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The Murray-Darling Basinâs biggest dam project needs 80 per cent of its costs to be subsidised by governments given its âsmall net benefitsâ and large cost, a leaked NSW cabinet document reveals.
The 2019 Coalition election commitment to raise Wyangala Damâs wall 10 metres was âa significant projectâ but one that would do little to improve water security in the Lachlan Valley, the Department of Industryâs assessment for the returned government states.
Wyangala Dam in central NSW is currently about 60 per cent full. The federal and NSW governments want to increase the damâs capacity to boost water security in the Lachlan Valley, although a cabinet document suggests the gains will not be significant despite the hefty price tag.
Far West groups pour scorn on potential water infrastructure projects for region during water inquiry hearing
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Members of the NSW upper house inquiry into proposed water storage projects across the state visited Menindee this week where locals addressed their concerns regarding water issues
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A New South Wales Upper House inquiry has heard from groups from the far west of the state about their concerns regarding the Menindee Lakes Water Savings Project and water issues in general.
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State upper house members visited far west this week as part of inquiry into proposed water projects
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A former Queensland mayor has called for the south-eastâs controversial recycled water scheme to be fired up amid declining levels of drinking water in the regionâs dams.
Faced with the âMillennium Droughtâ, former Toowoomba mayor Di Thorley championed an Australia-first project in 2006 to pump treated sewage into Toowoombaâs drinking supply.
Former Toowoomba mayor Di Thorley in 2007.
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But the plan was kiboshed after a referendum in which the community overwhelmingly voted ânoâ, with 61 per cent of voters rejecting the proposal.
Terms such as âPoowoombaâ were bandied about and the no campaign included a group called Citizens Against Drinking Sewage.