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Day One: Monday 25th June 2012
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Registration and Coffee
9.00
Opening Remarks
9.10
Local Government address: Gunnedah and mining
  • Growth and outlook of the region’s mining industry
  • Impacts on community and community engagement
  • The working relationship with mining companies dealing with local government
Mayor Adam Marshall, Gunnedah Shire Council
9.40
Market dynamics for regional coal markets
  • Australian coal and CSG forecast
  • Outlook for global supply and demand
  • The changing shape of the industry
  • Australia’s share of the global coal market
10.20
Gunnedah basin coal seam gas and NSW energy future
Sam Crafter, Manager of Community and Government Relations NSW, Santos Limited
11.00
Morning Refreshments
OPEraTiOnaL iSSuES
11.30
Regulation of water-related aspects of mining in NSW
  • Definition of aquifer interference (AI) activities, including coal mining and CSG extraction
  • Context for regulation of AI activities
  • Volumetric licensing requirements for AI activities
  • Approval requirements for assessing impacts of AI activities
  • Status of latest NSW regulatory reforms and where to from here
Robert O'Neill, Director, Water Policy & Planning, NSW Office of Water
12.10
Coal and gas and the NSW Environment Protection authority
Carmen Dwyer, Special Project Manager, Coal Seam Gas, Environment Protection Authority
12.50
Networking Lunch
1.50
Coal mining interaction with alluvial aquifer systems
  • Gunnedah basin geology – relationship of alluvium to current coal mines
  • Evaluating and managing impacts of CSG exploration and development on groundwater
  • Changes to aquifer risk assessment in NSW and the growing range of groundwater regulations
Dr Jurgen Schaeffer, Principal Consultant (Hydrogeology), SRK Consulting
2.30
Exploring legal rights around refusal of land access
Brendan Tobin, Partner, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
3.10
Afternoon Refreshments
3.40
Developing an integrated land access and approvals strategy
Peter Briggs, Partner, Freehills
4.20
Talent attraction and retention strategies
  • Skill and labour shortages
  • Sourcing and attraction strategies
  • Retention strategies
James Cadden, Associate, Cadden Crowe
5.00
End of Day One

Networking Drinks
AJM invites all speakers and delegates to attend the networking drinks at the end of day one.

 
Day Two: Tuesday 26th June 2012
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Coffee and networking
9.00
Opening Remarks
9.10
Regional project update - exploration and development
TranSPOrT & inFraSTruCTurE
9.50
The Hunter Valley coal chain – 200 million tonnes and beyond
  • Forecasted demand increase
  • Capacity increase projects
  • Challenges for rail maintenance
  • Rail in the Gunnedah basin – present and future
Scott Chapman, Manager Delivery & Maintenance – Hunter Valley, ARTC
10.30
Morning Refreshments
11.00
The Hunter Coal Export Framework
Gary Webb, CEO, Newcastle Port Corporation
11.40
NSW coal supply chain and transport logistics
  • Provision of efficient and sustainable coal haulage services
  • Long term commitment to growth in the Gunnedah Basin
  • Lack of investment in rail track infrastructure to match growth
Dwayne Freeman, General Manager Commercial, Pacific National
12.20
QR national’s entrance to the NSW coal market
  • The journey through privatisation
  • QR National’s growth story in the Hunter Valley
  • The importance of Gunnedah
  • Future expectations
Martin Moore, Vice President – Marketing, QR National
1.00
Close of Conference and Networking Lunch
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