Gwydir region
Coverage of Gwydir region in the Nexus archive.
- Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom
Water flows to parched NSW wetlands may resume within weeks after legislation passed the state parliament's upper house. Water Minister Rose Jackson described the halt to environmental flows in the Gwydir region as 'devastating'. The move aims to save dying wildlife in the internationally significant region.
- Governments failed to deliver $160m of river improvements including for now-parched NSW wetlands, report finds
New South Wales and Queensland governments underdelivered over $160 million in infrastructure projects to improve river health in the Murray-Darling basin, with NSW failing to secure land access for wetland restoration in the Gwydir region. An independent review highlights the failure to meet eight-year-old commitments, exacerbating environmental issues like dried wetlands and wildlife crises.