Substantial water pricing reprieve on the cards for farmers in NSW
Farmers across New South Wales may be granted a substantial reprieve from exorbitant proposed water bill increases that would have priced them out of business and Aussie food off the shelves. IPART’s draft WaterNSW pricing determination released this month proposes only a 1.9 per cent increase in rural water bills in 2025-26 plus CPI, followed by CPI increases only in each of the following two years. “This is massive discount on WaterNSW’s proposed increases ranging from 3 per cent to 35 per cent every year plus CPI across inland and coastal valleys,” said NSW Irrigators’ Council CEO, Claire Miller. “NSWIC […]