed prior to it flowering. Services Plan. JD to email through link to Blackberry and Lantana will be sprayed (Kleinfelder is the website. contractor that will be undertaking the works). TC informed the CCC of a horse stuck in a dam on a tenanted Centennial property. Mandalong Approvals Update NCLP SSD-5145 MOD 1: Cooranbong No new FTEs. Existing staff or contractors will be used. GENERAL BUSINESS ITEM COMMENTS LR apologised to the CCC for being late MA advised Centennial of what appears to be a compression hump Discussion on deterioration of road base caused on the road adjacent to the old Jones Dairy. by recent extreme temperatures. DB informed the CCC that LMCC is in legal action with one of its PE advised that there is no subsidence in this road base suppliers as the product provided is now bulging and area, but will inspect this and cracks near 3 Centennial Coal Community Consultative Committee Meeting Minutes – 13 February 2018
causing damage to infrastructure. Sa bina’s corner. TC enquired whether Centennial were selling any more properties. PE advised that one had recently been sold on the hill on Mandalong Road and there is another one in Browns Road that will go on the market in the next 4 weeks. There were approximately 3- 4 properties sold in the last 12 months. PC informed the CCC that the ventilation shaft tenders close 14/2/18. Unsure of when the works will commence, but probably May 2018. ACTION LOG CURRENT ACTIONS ACTION NO: TOPIC ACTION WHO WHEN STATUS 25.10.16 - 5 RFS land transfer Cr Belcher to advise progress Cr Belcher By next meeting Update: 13/10/17 of land transfer and advise Council still in negotiation with RFS CCC. on access points. 24.10.17 - 1 TransGrid – TL24 relocation TC requested that PE PE Completed PC advised that a major concreting contact her when the December 2017 pour in relation to 34X will see TransGrid concreting works increase in truck movements on commence. 19/3/18 between 7am to 6pm. 24.10.17 – 2 TL24 Tower Inspection An inspection of towers is PC/MMH 24/2/18 Inspection to be held on Tuesday 27 th February 2018 on site at 4pm. proposed to be undertaken prior to the February 2018 meeting. MEETING CLOSED 5.35PM TJ advised he will be an apology to the June meeting. 4 Centennial Coal Community Consultative Committee Meeting Minutes – 13 February 2018
NEXT MEETING The meeting schedule for 2018 was discussed and agreed: Tuesday 19 June 2018 An inspection of the new TL24 towers is proposed for 27/2/18 at 4pm. Tuesday 23 October 2018 Commencing at 4pm. LIST OF TABLED ITEMS AS ATTACHMENTS TO MINUTES Centennial Coal Community Consultative Committee Mine Update – Presentation and Centennial Coal Land Management Plan 5 Centennial Coal Community Consultative Committee Meeting Minutes – 13 February 2018
Pre-Meeting Report Community Consultative Committee Mandalong Mine 13 February 2018
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