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“Totally flabbergasted”: Bourke Shire Mayor furious with Water Minister for missing weir meeting

22/12/2023 by The Coonamble Times

Bourke Shire Mayor Barry Hollman is fuming at state Water Minister Rose Jackson for missing a meeting they had scheduled in Sydney. 

In recent weeks, Mr Hollman travelled to Sydney to meet with several ministers to discuss Bourke shire matters.

“Minister Jackson failed to front for a meeting we had booked with her to discuss water security in Bourke and increasing the height of the Bourke weir,” Mr Hollman said… 

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