Centennial Coal plan proposes up to 62,500 truck movements on Wangi Road each year

By Max McKinney
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:11am, first published August 12 2020 - 7:00pm
PROPOSAL: A sign showing the entry to Myuna Colliery in south-west Lake Macquarie. Mine owner Centennial Coal has proposed a modification to its existing approvals to transport coal by truck along Wangi Road. It wants to mix coal from its Myuna and Mandalong mines to improve quality.
PROPOSAL: A sign showing the entry to Myuna Colliery in south-west Lake Macquarie. Mine owner Centennial Coal has proposed a modification to its existing approvals to transport coal by truck along Wangi Road. It wants to mix coal from its Myuna and Mandalong mines to improve quality.

Centennial Coal's plan to truck more than a million tonnes of coal per year along Wangi Road, which requires 62,500 truck movements, is a "ridiculous proposition" and would be a "disaster" waiting to happen, says Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper.

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