Farmers say they are priced out of water auctions by miners

By John Ellicott
Updated March 1 2019 - 11:12am, first published 10:30am
Farmers are fighting against the Vickery mine extension. They say water resources are already under too much pressure. Photos by Rachael Webb.
Farmers are fighting against the Vickery mine extension. They say water resources are already under too much pressure. Photos by Rachael Webb.

A groundwater auction at Gunnedah has revealed how little clout farmers have in the drought with mines hungry for extra water.

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