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New England rainfall: Tenterfield dam overflows, Namoi River slowly filling Keepit

Jessica Worboys
Jacob McArthur
Updated February 16 2020 - 1:30pm, first published February 14 2020 - 7:30pm
OVERFLOWING: Cascades of water poured over the Tenterfield dam this week which was a welcome sight for the community. Photo: Tenterfield Shire Council
OVERFLOWING: Cascades of water poured over the Tenterfield dam this week which was a welcome sight for the community. Photo: Tenterfield Shire Council

VASTS volumes of water have been welcomed back to parts of the New England region giving new hope to a number of communities.

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Jessica Worboys

Jessica Worboys

Journalist

Education and youth reporter at the Northern Daily Leader. Get in touch via jessica.worboys@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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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