The township of Walcha, on the south-eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands, has more than 600km of gravel roads it relies on to service the community and its economic driving force - agriculture.

Those roads carry everything, from trucks bringing feed and fertiliser to trucks taking livestock to market, kids going to school, farmers going to town - they are socially and economically critical. But this year Walcha experienced a drought unprecedented in living memory and there was no water for road repair. At a time of social stress and economic anxiety, what could they do to keep the roads functional?

In this episode we hear from:
Councillor Eric Noakes, who is the Mayor of Walcha and a local farmer
Walcha Council Roads Manager Luke Andrews and manager of Water and Waste Water, Tess Dawson.

The township of Walcha, on the south-eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands, has more than 600km of gravel roads it relies on to service the community and its economic driving force - agriculture.
Those roads carry everything, from trucks bringing feed and fertiliser to trucks taking livestock to market, kids going to school, farmers going to town - they are socially and economically critical. But this year Walcha experienced a drought unprecedented in living memory and there was no water for road repair. At a time of social stress and economic anxiety, what could they do to keep the roads functional?
In this episode we hear from:
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<li>Councillor Eric Noakes, who is the Mayor of Walcha and a local farmer</li>
<li><a href="https://www.walcha.nsw.gov.au/">Walcha Council</a> Roads Manager Luke Andrews and manager of Water and Waste Water, Tess Dawson.</li>
</ul>

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?

Like much of NSW, the Namoi region is recovering from the worst drought in living memory.

In this exciting new podcast series, Climate Resilience: Namoi, you’ll hear directly from staff and councillors from the Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional councils about their experiences of unprecedented drought, and how they are preparing for a future of climate uncertainty.   

And we’ll bring you to a farm on the Liverpool Plains that is working to keep water in the land for longer and helping ensure a viable future for agriculture.

The podcasts are proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Local Government NSW through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change Program.

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?
Like much of NSW, the Namoi region is recovering from the worst drought in living memory.
In this exciting new podcast series, Climate Resilience: Namoi, you&rsquo;ll hear directly from staff and councillors from the Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional councils about their experiences of unprecedented drought, and how they are preparing for a future of climate uncertainty. &nbsp;&nbsp;
And we&rsquo;ll bring you to a farm on the Liverpool Plains that is working to keep water in the land for longer and helping ensure a viable future for agriculture.
The podcasts are proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Local Government NSW through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change Program.

Climate Resilience

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?

How do we keep water in the landscape for longer whether that’s in cities or towns, in the home or on the street?

Big changes are under way in how citizens and their governments think about water, and local government is critical in bringing about these shifts in thinking.

This exciting new podcast, Climate Resilience, is for those on the frontline: council staff and policy makers concerned with changing water use practices from the ground up.

In two series, we dive deep into the issues:

• In the Namoi region, we look at how councils are preparing for unprecedented drought with limited water for public works and keeping towns alive.

• In the Shoalhaven, we look at emerging policy and practice around the best way to use the water we have, via water sensitive urban design.

How do we secure water as the critical enabler for communities, economies and the environment in the context of a changing climate?
How do we keep water in the landscape for longer whether that&rsquo;s in cities or towns, in the home or on the street?
Big changes are under way in how citizens and their governments think about water, and local government is critical in bringing about these shifts in thinking.
This exciting new podcast, Climate Resilience, is for those on the frontline: council staff and policy makers concerned with changing water use practices from the ground up.
In two series, we dive deep into the issues:
&bull; In the Namoi region, we look at how councils are preparing for unprecedented drought with limited water for public works and keeping towns alive.
&bull; In the Shoalhaven, we look at emerging policy and practice around the best way to use the water we have, via water sensitive urban design.

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