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flag A proposed water flow increase threatens Tamworth farmers’ livelihoods by slashing hay harvests and risking farm closures.

flag Lucerne farmers in Tamworth, including Richard and Josie Tonkin, are facing potential collapse due to a proposed water-sharing plan that would raise minimum river flows at Kootingal weir from 2.5 to 36 megalitres, reducing annual hay harvests from seven or eight cuts to just three. flag The change, outside the Murray-Darling Basin Plan’s framework, threatens family farms, undermines investments, and risks property values. flag Irrigators warn it could force small farms out of business, with Tamworth Regional Council unanimously opposing the plan, citing economic and environmental concerns and criticizing the NSW government for failing to finalize a replacement despite the prior plan expiring in July. flag Submissions closed October 8.

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