This projects isre essential for our post Covid recovery and will provide much needed employment in our local area.

I totally object to this project at this location.

The proposed project has been factually misrepresented in the EIS and that shows the deceit and contempt that the proponents show for the local and adjacent localities, their environments and their established amenity.

Please consider the concerns raised in the attached submission.

I am lucky enough to be employed by Bowdens Silver, I can say Bowdens Silver have been an exceptional company to work for with strong ethical values that really promote a great working environment. I believe the company understands the significance that all its activities need to contribute as positively as possible to both the regional environment and local communities.
The silver mine will create jobs for generations to come in an area where job opportunities are quite limited. Thus in turn promotes spending within and growth of the local communities.
The silver produced from the mine isn't just a valuable metal it is also used in many industries and I believe with the rate of current technological advancement and the properties silver holds, it could be the key in the discovery of new inventions towards a cleaner more sustainable world we live in.

Dear Planning Submissions Team,

As a small share holder in Silver Mines Limited, and previously a regular visitor to the Mudgee area, I would like to add my support to the proposed Bowdens Silver project located near Lue in NSW.

The broader Mudgee area is a unique and beautiful regional area within NSW with a number of the towns and villages emanating the quintessential Australian ‘small town’ country charm. In my opinion these areas are being transformed, and some of the uniqueness lost, in the name of progress in our fast changing world. Having said that, it is imperative that regional Australian towns remain economically and socially viable. To this end, I believe the Bowdens Silver project will strike the necessary balance between preserving the amenity and uniqueness of the area while ensuring the survival of the region and, more broadly, secure Australia’s access to a high quality source of silver.

While there already exists a number of mines in the area, I believe the significance of the Bowdens Silver project is that it is primarily centred around the extraction of silver. Silver is essential in the development of new industrial and technological applications, not least of which is in the environmental sphere, but also significant in regards to the long history of silver as a precious metal and store of wealth. In the current uncertain economic climate, and with political tension increasing with China, I believe it is imperative that Australia has access to a high quality long term supply of silver. This is not just from the standpoint of it’s industrial application and its use in emerging technologies, but also undeniably in terms of its position as a precious metal. I appreciate that this last point may not resonate with parties depending upon their view of the mechanics of the the world economy, however I feel the strategic potential of silver to re-emerge as an economic store of wealth should not be dismissed.

I believe the successful development of the Bowdens Silver project is a matter not just of local and State importance, but more broadly a matter of significant national security. It is my opinion that Silver Mines Limited has been very thorough in developing this project to date and I remain confident that should approval be granted for construction of the proposed mine, it will be operated with appropriate sensitivity to the local community and the surrounding environment. The project has the potential to bring significant economic benefit to the region specifically, and Australia more broadly, and to this end I believe the Bowdens project should be endorsed by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment.

Kind Regards

I support the project because I think it will boost the economy in Lue and the surrounding area by creating local jobs they have always sponsored local events and sporting teams and I would like to see more of this in the area as well as supporting local businesses.