PHOTO: The state and federal government have committed to fund a new pipeline between Bore 1 and 2. IMAGE: River McCrossen
Lightning Ridge residents can expect to see one of its two town water bores back online in 2026 after a government commitment to fund a new pipeline.
The NSW and federal governments committed $2.6 million on Friday 13 December to the five-kilometre pipeline, which will run from Bore 1 to Bore 2 before connecting into an existing pipeline that goes into town.
Work is expected to begin in early 2025 and take at least 12 months to complete…