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RESIDENTS URGED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON PROPOSED SAND MINE

Port Stephens MP, Kate Washington is urging Bob’s Farm residents to have their say on a proposed sand mine near their small community.

An environmental impact statement for the proposal has been tabled, showing the operation would extract 10-million tonnes of high grade sand over 15-years.

Residents are concerned about the mine’s proximity to a local school and added truck movements.

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