Mayfield Mines

A Mine Subsidence and Flooding Problem in Newcastle

Omara Street Mayfield – 30 Repairs and Counting…

We have taken a short walk opposite our building on Omara Street Mayfield. It shows a tremendous amount of asset/road repairs along the street.

Checking historic evidence, it shows that many of the Hunter Water services have been repaired many times over the years. Right now, it shows another repair service handled by Hunter Water.

Mayfield is in a high mine subsidence district. Hunter Water and Newcastle Council assets are continuously breaking with water then flowing into the legacy mines which them flows into our properties. There is extensive evidence (historic) about multiple problems in this area.

Both Hunter Water and Newcastle Council are ignoring requests to help with a solution for the overall problem (the legacy mines problems). Both agencies have referred us to look for a solution from the NSW Government’s Legacy Mines report on our properties – this report suggested broken pipes are feeding the abandoned mine network and this water flows into our buildings.

Beside damage to us, we have talked with a number of home owners who have subsidence damage on these same streets. The re-active (not pro-active) attitude of all agencies continue to waste our money – it keeps being explained to me, everyone stays in their lanes – when the road needs repairing, Newcastle Council will repair the road. It does not necessarily look on what has caused the problem, but they will keep repairing the same damage over and over.

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Hunter Water Leak Repair on Omara Street Mayfield

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