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20 August, 2020 By Canowindra Phoenix Editor

Dear Editor,

Exploration Licence Application No 6024 was advertised in The Canowindra News on 5th August 2020.The proposed mineral exploration licence covers:

• Thousands of acres of agricultural land – some of the Canowindra district’s most productive farming and grazing country
• A large chunk of the town of Canowindra itself, including the central business district
• Some of Canowindra’s famous, self-watering lucerne flats Part of the Nangar National Park

More information can be found here: http://commonground.nsw.gov.au/#!/title/ELA%206024/1992

Those who want to object to the approval of this Exploration Licence Application might consider contacting:

The responsible Minister:
The Hon John Barilaro MP
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade
GPO Box 5341
SYDNEY NSW 2001
contact@deputypremier.nsw.gov.au

The Secretary of the relevant government department:
Mr Jim Betts
Secretary
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Locked Bag 5022
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
Jim.Betts@dpie.nsw.gov.au

Canowindra’s local state MP:
Mr Philip Donato MP
Member for Orange
123 Byng Street
ORANGE NSW 2800
orange@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Minister for the Environment:
The Hon Matt Kean MP
Minister for Energy and Environment
GPO Box 5341SYDNEY NSW 2001
office@kean.minister.nsw.gov.au

Yours faithfully,
Gemma Rygate

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor

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