Tag: Drought

Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell believes there should be “less talk, more action” when it comes to drought preparation.

Six million dollars is being invested into keeping Lake Macquarie parks and sporting fields drought-proof thanks to a recycled water plan announced on Thursday. The investment, a collaboration between Hunter Water and Lake...

Embrace your inner farmer for a cause this month and host a COVIDSafe event as Rural Aid shares a televised charity concert to help our farmers who have been hit hard in...

Shorter showers, fixing leaking taps and only washing a full load are some of the ways Hunter residents can help avoid water restrictions this summer. From today, October 1, the Lower Hunter is...

A $1.2 million water reservoir is set to make waves in the Upper Hunter when construction starts on the project in Murrurundi later this year. It’s being undertaken in a bid to improve...

A proposed Drought Response Desalination Plant at Belmont is a step closer to approval following the release an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Amendment Report today. Hunter Water calls on the Lower Hunter community...

After a difficult period of drought and bushfires across the Hunter Region a number of free resources to support local cattle producers have been made available. Hunter Local Land Services has prepared...

Scientists believe they may have found an invaluable record of floods and droughts in the Murray-Darling Basin that could date back to 8,000 years ago. As Australia’s most politically and economically significant...