BHP Mt Arthur closure: Muswellbrook locals concerned about town's future with announcement mining operations will close by 2030

Madeline Link
June 17 2022 - 7:30pm
CONCERNED: Eaton Hotel manager Beckie Osmond is worried about the future of Muswellbrook businesses that rely on mine workers. Picture: Mathew Perry
CONCERNED: Eaton Hotel manager Beckie Osmond is worried about the future of Muswellbrook businesses that rely on mine workers. Picture: Mathew Perry

BUILT on the blackened hands of coal miners, the news BHP will shutter its Mt Arthur operation by 2030 has suffocated Muswellbrook like a thick film of soot.

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Madeline Link

Madeline Link

Journalist

Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.

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