Thursday,
23 October 2025
Cooke calls for drought support

Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, is demanding that the NSW Labor Government take immediate action to support drought-affected farmers in southern New South Wales.

The latest figures from the Department of Primary Industries show that the Cootamundra electorate is 99 per cent drought-affected, following 12 months of deteriorating conditions.

As a result, farmers across the state’s south are bat...

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