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$305 MILLION WATER PACKAGE TO BENEFIT IRRIGATORS

The federal and state government has announced a $305 million package to help improve irrigation efficiency in New South Wales.

The package aims to support a viable irrigation industry across the Murray-Darling Basin and ensure effective use of vital water resources.

Allocations include $125-million for round five of the On Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program and $28 million for the Irrigated Farm Modernisation Project.

The priority is to ensure the Basin remains Australia’s food bowl.

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