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Armidale spike in water usage following water restrictions

May 5, 2026

Drought is intensifying across 40 per cent of the Northern Tablelands.

It comes as two local councils say they’re taking on lessons from the 2019 drought, when it comes to water restrictions.

But staff in Armidale fear the message isn’t getting through to everyone, with a spike in usage since restrictions were implemented earlier this year.

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Alex Land

Alex hails from Brisbane- working behind the scenes for NBN as a line-up producer for over a year. She then worked for several months at 9News on the Gold Coast as a social media producer, before making the move to the country music capital. Alex holds a Bachelor of Journalism and Arts from the University of Queensland, majoring in Italian and Spanish.

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