Hopes new Water Minister Keith Pitt brings fresh eyes by living outside Murray-Darling Basin

Jamieson Murphy
Updated February 13 2020 - 8:59am, first published 7:00am
FRESH EYES: New Water Minister Keith Pitt says living outside the basin could be to his advantage.
FRESH EYES: New Water Minister Keith Pitt says living outside the basin could be to his advantage.

IT'S hoped new Water Minister Keith Pitt will come to the role "without the baggage" of living within the Murray-Darling Basin and bring "fresh eye" to the contentious issue.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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