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Murrurundi Dam - Murrurundi is excluded from these  Upper Hunter Shire will soon be on mandatory Level 1 water restrictions.  The restrictions will be introduced from July 1 2019 for the towns...

Muswellbrook and Denman will be on Level 1 water restrictions from July 1.  The restrictions are in place in a bid to encourage water to be used sustainably as the Upper...

The promise of funding for the Muswellbrook bypass has been confirmed in the NSW Budget. Treasurer Dominic Perrottet handed down the 2019/20 Budget in the NSW Parliament this afternoon, with $266...

Singleton is now on level 1 water restrictions.  Water levels at Glennies Creek Dam are continuing to fall and there's still no significant rain in sight for the Singleton local government area. Singleton...

Upper Hunter preschools are set to benefit from additional drought support. Last week Upper Hunter MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Michael Johnsen announced that the NSW Government would be injecting...

The NSW Government announced more than $350 million of additional drought funding.  But what is all of that money for? Well, the funding includes $150 million for on-farm Emergency Drought Relief that...

The $12 million Willow Tree to Merriwa Road upgrade will be done by September, weather permitting. The joint project between Upper Hunter Shire Council and the Liverpool Plains Shire Council will...

Today further funding has been announced for drought relief.  The NSW Government has boosted their emergency Drought Relief Package by another $276 million today for on-farm support, support for rural and...

Mandatory water restrictions are on the cards for Singleton.  In December 2018, Council elected to put voluntary level one water restrictions in place and the latest meter readings showed residential usage was...

Hunter Local Land Services (HLLS) is urging producers to report any suspicious cases of three day sickness. It is uncommon for this time of the year, but with the incessant dry...