Woolomin Gold Rush Store still going strong one year after fuel spill

Jacob McArthur
Updated March 24 2017 - 4:55pm, first published 4:30pm
STILL CHUGGING ALONG: Kylie and Shane Douglas at the Woolomin store have been taking it week-by-week more than 12 months on from the fuel spill. Photo: Gareth Gardner 230317GGC01
STILL CHUGGING ALONG: Kylie and Shane Douglas at the Woolomin store have been taking it week-by-week more than 12 months on from the fuel spill. Photo: Gareth Gardner 230317GGC01

Woolomin’s water woes

IT’S the heart of a tiny community near the brimming bank of Chaffey Dam, and despite what’s been nothing short of a tumultuous 12 months, it’s beating as strong as ever.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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