Big water buyback gets the go-ahead

FIRST it was the closure of the redgum logging industry, now Balranald’s mayor fears the Nimmie Caira water buyback scheme could deliver another crippling economic blow to the resilient town. Balranald Shire Council has accused the State and Federal Governments of underestimating the impact the scheme will have on agricultural production in the Lowbidgee floodplain. Last week, […]