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New water infrastructure to help drought-proof Mungindi and deliver water to Ashley

14 March 2024

Mungindi has switched on a new permanent $325,000 water cooling tower to ensure the town’s 600 residents will continue to have safe and high-quality drinking water during weather extremes.

Reconnecting River Country program reaches out to the Murrumbidgee

19 January 2024

Landholders and Aboriginal communities along the Murrumbidgee River are being encouraged to reach out to the NSW Government’s Reconnecting River Country program and provide feedback to improve the way water for the environment is delivered.

Central west trials new water loss hub

14 December 2023

The NSW Government and Central West Joint Organisation (JO) are trialling the state’s first regional water loss management centre to bolster water security, save millions of litres of water and help drought proof supplies.

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

Workshops to help regional water services get disaster-ready

22 November 2023

Councils and Local Water Utilities (LWUs) will be better prepared to safeguard water and sewerage services during floods, droughts and bushfires, thanks to a series of incident and emergency response workshops being rolled out this month.

Progress report finds strategy delivering big water wins for NSW

1 September 2022

Communities across the state have reaped the benefits of the NSW Water Strategy, with the first progress report showing major milestones achieved just 12 months after its launch.

Strategy securing Namoi’s water future open for feedback

22 August 2022

The community is invited to have its say on the draft Namoi Regional Water Strategy, a plan to deliver more secure, safe and reliable water for Tamworth, Narrabri, Gunnedah and the Namoi region for the next 20 years and beyond.

Have your say on the future of water in Western NSW

1 June 2022

The Department of Planning and Environment today released the draft NSW Western Regional Water Strategy and is calling on the community to have its say.

Draft strategy to secure the North Coast's water future

23 May 2022

The Department of Planning and Environment today released the second-round draft Regional Water Strategy for the North Coast and is calling on the community to have its say on the shortlisted options.

Have your say on the South Coast Regional Water Strategy

4 May 2022

The Department of Planning and Environment is calling on the community to have their say on the draft South Coast Regional Water Strategy for the second time.

Snowy River high-flows to commence in late May

2 May 2022

The first of nine planned high-flow environmental water releases to the Snowy River will begin on Tuesday 31 May 2022.

Metering experts roll into southern inland towns

21 April 2022

The Department of Planning and Environment is hitting the road in April and May to meet with water users in southern inland NSW to provide information about the non-urban water metering rules that are being rolled out across the state over the next