An announcement by the NSW Government that the Wilcannia Weir has been “put on hold” is yet another blow for the remote community of Wilcannia. Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey said the people of Wilcannia had been the definition of patience, fighting doggedly for new infrastructure to replace the weir built in the 1940s.…
One in three Australians lives outside a major city. These are Labor’s forgotten Australians. These are the same Australians who feed and clothe our country, the same Australians whose innovation and resilience give us an internationally competitive agricultural industry and the same Australians who harvest the resources that power Australia and generate critical wealth for…
I stood last week on the banks of the Darling River with a group of people who have waited a very long time for what is apparently the privilege of a safe and reliable water supply. The people of the Central Darling Shire have been calling for a new weir at Wilcannia for 30 years.…
SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR RESOURCES The people of Wilcannia have needed a new weir for 30 years… and they are still waiting. Federal Member for Parkes and Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture Jamie Chaffey last week met with community representatives in Wilcannia to hear first-hand about their long battle…