EPA and NSW Health urge connection of unsewered Lower Hunter properties

Matthew Kelly
Updated December 12 2019 - 2:44pm, first published December 10 2019 - 7:00pm
Expensive connection: Residents in new subdivisions could be forced to pay more than $60,000 to have their properties connected to the sewage network.
Expensive connection: Residents in new subdivisions could be forced to pay more than $60,000 to have their properties connected to the sewage network.

Reticulated sewage connections are among the most successful initiatives to improve public health, but it is feared connections to existing properties will be prohibitively expensive for Lower Hunter residents in coming years.

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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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