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As part of the Independent Review of the Impact of the Bottled Water Industry on Groundwater Resources in the Northern Rivers region; members of the Office will conduct consultation sessions with stakeholders on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 January 2019.
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian has presented awards to NSW high school students who successfully participated in the 2018 Premier's Coding Challenge; a pilot program preparing students for the jobs of the future by giving them hands-on experience in the basics of computer programming.
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Minister for Regional Water Niall Blair has today announced an independent review into the impacts of the bottled water industry on groundwater sources in the Northern Rivers.
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Distinguished neurogastroenterologist Laureate Professor Nick Talley AC from the University of Newcastle has been named NSW Scientist of the Year.
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian has launched a new program which will set NSW high school students up for the jobs of future by giving them hands-on experience in the basics of computer programming.