John Cobb (Calare, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

There are times in the life of a politician, like any other person, when you feel you just cannot go on. But there are other times when it is all worthwhile, and last Friday was one of those times. It was publicly announced by the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, Andrew Stoner, that a new dam will be built in the central west of New South Wales—a dam of 90,000 megalitres, primarily on the councils of Cowra and Blayney, just above Cabonne.

This is the biggest thing that has happened in the central west in almost two generations. It is the first time a politician has had the guts, the foresight and the vision to make a decision as huge as this one is in that region. As somebody who has been pushing for this for a long time, I do not think I have ever been as delighted about a single issue in all my years in politics—which are very similar to those of the minister at the table today; we have been here awhile now.

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