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5 COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONGCCM considers community consultation to be an ongoing process in allaspects of its mining operations, including subsidence management.Details of the community consultation processes undertaken for this SMPApplication, and the results of that consultation, are provided in Section 8 ofthe SMP Application – Written Report.5.1 CONTINUING CONSULTATIONGCCM recognises that community/stakeholder consultation will be animportant ongoing aspect of subsidence management and will include:• regular communication of subsidence-related information to stakeholders;• management and consultation meetings (formal and informal) withstakeholders regarding the subsidence of specific features; and• the provision of formal and informal opportunities for communication ofany subsidence-related concerns and issues to GCCM.5.2 GCCM COMMUNICATION AND NOTIFICATIONThe specific management plans developed for individual features within theApplication Area (see Section 8) undertake to provide monthly notification ofmining progress relative to those features to the relevant stakeholders. Thiswill ensure that stakeholders are aware of impending subsidence impacts onthose features.5.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION MEETINGSGCCM proposes that there will be regular subsidence management andconsultation meetings with stakeholders during the mining of Longwalls 10 to17. The stakeholders involved and the frequency of these meetings will bedetermined by the progress of subsidence and actual and predicted impactson surface and sub-surface features. Additionally, a number of the specificmanagement plans include programs for meetings regarding the managementof subsidence impacts as described below.Relevant GCCM personnel will also be available at other times to discusssubsidence issues at the request of any stakeholders.ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA 0038321/FINAL/3 JANUARY 20074