Many landholders are only just discovering what they negotiated in 2009 with Hunter Gas Pipeline, the company behind the project, is not what was approved by the state government.

The meeting will take place at the Quirindi RSL on Saturday, February 8, at 2pm.

Hunter Gas Pipeline, which had been previously approved, has now been given a five year extension to commence construction. The route of the pipeline goes through the Singleton Local Government area via Ravensworth, the back of Elderslie and on through Stanhope and Lamb's Valley. The pipeline will cut through farms, go under the Hunter River several times and under numerous roads. The route also goes past several existing coalmines and quarries, causing significant concern for safety during mine blasting

Since the original approval there has been significant change to land ownership along the route, not the least of which is in our area, said Elderslie resident Meg Bowman. "This was not reflected in the Department of Planning's 'Modification Assessment Report' where it stated, 'the Department's detailed assessment has found that there have been no material changes to the land within the approved pipeline corridor in the last 10 years, and that the existing conditions of approval remain robust enough to ensure that the project is carried out safely and would not have any significant impacts on people or the environment," she said. "No formal easement agreement contracts have been undertaken with any landholders nor have all councils been notified of the extension, other than media releases."