Encore or curtain call for controversial Springvale coal mine

By Peter Hannam
Updated September 4 2015 - 7:08pm, first published 6:08pm
Springvale coal mine has stood down most of its workers pending  approval for a 13-year extension plan. Photo: Supplied by Centennial Coal
Springvale coal mine has stood down most of its workers pending approval for a 13-year extension plan. Photo: Supplied by Centennial Coal
John Tilley, who spoke at Thursday's hearing, was stood down last month from his job at the Springvale coal mine. Photo: Wolter Peeters
John Tilley, who spoke at Thursday's hearing, was stood down last month from his job at the Springvale coal mine. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Lithgow's Union Theatre has staged its fair share of dramas over the decades but few performances would have matched this week's public hearing of the state's Planning Assessment Commission for tension.

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