NSW Drought Co-ordinator unveiled, political opponents ask “Are you kidding?”

Alex Druce
Updated May 15 2018 - 11:01am, first published May 14 2018 - 1:47pm
More than a third of NSW is in drought or approaching drought, with snow and frosts also biting early, though parts of the Central West, Southern, Riverina and Coastal regions got under a decent amount of rain over the weekend.
More than a third of NSW is in drought or approaching drought, with snow and frosts also biting early, though parts of the Central West, Southern, Riverina and Coastal regions got under a decent amount of rain over the weekend.

Updated Tuesday 10.30am: BRIEF weekend relief for parched southern and tablelands paddocks has been followed by news former NSW Rural Woman of the Year Pip Job has been made the state’s new Drought Co-ordinator.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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