Oct 22, 2020
Today, I intend to table a rescission motion in the NSW Upper House to provide clarity to the 12,000 farmers across both the Southern and Northern Basin regarding Flood Plain Harvesting (FPH). The Water Management (General) Amendment (Exemptions for Floodplain...
Oct 12, 2020
The billion-dollar Oven Mountain pumped hydro project has been declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure by the NSW Government, kick-starting the country’s largest Renewable Energy Zone and unlocking opportunities for 600 regional jobs. Energy Minister Matt...
Sep 23, 2020
Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey today told a Commonwealth Senate inquiry NSW could not deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan as it currently stands and foreshadowed bold new plans to deliver the basin’s triple bottom line benefits. In an...
Sep 23, 2020
The Shooters have once again taken aim at NSW communities by partnering with Labor and the Greens to ensure that politics triumphs over sensible regulation of floodplain harvesting in NSW. The Water Management (General) Amendment (Exemptions for Floodplain Harvesting)...
Sep 16, 2020
Improved conditions over the last few months has led to general security allocations for water users in the Lachlan of 28 per cent, Macquarie-Cudgegong 12 per cent and 4.2 per cent in Lower Namoi regulated river water sources, the first time since August 2017....
Sep 9, 2020
The NSW Government has delivered on its commitment to keep the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s regional headquarters in Orange, with the completion of the Ian Armstrong Building in Orange. Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey today...
