Phil Ryan milks 175 cows on his dairy farm in the Bega Valley, which he said was already facing drought-like conditions."It will be very damaging to rural and regional communities along the coast of New South Wales, and the security of our food supply."
"But the government has blindsided farmers without even waiting for its own catchment-by-catchment modelling to be completed, which would have allowed them to make an informed decision on this.""I let them know about the change, I understand they are not going to be happy, but I need to make decisions in the best interests of the state," she said.
"It was just four years ago back in 2019 [during the last drought] that some of our coastal streams were starting to dry out, saltwater was creeping up and was causing real problems for those ecosystems." He said wetlands on the north coast were showing signs of drying up again and water birds were leaving.
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