457 hectares will be cleared
Disturbance and fragmentation of Critically Endangered Community, Box Grassy Woodland, will occur, as well as major changes to ground and surface water flows.
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At odds with NSW Koala Recovery Plan
The effect of the mine on Koalas may be greater than the immediate impacted area, causing fragmentation to habitat and is likely at odds with the overall objectives of the NSW Koala Recovery Plan, including to reverse the decline of Koala numbers in NSW.
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Species at risk
As well as Koalas, the region is recognised as home to critically endangered birds like the Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot, and the endangered Small Purple Pea (swainsona recta).