NSW Office of Water

Department of Primary Industries

Level 18, 227 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
GPO Box 3889, Sydney NSW 2001
t: (02) 8281 7777
f: (02) 8281 7799
e: information@water.nsw.gov.au

Hours of business

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm

Phone enquiry lines

  • Water licensing and water management enquiries, driller's licences, and searches
    t: 1800 353 104
  • Algal alert information 
    t: 1800 999 457

Help stop illegal water activities

To make a confidential report on any suspicious activities:
t: 1800 633 362
e: watercompliance@water.nsw.gov.au

Media contacts

Sydney: Bunty Driver
t: (02) 6024 8871
f: (02) 6024 1223
m: 0407 403 234

Barwon and Macquarie: Anne Brook
PO Box 550 Tamworth NSW 2340
t: (02) 6701 9662
m: 0419 120 527

Hunter, Central Coast and Lower North Coast: James Muddle
PO Box 2213, Dangar NSW 2309
t: (02) 4904 2692
m: 0407 103 507

Murray-Murrumbidgee, Lachlan and Far West: Bunty Driver
PO Box 829, Albury NSW 2640
t: (02) 6024 8871
f: (02) 6024 1223
m: 0407 403 234

North Coast and South Coast: Brian Dodd
Locked Bag 10, Grafton NSW 2460
t: (02) 6641 6592
m: 0427 661 418

Right to Information/Privacy Officer

PO Box K220
Haymarket NSW 1240
t: (02) 8289 3947 or (02) 8289 3921