Overview
- McGrathNicol confirmed up to 238 of Tahmoor's 328 roles will be made redundant, with consultations wrapping up this week and notices expected by Friday.
- Workers have a brief option to take unpaid leave to preserve accrued entitlements and service continuity, with the union citing a six‑week window before review.
- Liquidators launched an immediate sale process and report credible buyer interest, with administrators noting more than 20 parties had previously engaged and a sale window of roughly 12 weeks flagged.
- The mine has been non-operational for about 14 months after suppliers withdrew over unpaid bills linked to GFG Alliance's financial strain, culminating in a NSW Supreme Court winding-up sought by Coal Mines Insurance.
- Support hubs are opening in Tahmoor and Wollongong to provide job, retraining and entitlements advice as unions and officials respond to rising economic pressure on workers and local businesses.