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Wednesday January 15, 2014
Lake Wallace project progress
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In 2007, members of the Nimmitabel community met at Bill Wallace’s property at Pigring Creek, south of Nimmitabel to ‘launch’ a project to dam the creek to provide a reliable town water supply. The then Member for Eden-Monaro Grant Nairn is pictured with NAG president David Wicks with NAG members, property owner Bill Wallace and councillors Roger Norton and Tony Kaltoum. A site inspection of the Lake Wallace project at Nimmitabel by Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner last week has raised hopes the longawaited water supply could become reality. Mr Stoner said he was hopeful he could get parliamentary approval for Lake Wallace to be constructed as part of a new infrastructure program for the state. But Mr Stoner cautioned ‘there are still boxes to be ticked”. The Lake Wallace project, situated on Pigring Creek south of Nimmitabel was first mooted in 2007 and Federal funding was made available in October that year. However, since then, costs have blown out, mainly due to State legislation and the original $1.5m dam is now estimated to cost at least $5.3m. Mr Stoner said last Tuesday he was only
too familiar with the impact drought has on communities, which is one reason why the Restart NSW capital fund had been established. He said he would be pushing for State Government funding to be made available. “I’m very pleased to have an opportunity to familiarise myself with the site and scope of the project and be briefed on the latest estimates,” he said. Member for Monaro John Barilaro said “When conditions are good it is very easy for all levels of government to ignore these types of drought-proofing projects, however, we all acknowledge that the current water supply system will be inadequate when dry periods come around again and we are refusing to ignore that problem.” Mr Stoner said “When we came to
government regional NSW faced a lot of challenges due to cuts to infrastructure spending and services by the former government. “Since then we have undertaken the task of tackling the regional infrastructure backlog which has seen projects like Lake Wallace Dam underfunded and put into the ‘too hard basket’. “The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government is delivering more infrastructure for regional NSW – with 30 per cent of our Restart NSW capital fund earmarked for regional projects. “I am looking forward to working collaboratively with John Barilaro, the Council and the local community in relation to this project in 2014.”
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Seven years later, another group of hopefuls gathered at Pigring Creek to discuss the merits and funding opportunities for the project. Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner wa joined by mayor Dean Lynch, Crs Bronnie Taylor, Martin Hughes and Tony Kaltoum , Member for Monaro wJohn Barilaro and Nimmitabel Advancement Group president Richard Lawson
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