Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

The NSW Shadow Minister for Water, Steph Cooke, says the loss of 92 jobs at SunRice facilities in Leeton and Deniliquin is the direct consequence of years of warnings being ignored about the impact of water policy on regional communities. As one of the Murray-Darling Basin's largest employers and processors, SunRice warned policymakers as early as 2024 that the ongoing reduction in water availability, coupled with policy uncertainty, would threaten the long-term viability o