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Dungowan artefacts returned to Country

6 March 2024

Thousands of stone artefacts found during the Dungowan Dam investigations in northern NSW have been returned to Kamilaroi/Gomeroi Country during a smoking ceremony at the Tamworth Botanical Gardens this week.

Boosting skills for Aboriginal tradespeople

12 December 2023

Aboriginal tradespeople including apprentices are being urged to pick up the tools and register to take part in a free practical training course to upskill and boost the number of certified people who can install rural water meters across regional

Work complete on pivotal new Walcha Dam

2 December 2023

Walcha’s 3000 residents will soon have access to a drought-resilient water supply, thanks to the completion of a new $11 million off-stream storage dam co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments.

Have your say on non-urban metering options

30 October 2023

The NSW Government is inviting the community to provide its feedback on non-urban metering rules as part of a robust review into metering regulation and compliance across the state.

Government helping farmers meet new metering rules

4 October 2019

We are adjusting the start dates for metering rules to ensure farmers can meet strict new metering obligations being rolled out in the Northern Basin.

NSW Water Regulator concludes investigations into Maules Creek coal mine

23 September 2019

The NSW water regulator has reached preliminary findings in its investigations into Maules Creek Coal Mine, concluding alleged unlawful water take is occurring at the site.

The Water Metering Guidance Tool is live

28 June 2019

The NSW Department of Industry has released an interactive online tool to help water users understand their responsibilities under the NSW non-urban water metering framework.

Water Regulator shepherds environmental water flows in state’s north

10 May 2019

The Water Regulator is continuing to shepherd environmental water flows released from the northern Murray-Darling Basin.

NSW water metering rules now apply

5 April 2019

Non-urban water users are being advised that some new rules under the NSW Government’s robust metering framework are now in effect.

Review into NSW Water Reform Action Plan gives positive report

28 February 2019

The NSW Government has welcomed the findings of an independent review into the government’s Water Reform Action Plan.

New meter accreditation agency is good news for regional water users

28 February 2019

The NSW Government is pleased to advise NSW water users that Manly Hydraulics Laboratory has been granted extended accreditation to test non-urban water meters that have a flow capacity up to 1,500 litres per second as a step in the water meter

Statement: Resignation of Gavin Hanlon

15 September 2017

The Secretary of the NSW Department of Industry, Mr. Simon Smith, today accepted the resignation of Mr. Gavin Hanlon, former Deputy Director General at DPI Water.