Indigenous elders want plan to raise Warragamba Dam scrapped

Traditional landowners say NSW government has not done all promised checks on affected artefacts and sites

Traditional landowners have condemned a plan to raise the wall of Warragamba Dam, saying the New South Wales government has failed to fully check the affected area for Indigenous cultural artefacts and sites.

The government plan proposes to raise the wall 14 metres.

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