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Former Yass Valley mayor, Rowena Abbey, appointed as chair of Regional Development Australia Southern NSW and ACT. Learn more about her role.
Rowena Abbey receives an OAM for her service to both local government and the community of Yass.
Rowena Abbey receives an OAM for her service to both local government and the community of Yass.
Residents of Yass are kicking up a stink over the state of tap water in the town, with its orange hue and sulphur smell making it unsuitable for drinking and even bathing. The people of Yass, 50 kilometres north of Canberra, have been forced to spend large amounts on bottled water or drive to other towns to collect their supply due to the 'disgusting' condition of the tap product. Resident Andrea James described the water's sulphur stench as a 'sick to your stomach smell' that continues to distress her young daughter. Residents of Yass have been forced to bathe in orange-brown water for yea...