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Lighting the way to Barossa water security

Aug 20 2021 Updated June 24, 2022

Mel Jaunay

3 min read

Light Regional Council staff, Simon Sherriff and Kieren Chappell had to smile as an exuberant Mayor Bill O’Brien celebrated the $4.5 million Federal Government Grant and $0.4 million State Government Grant that will help fund Council’s first $9 million stage of a project to bring water to the western Barossa wine district.

A Light Regional Council designed and managed water project for western Barossa has won a $4.5 million share in $108 million worth of Federal Government funding under the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway.

Federal Member for Barker, Mr Tony Pasin said Government was pleased to support The Barossa Wine Grape Water Source Diversification project which will improve the resilien...