'Drought-proofing' regional Australia and the rhetoric surrounding Tillegra Dam, NSW

摘要: Abstract Water conservation, distribution and management are highly contested in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. During height Millennium drought calls from local politicians community leaders alike suggested that there was a need to ‘drought-proof’ not only region but also Australian continent recurring climatic events. In response this, Corporation framed its long-term sustainable water policies around proposed development ‘Tillegra Dam’ as means ensure future security for region. Local residents, centred ‘No Tillegra Dam Group’, opposed dam, pointing harmful effects more demand-side options. Scientific studies indicated droughts were unlikely place stress on current levels, thereby making dam unnecessary. Water, however, co-opted notion ‘drought-proofing’ argue continuation large-scale infrastructure projects rather than pursue le...