ConferenceProgramNSW Mining Environment & Community Conference25-26 August 2014Crowne Plaza, Hunter Valley

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Conference ProgramMonday 25 August 20147.30am Registration Semillon Ballroom Foyer

9.00am Plenary Session 1 Opening and Keynote Semillon Ballroom

9.10am Welcome and Introduction

Stephen GalileeChief Executive Officer,NSW Minerals Council

9.25am Opening Address Stefanie LoaderManaging Director, Northparkes Mines & Deputy Chair, NSW Minerals Council

9.35am Keynote Speaker Dr Friedrich von BismarckHead of Agency, Joint-Governmental-Agency for Coal Mine Rehabilitation, GermanyGermany’s coal mine rehabilitation program

10.45am Morning Tea Semillon Ballroom Foyer

11.15am Plenary Session 2 Plenary Speakers Semillon Ballroom

11.25am Plenary Address Jock LaurieNSW Land and Water Commissioner,NSW Trade & InvestmentLandholder perspectives on mining

12.10pm Plenary Address Associate Professor Will RifkinChair in Social Performance,Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals InstituteCommunication between experts and non-experts

12.55pm Lunch Redsalt Restaurant

1.55pm Plenary Session 3 Government Updates Semillon Ballroom

2.00pm Plenary Address Barry BuffierCEO,NSW Environment Protection AuthorityNSW EPA Priorities for the Mining Industry

2.30pm Plenary Address Paul EltonExecutive Director Policy,NSW Office of Environment and HeritageNSW Offsets Policy and a One Stop Shop

3.00pm Plenary Address Kylie HargreavesDeputy Secretary, Resources & EnergyNSW Trade & InvestmentTurning Red Tape into Ticker Tape

3.30pm Afternoon Tea Semillon Ballroom Foyer

3.50pm Plenary Session 4 Grand Ballroom

4.00pm Keynote Speaker Kurt Fearnley OAMParalympic Gold Medalist

5.00pm Day 1 Close

Excellence Awards Dinner

6.00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks Pre-Function Area

7.00pm Excellence Awards Dinner

Marquee Crowne Plaza Dress Code: Evening Attire

8.00pm Entertainment Evan Powis Band

10.00pm Dinner to Conclude

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Tuesday 26 August 20147.30am Registration Semillon Ballroom Foyer

9.00am Stream Session 1 Community Engagement Stream Session 2 Mine Rehabilitation

Sponsors

9.00am Tim Walls Approvals Manager,Glencore Coal Assets Australia andRalph NortheyEnvironment & Community Manager, Glencore Coal Assets AustraliaStakeholder Consultation for the Bulga Optimisation Project

Phillip BrownEnvironment & Community Manager,Yancoal AustraliaDonaldson Coal Mine: Stable System that Provides Biodiversity Values

9.25am Laura Harkins-SmallCommunity Relations Specialist,Port Waratah Coal ServicesMoving Beyond Community Consultation

Nigel CharnockManager Land & Property,Glencore Coal Assets AustraliaLiddell Grazing Trial

9.50am James WearneEnvironment and Community Coordinator - Projects,Centennial CoalCultural Heritage: valuing the past to plan for the future

Andrew SpeechlyManager Environmental Services NSW,Rio Tinto Coal AustraliaAlluvial Lands / Re-establishment Project

10.15am Morning Tea Semillon Ballroom Foyer

11.00am Stream Session 3 Coal Mine Subsidence Stream Session 4 Air Quality and Amenity

Sponsors

11.00am Wade CoveyEnvironment and Community Manager,Glencore Coal Assets AustraliaMt Sugarloaf Grout Remediation Project

Professor Wayne SmithDirector Environmental Health Branch,NSW HealthNSW Health Development Assessment Guideline

11.25am Ned StephensonEnvironment & Community Manager,Glencore Coal Assets AustraliaThe Management of Surface Impacts due to Multi-Seam Longwall Mining at the Blakefield South Mine, Broke NSW

Damon RoddisPrincipal / General Manager (NSW),Pacific EnvironmentTrials of Methods for Controlling Dust During Overburden Handling Operations

11.50am Peter CorbettRegional Technical Services Manager,Centennial CoalPushing the Boundaries of Understanding Groundwater Response to Mine Subsidence to Manage Potential Mining Impacts: A Case Study from the Western Coalfield

Stacey BrodbeckDirector,Envisage Consulting‘A view for the public’ – Visual amenity issues & mining

12.15pm Lunch Redsalt Restaurant

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Tuesday 26 August 20141.15pm Stream Session 5 Planning Approvals Stream Session 6 Biodiversity and Offsets

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1.15pm Samantha DalyPartner,McCullough RobertsonOne Stop Shop - What it means for your projects

Peter YorkSenior Environmental Advisor,Thiess - Mt OwenMt Owen Mine Spotted-tailed Quoll Study

1.40pm Barbara CrossleyDirector,Umwelt (Australia) Pty LimitedVoluntary Planning Agreements

Steven CoxSenior Ecologist,UmweltImplication of Application of Alternative Biodiversity Offsetting Pathways for Mining Project Approvals

2.05pm TBC Andy MifflinExecutive General Manager Development Projects,GVK Resources andBerlinda EzzyOffset Coordinator & Co-Author, GVK ResourcesEPBC Act Biodiversity Offsets and Subsidence - a case study

2.35pm Afternoon Tea Semillon Ballroom Foyer

3.05pm Stream Session 7 Water Stream Session 8 Noise

Sponsors EMMEMGA Mitchell McLennan

Planning + Environment + Acoustics

3.05pm David PostProjects Director, Bioregional Assessments,CSIRO Land and WaterBioregional Assessments Progress - Gloucester

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3.30pm Liz WebbAssociate and Groundwater Practice Leader,EMGA Mitchell McLennanAquifer Interference Policy in Practice: Getting the Groundwater Monitoring Networks Right

Gerard GleesonEnvironmental Specialist,Rio Tinto Coal Australia Mount Thorley Warkworth Noise Management Improvements

3.55pm Paul WilliamsRegional Environment Manager,Centennial CoalWater Assessment and Management

Aleks TodoroskiDirector,Todoroski Air SciencesReal-time and Forecasting System for Mine Noise

4.30pm Conference Close

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EMMEMGA Mitchell McLennan

Planning + Environment + Acoustics