Artesian Bore Water Users Association of NSW Inc.

AGM 2025

When: Wednesday 25th June 2025.

Where: Walgett

Venue: Blend (café) meeting room

10am for 10.30 start

Please RSVP for catering by return email by Monday 23rd June.

Apologies for the late notice, we have had a few false starts with delayed sowing etc.

Some trusts believe that once they have capped and piped their bores, that ABWUA is no longer relevant to them. This cannot be further from the truth. There is strength in unity and the more members that ABWUA has and the greater area of the GAB we cover, the greater representative power we have in both Sydney and Canberra. This representation will be beneficial to your Trust in the future. It is vital, for the future and for the investment that you have already made, that capping and piping and the health and sustainability of the whole Basin is achieved.

ABWUA continues to advocate for the GAB and ensure that our elected politicians, both State and Federal, understand

• the importance of the GAB now and in the future,
• the economic value to NSW and Australia of a permanently sustainable GAB, 
• that Artesian water sales are not sustainable,
• that the health of the GAB must be sustained forever and
• that it is vital that cap and pipe funding continues and is available to all.

 

Some trusts, especially those that had a new bore drilled when they capped and piped have undertaken to change their Trust structure.  Trusts can not own any assets, thereby meaning, in some cases, that the new bore is on land owned by a private landholder.  Legal advice received has advised the Trust should purchase the land into an Incorporated body, started especially for this purpose.  This ensures the bore is owned by the legal members of the trust in perpetuity and that changes in membership or land ownership do not put the provision of water to the remaining members at risk. The Department is currently looking at changing the Trust structure to more of a ‘corporation’ (but not corporate) model.

We hope you can join us.

Sonya Marshall

Secretary / Treasurer: Sonya Marshall    

Please click the link to view the video

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/mrvqe7wdxo7nzeltmyt29/ADcaYmjBUBzrQxlRO_A2-IM?rlkey=47alh9pnclb8jhklbmosk15xf&st=rakigf9d&dl=0

Changes to Bore Water Trusts held in Narrabri, July 2024.

Neeraj Maini, Principal Policy Officer, Regulatory Implementation, Water Operations Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Lucy Peters, Water Resource Officer, Water, Department of Planning and Environment.

Commencement of the Water Management Amendment Act 2010

On 1 March 2024, the Water Management Amendment Act 2010 for joint private works schemes started. As a result, the parts of the Water Management Act 2000 (the Act) that deal with private water trusts have changed.

NSW Groundwater Strategy
In a first for NSW, a long-term strategy is being developed to better protect and share the state’s vital groundwater resources.

The draft NSW Groundwater Strategy will deliver on a key priority of the NSW Water Strategy by providing an enhanced, state-wide focus on sustainable groundwater management for the next 20 years.

Our groundwater resources are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to changing climate conditions, population growth and increased land use. A long-term direction – harnessing the latest science available – is needed to make sure the way we manage groundwater continues to evolve to tackle the critical challenges it faces now and in the future.

Community feedback is currently being sought on the draft NSW Groundwater Strategy, which is on public exhibition for 6 weeks from Tuesday, 5 July until Sunday, 14 August 2022.

Artesian Bore Water Users Association of NSW Inc.

AGM 2022

10 am

When: Monday 20^th June 2022.

Where: The Boardroom, Coonamble Bowling Club

Aberford St Coonamble

Please RSVP for catering by return email by Tuesday 14th June.