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FREE THE LEADERS IN MINING TYRE PH 02 6542 5281 SERVICE, SUPPLY & REPAIR 28 STRATHMORE ROAD MUSWELLBROOK Vol 2 No 2: October - November 2017 TRAIN WRECK RICHMOND VALE RAILWAY MUSEUM HAS SUFFERED TERRIBLE LOSSES IN THE DEVASTATING FIRE. FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP. PAGE 23 TOPJOSH TERRAS TAKESTRADIES OUT TOP APPRENTICE IN VEHICLE TRADES. HE’S JUST ONE OF OUR INDUSTRY’S YOUNG NOT A BAD LOOKING MINE IS IT? STARS FEATURED FIND OUT THE LATEST ON THIS MONTH. PAGE 14 MALABAR COAL’S SPUR HILL PROJECT. PAGE 9 39-43 Thomas Mitchell Drive Muswellbrook NSW 2333 Australia +61 (2) 6540 9400 [email protected] mrssg.net › Equipment rebuilds › Fabrication UNRIVALLED › Mechanical › Earth moving and Civil MINING SERVICE SAFETY | CUSTOMER SERVICE | QUALITY CAPACITY & SUPPORT RESPECT | INTEGRITY & ACCOUNTABILITY @ THE COALFACE PH 4932 7379 or 4932 8023 www.jsengineering.com.au IN OUR LAST EDITION, WE FEATURED A STORY ON FIRE SAFETY Australian owned and operated AS EXPERTS WERE WARNING WE WERE IN FOR A HOT AND DRY IT’S GETTING SUMMER, THE PREFECT BREEDING GROUND FOR BUSH FIRES. J&S Engineering are the HOT IN HERE TRACK FRAME SPECIALISTS Sadly, that forecast is proving true and full steam ahead. attitude, determination and passion @ The Coalface always welcomes as we have already seen fires all Thanks to Aussie Pumps and that will ensure a promising future feedback, both positive and over the Hunter, like the one that Maximus, one family will be even for them and our industry. negative, but we know that most devastated Richmond Vale Railway J&S HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF safer as we have a top of the line fire We headed down Muswellbrook way people couldn’t be bothered Museum. If you didn’t get a chance pump valued at $1500 to give away. to review GJ’s by the Lake and burn contacting us to have their say. to read the fire safety article you some rubber. This is the perfect RE-MANUFACTURING TRACK FRAMES FOR OVER 30 YEARS! To motivate you to send us some can check it out on our website, or Our feature this month is the place to take the kids for a day of feedback to help us improve we get yourself onto the RFS website outstanding stories of some of fun and excitement and you will and learn how to keep your family the young guns in the industry also be supporting a great family have a $50 gift card for BCF to give OUR CUSTOMERS ARE TELLING US THAT OUR RE-MANUFACTURED safe. We also hope you get behind who are winning awards as they business that has taken a hard out. Send us an email to rebecca@ TRACK FRAMES DON’T COME OFF THE DOZER UNTIL AT LEAST the fundraising for the museum so further their careers and education. knock and is fighting to get back on thecoalface.net.au and it could we can get the trains back on track These guys and girls have the right its feet. be yours. 20,000 OPERATING HOURS ARE DELIVERED. THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE DONE THE NUMBERS... STRONG SUPPORT FOR LOW-EMISSIONS HAVE YOU? COAL POWER IN THE HUNTER YOU ONLY NEED TO PICK UP A NEWSPAPER OR TURN ON A TELEVISION TO SEE THAT PROVIDING RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY TO OUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES HAS BECOME A BIG ISSUE. While politicians in Sydney and energy bills, and make it easier for the Canberra argue on the best way to integration of more renewable energy Publisher ensure the lights stay on across the into the grid. Shane Davey country, most people just want to Recent research shows a new HELE [email protected] avoid rolling blackouts this summer plant would be strongly supported. 0408 759 088 and be able to afford their power bills. A SURVEY OF 2,000 PEOPLE Editor A NEW LOW-EMISSIONS COAL- ACROSS THE UPPER HUNTER Rebecca Connolly FIRED POWER PLANT BUILT RIGHT FOUND 67 PERCENT SUPPORT [email protected] HERE IN THE HUNTER COULD DO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A Stephen Galilee 0408 769 699 EXACTLY THAT. NEW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT CEO, NSW Minerals Council Editorial Contributor Hundreds of High Efficiency, Low IN THE REGION, IF IT COULD Daniel James Emission (HELE) coal power plants PRODUCE LOWER EMISSIONS THAN Here in the Hunter, we have the Design are in use or being built around EXISTING POWER PLANTS. ONLY infrastructure, the high-quality coal, Catch Creative the world. Building one here would 22 PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED the world class mining workforce help meet the energy needs of the WERE OPPOSED. @ The Coalface and the growing demand needed Hunter and NSW for decades while 14B/169 John Street A similar survey of 1000 people to make low-emissions coal-fired also cutting emissions by around 25 Singleton NSW 2330 from across NSW found 64 percent power a success. per cent compared to our current support for the construction of www.thecoalface.net.au We also have potential sites ideal power plants. a low emissions coal-fired power for a new coal-fired power plant to A new Hunter HELE plant would also plant in our State, with only 33 lock in our baseload energy needs help relieve pressure on household percent opposed. for decades. 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The extension will see the extraction Austar Operations Manager, of an additional 3.65 million tonnes Brian Wesley, said, “The approval of ROM coal from the Yancoal provides the Austar team with new owned mine. opportunities for continued mining The approval is a sigh of relief for operations and greater certainty for the hundreds of Austar employees as the immediate future.” well as many more indirect workers, The submission to the NSW as it will ensure no discontinuity Department of Planning received no of work once the current longwalls objections and was approved based are completed.