Narrabri businesses join groundswell against proposed inland rail route

Narrabri Shire councillors Greg Lamont and Robert Browning are also concerned about the flood risk of the proposed route for the inland rail project. Photograph: Natasha May/The Guardian

Opposition to the proposed inland rail has ramped up in north-west New South Wales with the Narrabri Chamber of Commerce joining the local National party branch to call for an investigation into an alternative route.

The growing opposition comes as Barnaby Joyce is due in Narrabri to address fears that the project could cause flooding in the area.