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The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2023

Lismore Mayor 'heartbroken' by slow progress of house, land options for flood-affected residents

Northern Rivers residents are frustrated and some are relocating while they wait for either buyback, house raising, or retrofit 14 months after the disaster.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Aboriginal elders to provide clean water for Walgett after NSW government short-term solution fails

Aboriginal elders in Walgett say they will provide free filtered drinking water for their remote community after repeated failures by the state and local government.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

Environment groups want Dungowan Dam savings redirected to Murray-Darling Basin plan

Peak conservation groups covering every basin state say more funding is needed to reach water targets and restore rivers to health after a decade of delay

The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023

Walgett to have safe drinking water access after more than five years of bore reliance

Residents forced to rely salty bore water for years will have access to safe drinking water within days — but a long-term staffing solution for the town's treatment plant is still required.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Walgett drinking water quality, river system concerns aired by distressed residents

Walgett residents have shared distressing stories with the NSW Water Minister about the impact of water quality in the town, including one mother who says she had no idea she was "pumping sodium" through her ill son.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2023

Water testing ongoing after mass NSW fish kills

The NSW environment authority will take proactive action after a mass fish kill left a community in the state's far west concerned about their drinking water.

AAP · Apr 22, 2023

NSW Premier Chris Minns backtracks on cannabis reform, stops short of ruling it out

Chris Minns refuses to rule out cannabis reform, but says he doesn't currently have a "mandate" to make "policy change".

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Major Coffs Harbour housing redevelopment in doubt as Coalition policy reviewed

Housing Minister Rose Jackson says the Coalition's Future Directions policy has failed to deliver, which could lead to the abandonment of a plan to redevelop an estate in Coffs Harbour.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2023

Walgett residents worried about safety of water supply

Residents in the western NSW town of Walgett are going to bed thirsty because they are too concerned about contamination to drink water from the tap.

AAP · Apr 13, 2023