Barnaby Joyce asks if $75m for Dungowan upgrade could be used for Chaffey expansion instead

Jacob McArthur
August 7 2018 - 6:00pm
REDIRECTED: New England MP Barnaby Joyce is eager to see the $75 million the federal government pledged to upgrade Dungowan Dam spent. Photo: Gareth Gardner 060516GGA16
REDIRECTED: New England MP Barnaby Joyce is eager to see the $75 million the federal government pledged to upgrade Dungowan Dam spent. Photo: Gareth Gardner 060516GGA16

SUPPORT for an upgrade of Dungowan Dam appears to have dried-up with Barnaby Joyce asking the federal government to shift its $75 million commitment towards an expansion of Chaffey instead.

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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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