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Redundancies are expected to take place today at a southeast Queensland coal mine, following a 12-year wait for approvals, with more than 100 workers expected to be in the firing line.
REDUNDANCIES are expected to take place at the New Acland coal mine today.
New Hope has waited 12 years for approvals for its New Acland Stage 3 mine, northwest of Toowoomba.
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A New Hope spokesman has previously said 150 workers would have to be made redundant while the mine would need to shut down half of its machinery and only operate day shifts because of uncertainty around the expansion.
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It follows a protracted legal battle, with the Court of Appeal last week indicating it would send an application to expand the coalmine back to the Land Court, which originally recommended that a new mining lease be rejected.
The mine requires mining and water licenses from the State Government.
New Acland Mine General Manager Dave O’Dwyer is expected to hold a press conference regarding the redundancies at 11am in Toowoomba.
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