Kootingal & Moonbi residents not surprised to hear of two-year bore water contamination

On Tuesday, it was revealed that one of the towns’ bores had shown elevated uranium levels for at least two years.

But residents have known there was some level of contamination since early September.

Norm Roberts, a Moonbi local of 28 years, joked it gave him an excuse to mix more scotch with his water.

“If we ain't dead now it's not going hurt us,” he said.

“Health wise, I don't think there's any need to be concerned.”

Fellow Moonbi resident, Mary Attard, said most people in the town were “very healthy”.

“I'm not concerned, Tamworth Regional Council has tackle the problem and switched us over to town water,” she said. 

“I just miss the lovely taste of the water, it used to taste much better before we were switched over.”

Cheryl Parker lives on a property 14kms outside of Moonbi and is worried about her own bore.

“With all this rain we are currently using tank water, but we will have to move back to bore water in the summer,” Ms Parker said.

“We will definitely get it tested before then. All the properties around here have their own bore.”

Kootingal resident Karen Crofts wanted assurances from council about the potential risks. “As long as they can tell us it doesn't affect our health, that’s the main thing,” she said.