Water restrictions in force again

Bourke Shire Council Works Manager Peter Brown and Acting General Manager Leonie Brown at the Bourke River Gauge on Monday Photo: TWH

Bourke Council has again introduced water restrictions due to lack of flow in the Darling River at Bourke Weir

Level 1 water restrictions are in place in Bourke and North Bourke effective from midday today, Thursday, 9th August 2018.

The use of fixed sprinklers is now limited to two hours per day, either between the hours of 6am and 8am or 6pm to 8pm. Hand held sprinklers can still be used at all other times.

Read more in the printed edition of the Western Herald.