Broken Hill Spared From Pipeline Price

The Nationals in Government have announced that Essential Water customers in Broken Hill won’t pay for the cost of the River Murray pipeline, should the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) determine that the cost be passed on, as the last of 22,000 pipe sections are laid. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the Nationals in Government…

Farm Tracker App To Lend Helping Hand

The Nationals in Government have rolled out a high-tech tool to deal with an age-old problem on the land. The ‘Farm Tracker’ app is recruiting farmers to collect and report on-farm weather data in order to improve the state’s overall drought monitoring. NSW Nationals Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said the app would enable…

Drought Relief Efforts Continue To Ramp Up

The Nationals in Government are making it easier for farmers and their families to access drought relief, with new measures announced by Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair. With the entire State continuing to be affected by the drought, it’s important that our response also continues to develop. Mr Blair has made it easier to access…

Nationals Protect Anglers From Labor’s Lockouts

The Nationals in Government have worked to ensure anglers will be protected from proposed fishing lockouts. Deputy NSW Nationals Leader and Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said there would be no loss of fishing rights or access under in proposed marine park sites put forward by the NSW Marine Estate Management Authority (MEMA). This common-sense…

Freight Subsidies in Billion-Dollar Drought Package

The Nationals in Government are delivering much-needed help for farmers and communities, taking our total response now to more than $1 billion. A $500 million Emergency Drought Relief Package was announced on Monday, which included about $190 million for the introduction of Drought Transport Subsidies. The transport subsidy of up to $20,000 per farm business, which…