Integrity of Sydney’s main Warragamba dam at risk from extreme flooding, says study Exclusive: NSW ministers told of climate change impact and concerns about ‘weak’ rock seam under the dam wall The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023
Warragamba Dam: health department feared raising wall could harm Sydney’s drinking water New South Wales health department’s concerns revealed in report released by WaterNSW The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022
Raised Warragamba Dam wall risks ‘irreversible harm’ to Aboriginal cultural heritage, NSW report says Study says the NSW government project could lead to the ‘total loss’ of some sites due to flooding The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022
Raising Warragamba Dam 'would save homes' A local politician has urged the NSW government to raise the wall at Warragamba Dam to save homes from floods, saying those who oppose it are "pontificating". AAP · Jun 16, 2022
‘It will get worse’: Sydneysiders flee as flood crisis deepens About 600 gigalitres of water has poured over the Warragamba Dam and residents who endured flooding a year ago have been told to prepare for the worst. The New Daily · Mar 2, 2022
NSW deputy premier savaged for fighting dam-building ‘culture war’ during floods disaster Politicians, academics and campaigners criticise Nationals MP Paul Toole after he says ‘stop using the excuse of a moth’ to oppose dams The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022
Division over dam wall disaster defence An overflowing dam in southwestern Sydney is threatening to flood 130,000 homes, furthering a long running debate about whether to raise the dam wall. AAP · Mar 2, 2022
NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022
Raising Warragamba Dam wall flouts Australia’s world heritage obligations, scientists warn International Union for the Conservation of Nature says NSW government’s plan would inundate Indigenous sites and could create an in-danger listing for Blue Mountains The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022
NSW's Blue Mountains could lose World Heritage status if Warragamba dam plan goes ahead: experts Scientific advisers to UNESCO have delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW government's plans to raise Warragamba dam, prompting fears that the Blue Mountains could lose its World Heritage status if the project proceeds. ABC News · Feb 1, 2022