Statement on the loss of 200 jobs at Centennial Coal’s Mandalong mine

MEDIA STATEMENT

Thursday, 13 September 2024

This is an extremely difficult day for 200 coal mining workers, their families and the local community, and our thoughts are with them.

For many months, the Collieries' Staff and Officials Association (CSOA) and other mining unions have worked hard with Centennial, Origin, and the NSW and federal governments to avoid this outcome for our members. We had hoped that a recent deal struck between Centennial and Origin Energy would provide workers with at least six more months of certainty until at least Christmas, but unfortunately that has not come to pass.

On the basis that it believed it no longer had a reliable domestic market for its coal, due to decisions by Origin Energy, Centennial has decided to restructure its operations to serve the export market.

Consequently, this restructuring means 200 coal mining jobs at Centennial's Mandalong coal mine will be lost.

The CSOA is currently working with its members to assist in mitigating the impact these job losses will have on their livelihoods, and we'll continue doing everything within our power to support them. However, let us be clear, if Centennial, Origin Energy and the NSW Government do not come together to forge a deal to resolve this matter, the potential for further job losses at the Myuna coal mine is significant, and more workers will be affected.

Now, more than ever, it is crucial that Centennial, Origin Energy and the NSW Government come together to resolve this situation, to ensure that further job losses are not incurred at the Myuna coal mine, in the best interests of workers, their families and the community.

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