Louise Nichols
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Double win for Glencore: Glendell mine granted Mod 6 approval following HVO expansion (opens the original)
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The stars have aligned for Glencore this week with not one but two planning approvals for its mines near Singleton. First there was the Independent Planning Commission approval (IPC) of its joint venture with Yancoal, the Hunter Valley Operations Continuation Project (HVO). And just a day later the good news continued for Glencore with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) giving the go-ahead to the company's Glendell Modification 6. While the HVO project attracted nation
State's largest coal expansion approved: HVO secures decades-long mine extension (opens the original)
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The NSW Independent Planning Commission has approved the Hunter Valley Operations Continued Project, the largest coal mine expansion in the state's history. Hunter Valley Operations (HVO), a joint venture between mining companies Yancoal and Glencore, can now continue coal extraction at the site until at least 2045. The project will extract 716 million tonnes of coal from the two mines HVO North and HVO South in their joint continuation projects. This approval will extend the life of the mines f
Resource curse? 65 air quality alerts trigger renewed calls for Upper Hunter health study (opens the original)
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The Upper Hunter has not enjoyed many days of clean air during September with 65 air quality alerts being issued for poor to high levels of dust. The dust was at its worst during a period from September 15 to 21 when half of the alerts were issued and the pollution was visible throughout the region. The Upper Hunter Air Quality Monitoring Network consists of 14 monitors located from Merriwa in the north-west to near Broke in the south-east, across the local government areas of Upper Hunter, Musw
Lower Belford to Olympic Park: small school relay team achieves massive result (opens the original)
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One of Singleton's small schools is celebrating a significant sporting achievement with its relay team making it to the state finals of the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) athletics championships. Kirkton Public School, located at Lower Belford, may be small but its relay team and supporters are keen to make the most of this rare opportunity. It has been a long time since the school made the state finals for the relay - probably more than two decades ago when then students Charlott
From kilns to coffee machines: Singleton Community Op Shop announces latest grants (opens the original)
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With plenty of shoppers casting their eyes over the goods for sale in the Singleton District Community Op Shop, it was proving to be a busy morning for the shop's volunteers. So busy was the sales department that Joy Patton chose to miss the photo opportunity preferring, to keep serving customers keeping the till ringing. And ring it does, with the downtown institution donating $163,500 last financial to local community groups - an amazing achievement by this group of dedicated volunteers. They
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