Water Pressure: The Lower Hunter is now viewed as a piece of an inter-connected water management puzzle

Matthew Kelly
July 27 2019 - 7:00am
Cracking up: An intrepid party alights from a boat at Chichester Dam in the 1960s.
Cracking up: An intrepid party alights from a boat at Chichester Dam in the 1960s.

It's been a decade of seismic shifts in attitudes and approaches to water security in the Hunter and beyond.

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Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Journalist

Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.

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