Tamworth Water Security Alliance

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Tamworth Water Security Alliance Predictions of lower rainfall, less runoff and higher evaporation rates will negate the effectiveness of our current water storage.

Tamworth Water Security Alliance represents community groups and individuals who support cost effective, diverse and sustainable water supply options for Tamworth Regional Council. Tamworth Water Security Alliance represents community groups and individuals who support cost effective, diverse and sustainable water supply options for Tamworth regional. Public money should be spent on securing Tamworth’s water security through promoting efficient use, recycling, storm water harvesting, water tanks and other options. Tamworth is a large city on a small river that cannot keep giving up more water. The Peel River is part of the broader Namoi and Darling River catchments. Water sharing arrangements and agreements under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan must be taken into account. Many options are available to improve the security of Tamworth’s water supply that don’t put additional pressure on the health of the Peel River, its native fish, platypus and other species.

Take a few minutes to make a case to the minister
11/09/2026

Take a few minutes to make a case to the minister

Call on NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson to immediately ban floodplain harvesting irrigation. If she can't stop water thieves because the rules are weak - how can she protect the rivers?

11/09/2026

🚨 Calls are growing for an immediate moratorium on floodplain harvesting in NSW.

A new ABC report has reaffirmed serious legal uncertainty around NSW’s floodplain harvesting regime, with the state’s water regulator acknowledging that uncertainty around licence validity is making enforcement more difficult.

As Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance CEO Craig Wilkins says:

“The lack of confidence in appropriate regulation should be extremely concerning to all water users who rely on a flowing and healthy river.”

Floodplain harvesting is estimated to account for 571 GL of water each year across the Murray-Darling Basin, and the issue is now attracting scrutiny beyond NSW, with the federal water compliance watchdog auditing how the state measures and monitors the practice.

Nature Conservation Council NSW CEO Jaqui Mumford is also calling for urgent action:

“Until the NSW water minister can assure the public that every litre of water taken from the floodplain can be properly measured and is within legal limits, the government must place an immediate embargo on floodplain harvesting.”

Our rivers cannot afford regulatory uncertainty when it comes to how much water is being taken from them.

Read the full ABC report via the link in our bio.

07/08/2026
31/05/2026

🌱 Exciting News for the Tamworth Region and North West NSW 🌱

Tamworth Regional Landcare Association is excited to announce we have been successful in securing funding through the NSW Landcare Enabling Program (LEP3)!

This funding will support a range of projects across our region including:
🌿 Upgrades and improvements to the Tamworth Landcare Nursery
🌿 Environmental education and water literacy initiatives
🌿 Biodiversity monitoring projects
🌿 Continued support for the Indian Myna control program
🌿 The “Weaving Country, Culture and Collaboration” Aboriginal Partnerships initiative

The funding will help strengthen local environmental outcomes, support community-led projects and build stronger partnerships across the region.

A huge thank you to our volunteers, members, project partners, schools, councils, landholders and community supporters who continue to help make Landcare possible.

We look forward to sharing more updates as the projects roll out over the coming months.

This initiative made possible by the NSW Landcare Enabling Program, a collaboration between Local Land Services NSW and Landcare NSW supported by the NSW Government.

14/06/2025

Tamworth Open Garden Trail is on again for 2026!

If you know someone with a suitable garden, or you would like your own garden included, please reach out to us via this post. The committee will be reviewing submissions this month.

Our aim is to revisit some of the gardens again to show what 12 months has achieved, but we are also keen to include new gardens for next year's event.

We are looking for gardens that are:
- water wise;
- produce food for their owners; and
- promote native biodiversity.

You too can be part of this energising local event! Don't hesitate to reach out!

Do you want to dob in someone with a great water wise garden?Let them know that Tamworth Open Garden Trail is on again f...
01/06/2025

Do you want to dob in someone with a great water wise garden?
Let them know that Tamworth Open Garden Trail is on again for 2025 and they are looking for new gardens to showcase!

Tamworth Open Garden Trail is on again for 2025!

If you know someone with a suitable garden, or you would like your own garden included, please reach out to us via this post. The committee will be reviewing submissions this month.

Our aim is to revisit some of the gardens again to show what 12 months has achieved, but we are also keen to include new gardens for this year's event.

We are looking for gardens that are:
- water wise;
- produce food for their owners; and
- promote native biodiversity.

You too can be part of this energising local event! Don't hesitate to reach out!

If you live in NSW and you care about the future of our natives, as well as the welfare of pets, it's time to make a sub...
24/04/2025

If you live in NSW and you care about the future of our natives, as well as the welfare of pets, it's time to make a submission that could have real effects!

Indoor cats live an average of 10 years longer than outside cats. They aren't at risk of disease, and they don't get hit by cars. We would never be comfortable with our dogs roaming the streets or paddocks, so why is it acceptable for our cats to do so?

If you live near others, guaranteed your garden has been a host to cats that aren't yours. Even apart from spreading the miscarriage causing disease toxo to your vege patch, cats leave their droppings everywhere too. It's gross and shouldn't be allowed to happen.

If you can't afford to care for your pet, then you can't afford a pet. Same as if you can't afford a horse, don't get one - if your care plan for cats means letting them roam then that is not good enough.

And then there are the BILLIONS of native animals that cats kill every year. This has to stop.

New laws are being considered for NSW, support them by making a submission

The Office of Local Government (OLG) has published a discussion paper as the first step in a review of the Companion Animals Act 1998 (CA Act).

Coverage of the Water Sharing Plan changes in the Tamworth Northern Daily Leader this Saturday
16/03/2025

Coverage of the Water Sharing Plan changes in the Tamworth Northern Daily Leader this Saturday

PFAS levels safe in Tamworth Water
15/12/2024

PFAS levels safe in Tamworth Water

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