UNBELIEVABLE: Water nsw - The Untold Story

WaterNSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands

River ecologist says ‘classic bureaucratic tangle’ led to government agency stopping flows to Gwydir wetlands region in March

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20

'Still safe': PFAS detected in Blue Mountains water

Drinking water in the Blue Mountains remains safe, authorities say after new testing unearthed high levels of PFAS.

AAP · Sep 17, 2024

'Dirty' tap water in Narrandera is causing diarrhoea and rashes, residents say

Residents of a small NSW town are living on bottled water, with their taps regularly emitting brown, foul-smelling liquid. The council says it has been a problem for decades, but it will take three more years to fix.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

‘What comes, comes’: Menindee residents stoic in face of looming flood peak

Locals prepare for isolation as record water levels predicted to inundate the far-west NSW community

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2022

Menindee residents in far west NSW say drop-in session on flooding 'waste of time'

Outback residents of this town say a drop-in information session has left them "scratching their heads". But authorities say they are doing the best they can.

ABC News · Nov 5, 2022

NSW State Emergency Service issues prepare-to-evacuate order for parts of Menindee

In a dramatic contrast to the fish kills of 2018-19, the SES has given residents in Menindee a prepare-to-evacuate order due to flooding, but some locals say they have received mixed messages from authorities.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

NSW dam levels reach 100 per cent capacity in many regions

Authorities say regional NSW dams are at their fullest since the 1990s ahead of a third La Nina is hanging around this spring.

ABC News · Sep 23, 2022

700 metres of rubbish: farmers grapple with choked rivers amid Australia’s third La Niña

Graziers and farmers along the Macquarie River say flooding used to be beneficial but has become ‘far worse and goes for far longer’ than it should

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

Gunnedah residents criticise flood response as region braces for more rain

Families in NSW Liverpool Plains say authorities did not warn everyone before recent flooding

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

Burrendong Dam spill threat as western NSW rivers flood, embankments collapse

Months of flood conditions across western NSW has Burrendong Dam threatening to spill into already inundated rivers, as saturated embankments collapse.

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022