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Sign up here$10 million for water quality and dam safety
16 November 2023
The NSW Government is providing a major funding boost of up to $10 million to WaterNSW to help regional towns improve dam safety and water quality.
Coastal harvestable rights return to 10 per cent
27 September 2023
Coastal harvestable rights will return to 10 percent in NSW, with the NSW Government overturning a decision by the former government to increase the amount of rainfall run-off that can be harvested to 30 percent without doing the work necessary to
Wyangala Dam project not viable and not going ahead
13 September 2023
The NSW Government will not proceed with the Wyangala Dam Wall Raising Project because of the billions of dollars in construction costs and the potential catastrophic environmental impacts.
NSW Government update on Dungowan Dam
10 May 2023
Following the Federal Government’s decision last night to withdraw funding the NSW Government will not proceed with the Dungowan Dam project.