'GET DAM ready' is the message from Tamworth leaders.
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Member for New England and deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was in Tamworth on Friday to reaffirm the government's commitment to building the new Dungowan Dam.
"I just want this thing done," he said.
"I am not funding a water recycling plant ... we are funding a dam."
He said $675 million in federal funding - $75 million more than the state government bill despite a 50-50 funding deal - was committed.
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A consultation team for the Dungowan Dam project set up on Peel Street for the country music festival.
MP Kevin Anderson said it was to tell the story of the project's importance as the biggest infrastructure project in regional NSW.
'Get dam ready' guitar picks were minted specially.
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Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
